#ski-destinations

#ski-destinations

The 2025-26 winter saw extreme weather, with the eastern half experiencing consistent cold and heavy snowfall, while the western half endured record warmth and a lack of snowfall.

Owl's Head has officially joined the Indy Pass, a fantastic news for Townships locals and travelers alike. It remains fiercely independent since Fred Korman opened it in 1965 with just three lifts.

"As we wrap up the season, I want to thank our loyal guests who showed up smiling day in and day out to support their local hill. I also want to thank our dedicated staff whose immense efforts and pride in their work kept Eldora running all season long. We hope everyone comes to celebrate the season with us this weekend." - Andrew Gast, Eldora's president and general manager.

AvalancheClarity makes Météo-France's daily avalanche bulletins accessible to non-French speakers for the first time, translating them into English, German, Dutch, Italian, Swedish, Danish, and Polish. This is crucial for international visitors who ski the French Alps, as the bulletins contain essential safety information that was previously inaccessible due to language barriers.

The Zlatibor Gold Gondola in Serbia is the longest in the world, stretching 5.6 miles long, with 72 10-seat gondola cabins transporting up to 800 passengers per hour.

Both avid and casual skiers know that winter requires preparation. If you want to ski as many days as possible, you must have a game plan. After all, skiing is an expensive sport, so budget is typically one of the top considerations. But before you book flights, hotels, and lift tickets, or decide if you want to invest in an Epic Pass or Ikon Pass, you'll need to identify which ski resorts you want to explore over the course of a few months.

The sport originated thousands of years ago in Europe by necessity when hunters used long skis to travel and explore over mountain passes, placing animal skins on the bottoms of their skis for traction when climbing. Military units used similar gear to patrol the Alps in the late 1800s, sometimes engaging in speed competitions, which were likely the prototypes for the format of the Olympic skimo debut this February.

In Vermont, Stowe Resort will host its 70th Annual Sunrise Service on April 5. Guests can celebrate Easter morning with a truly special nondenominational sunrise service on top of Vermont's highest peak, co-hosted with the Stowe Community Church. This long-standing tradition is open to all.

Report from February 12, 2026 Deep. Not much else needs to be said. Oh, and 5/5 (Extreme) avalanche danger.

There are a lot of different types of crowds you can find on the mountain, but it's not as hard as it might seem to avoid packed areas if you know what you're doing. The video outlines 7 main factors that cause ski resort crowds. Lift infrastructure can create crowds through limited uphill capacity, poor line management, flashy lifts, and more. These can be avoided by staying on expert or less-popular lifts early or late and planning end-of-day routes ahead of time.

This season, Saint-Colomban-des-Villards is only operating a mini ski-area aimed at beginners and families. It will be free of charge to ski there. The decision to make skiing free for all visitors isn't one that the resort took lightly; however, with an operation deficit of €1 million this past year, the municipality simply cannot afford to support this kind of loss.