Park City Permanently Closes 9990 Backcountry Gate
Access to Park City backcountry through the resort’s 9990 gate is now permanently closed following a series of avalanche-related deaths. The Peak 5 gate will still offer out-of-bounds access.
Mountain Review: Mount Hood Skibowl
This small, no-frills mountain offers less crowded slopes and extensive night skiing close to Portland.
Mountain Review: Timberline Lodge
North America’s only four-season outdoor ski resort provides a one-of-a-kind summer experience but fails to stand out during the core winter season.
Mountain Review: Mount Hood Meadows
Mount Hood’s largest ski resort boasts diverse terrain and a reasonably large footprint. High-alpine areas are subject to extremely variable openings.
Video Review: Snowbird
An in-depth video review of Snowbird, a ski area located in Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah.
Big Sky Swift Current 6 Upgrade Under Construction
In recent weeks, Big Sky has made considerable progress on its Swift Current 6 lift upgrade project. This new six-pack bubble chair, which will replace the outgoing Swift Current high-speed quad, has seen both its haul rope and chairs arrive on-site.
Mountain Review: Mount Bachelor
Inconsistent openings for its most unique terrain seriously hurt this massive Oregon resort’s practicality as a destination ski area.
Sugar Bowl Terminates Affiliation with Powder Alliance
California’s Sugar Bowl has ended its relationship with Powder Alliance for the 2021-22 season. The reciprocal season pass program saw poor usage among Sugar Bowl passholders last winter.
Mountain Review: Sugar Bowl
This California resort can’t match the acreage and vertical drop of competing Tahoe mountains, but it stands out with trails for all ability levels and an extremely demanding expert footprint.
Breckenridge Names New Peak 7 Chairlift Freedom SuperChair, Begins Construction
Breckenridge has begun construction on its long-anticipated Peak 7 infill lift. This project is set to bring relief to the Independence SuperChair six-pack, which currently provides the only lift access to lower-mountain Peak 7 terrain.