Global Weekly Snow Roundup #322
Weekly Global Snow News, updated 8 July 2026: New Zealand leads with 80cm (32”) snowfall, while Australia and the Andes improve as Northern Hemisphere summer skiing declines.
Southern Hemisphere Weekly Snow Roundup #322
Weekly Snow News for the Southern Hemisphere, updated 8 July 2026: New Zealand gains up to 80cm (32”) snow, while Australia’s 30cm (12”) storm reopens terrain.
Northern Hemisphere Weekly Snow Roundup #322
Weekly Snow News for the Northern Hemisphere, updated 8 July 2026: Four Alpine glaciers remain open as warm weather softens snow, while Timberline and Copper lead limited summer skiing.
Freeride Added To 2030 Olympic Winter Games
The IOC has today announced a swathe of decisions ahead of the Alpes 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in the French Alps.
First Continuous Ski Descent of 8,126m Himalayan Peak Nanga Parbat
Polish ski mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel, famous, among other things, for being the first man to ski K2, has completed the first continuous ski descent of Nanga Parbat (8,126m) in the Himalayas, one of the world’s 14 8,000m+ peaks, without the use of supplemental oxygen.
Global Weekly Snow Roundup #321
Weekly Snow News for the World, updated 2 July 2026: Fresh snowfall on both sides of the planet including up high in Europe's Alps and the northern American Rockies, as well as on snowfields across the southern hemispohere.
Europe Weekly Snow Roundup #321
Weekly Snow News for Europe, updated 2 July 2026: Fresh snowfall has been reported on high terrain in the Alps after the very warm end to June. Les 2 Alps ends its 7 months plus season this week.
North America Weekly Snow Roundup #321
Weekly Snow News for North America, updated 2 July 2026: Beartooth Basin summer ski area ends 2026 season with fresh snow falling and Banff's Sunshine celebrates Canada Day on the slopes.
Southern Hemisphere Weekly Snow Roundup #321
Weekly Snow News for the Southern Hemisphere, updated 2 July 2026: Australia finally gets fresh snowfall, New Zealand's season builds a little momentum and more ski areas in the Andes open but with very limited terrain skiable here too so far.
Niseko Announce New Gondola
Niseko Village has confirmed a major lift expansion that will reshape access on the southern side of the Niseko United ski area, with a new gondola scheduled to open next winter and a second stage planned for 2027–28.
2030 Winter Olympic Plans Coming Together
With the highly successful Italian Milan-Cortina Olympics earlier this year, which reportedly attracted 2.6 billion viewers, now behind us, plans are moving ahead for the 2030 Winter games set to return to the French Alps for the first time since Albertville in 1992.
Global Weekly Snow Roundup #320
Weekly Snow News for the world, updated 25 June 2026: Chile and New Zealand's seasons proper set to begin, Tignes and Sunshine reopen for summer skiing. weekend as Riksgransen ends its 2026 season.