South American Ski Area Extends Season After Huge Snowfalls
Chile’s Portillo ski area has announced it is extending its 2026 season by several week into mid-October after massive snowfalls over the past month.
2026 Summer Skiing Ends Across the Northern Hemisphere as Passo Stelvio Last To Shut Down
The Northern Hemisphere’s last remaining summer ski area, Passo Stelvio in Italy, has temporarilly suspended operations due to extreme heat impacting snow cover, marking the first time in modern skiing history that no outdoor lift‑served summer skiing is available anywhere north of the equator.
Second US Ski Area Damaged By Wildfire This Summer
A second U.S. ski area has been struck by wildfire this summer, with Montana’s Maverick Mountain now facing severe damage as the fast‑moving Sand Creek Fire burns through the resort’s upper terrain.
Northern Hemisphere Weekly Snow Roundup #327
🇪🇺🇺🇸🇨🇦 Weekly Snow News for Northern Hemisphere, updated 13 August 2026: Passo Stelvio remains the Northern Hemisphere’s only lift-served ski area as Alpine heat forces Saas-Fee and Zermatt to close.
Southern Hemisphere Weekly Snow Roundup #327
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Weekly Snow News for Southern Hemisphere, updated 13 August 2026: Australia reaches nearly 80% open, New Zealand hits full operations, while Chile’s Portillo holds a 2.85m (114") snowpack.
Global Weekly Snow Roundup #327
🌏 Weekly Global Snow News, updated 13 August 2026: Southern Hemisphere conditions surge, with Perisher reaching 80% open, while Alpine heat leaves Italy’s Stelvio Pass as the last lift-served summer option.
Access Road to Ski Portillo in Chile Closed For 26 Days Straight
Access to the iconic ski resort of Portillo in Chile by road has now been closed for what’s thought to be and unprecedented four straight weeks.
Global Weekly Snow Roundup #326
Weekly Snow News for the Global snow scene, updated 7 August 2026: South American slopes open after huge snowfalls, New Zealand posts best conditions of season so far, Australian areas open most terrain of 2026, northern hemisphere down to two outdoor areas still open.
Northern Hemisphere Weekly Snow Roundup #326
Weekly Snow News for the Northern Hemisphere, updated 7 July 2026: Two European glacier ski areas remain open despite freezing levels above 4,000m (13,100ft), while the only lift-served snow slope in North America currently open is indoors.
Southern Hemisphere Weekly Snow Roundup #326
Weekly Snow News for Southern Hemisphere, updated 7 August 2026: South American slopes reopen after huge snowfalls, while New Zealand ski areas report best conditions of season so far and larger Australian ski centres report most terrain open of season so far.
This Winter’s El Niño, The Facts & The Fiction
With a so-called “Super El Niño” forecast to have a significant effect on the regions around the Pacific this winter, the question skiers are asking is simple: book now or wait, and where are the best odds?
Portillo Re-Opens To Guests Arriving By Helicopter
Chile’s famous Portillo ski resort is reported to have re-opened to guests arriving by helicopter after being cut off by road for more than two weeks by over 6m/20 feet of snowfall.