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New Chairlift and Advanced Terrain at Colorado’s Purgatory

3 days ago | snow-forecast.com | Patrick Thorne

As Purgatory ski area in Colorado approaches its 60th anniversary in the upcoming 2025/2026 season, the resort has announced is marking the milestone with a $6.4 million investment - its most significant expansion in more than a decade. Construction teams at Purgatory will be working through the summer to enhance its advanced offerings with the construction of a new Gelande area triple chairlift.
New Quad Chairlift For World’s Most Southerly Resort

6 days ago | snow-forecast.com | Patrick Thorne

The world’s most southerly full ski resort, Argentina’s Cerro Castor, located down in the province of Tierra del Fuego, has announced it is installing a new quad chairlift ahead of the coming ski season. The new quad will be the resort’s sixth, however it’s its first for some years, with most of the others dating back to the resort’s creation in 1998. The new fixed-grip chairlift will have an uplift capacity of 2,400 people per hour.
Snowfall at Mt Hutt Marks Winter's Arrival in the Southern Hemisphere

1 week ago | snow-forecast.com | Rhiannon James

Andes Braces for More: Up to 40 cm Snow Expected This WeekSubzero Nights in Australia: Perisher Freezes at -4°C with Fresh SnowLesotho Bounces Back: Sunshine Returns After Early Winter SnowfallsThere are increasingly promising signs of the upcoming winter across the Southern Hemisphere, with snowfall reported over the last seven days in Australia, South America, Southern Africa, and New Zealand.
Midwest Perseveres as Michigan’s Boyne Mountain Targets Memorial Day

1 week ago | snow-forecast.com | Rhiannon James

North America Leads Spring Skiing with Most Resorts Still OpenRockies Maintain Momentum with Ten Ski Areas Operating Despite Spring MeltWest Coast Season Lingers as Oregon and California Extend SkiingEast Coast Skiing Continues as Killington Stays Open Amid Warming TemperaturesNorth America, particularly the US, starts the second week of May with more ski areas open than any other continent or country in the Northern Hemisphere.
Les 2 Alpes Hosts World Rookie Tour Amid Europe’s Best Spring Conditions

1 week ago | snow-forecast.com | Rhiannon James

Glacier skiing continues: Seven Alps resorts remain open for May adventuresSnow returns to the Alps: fresh flurries and cooler temps above 2,000mRiksgränsen offers midnight sun skiing with 24-hour daylight and snowy slopesNorway awaits summer ski season as last winter resorts closeWith dozens of ski areas ending their seasons at the start of this week, only around 10 ski areas remain open for their 2024-25 seasons in the Alps and Scandinavia.
Aspen Snowmass Announces $80 Million Summer Spend Including Rare T Bar

1 week ago | snow-forecast.com | Patrick Thorne

Aspen Snowmass has announced big spending plans this summer, with the biggest upgrade announcements focussed on their Snowmass ski area, but with the famous Colorado resort’s other three resorts seeing some investment too. A sizable chunk of the $80 million spend is going on two new lifts, one of them a high-speed six-seater chairlift, and a complete reconstruction of one of Snowmass’s longest established on-mountain restaurants.
Ski Areas Ready for Star Wars Day

1 week ago | snow-forecast.com | Patrick Thorne

Several North American ski areas that are still open plan to celebrate the unofficial Star Wars Day tomorrow, May the Fourth (be with you). Around 40 Canadian and US ski areas are still open with tomorrow the last day of the season for about 15 of them. Some are going more Star Wars than others, with Banff’s Sunshine Village in Alberta, Canada, where there’s still another fortnight of the season left to run, one of the most keen, offering lift discounts to those who get fully engaged.
Whakapapa's Future Seems Secured As Snow Dumps On New Zealand

1 week ago | snow-forecast.com | Patrick Thorne

New Zealand ski area Whakapapa’s future seems secured as a new operator has been confirmed several years after the previous operators ran into financial problems. The ski area was one part of the former Mt Ruapehu ski area on New Zealand’s North Island. Together with neighbouring Tūroa Ski Area, operator Ruapehu Alpine Lifts (RAL) claimed it to be the country’s largest ski area.
Solitude Sets Record-Breaking Season With 178 Days of Skiing

2 weeks ago | snow-forecast.com | Rhiannon James

USA Leads Global Snow Scene With Most Ski Areas Still SpinningSurprise April Snow Showers Hit High Slopes in Rockies and California“Victor Glacier” at Boyne Aims for Memorial Day Skiing in MichiganWest Coast Resorts Celebrate Fresh Dumps and Longest Seasons in HistoryAs we approach the start of May, the US has more ski areas open than any other country once again, just like it did back in November.
Gassan Opens With World’s Deepest Snow - 950cm and Counting

2 weeks ago | snow-forecast.com | Rhiannon James

Final Turns! Most Japanese Resorts Enter Closing WeekendBlizzard Shuts Lifts at Gassan Despite Epic ConditionsSpring Heat Hits Slopes, But Some Terrain Still Hanging OnHappo One Leads Japan for Late-Season Skiable TerrainA tale of two seasons in Japan, with many of the country’s big resorts entering their final week of operations with very limited terrain still open in their upper mountains.