🇺🇸🇨🇦 North America Weekly Snow Roundup #316
Weekly Snow News for North America, updated 28 May 2026: Mammoth extends its season into June as Beartooth Basin opens and spring skiing continues across the western US.
🇪🇺 Europe Weekly Snow Roundup #316
Weekly Snow News for Europe, updated 28 May 2026: Glacier skiing continues across the Alps and Scandinavia as fresh snowfall and cool conditions preserve late-season terrain.
The World’s Shrinking Summer Ski Season
2026 is set to set a new low for the amount of outdoor ski areas open for summer skiing and riding. The number of centres opening at all outside the winter is diminishing and those that do open are mostly opening for ever shorter periods. For the past few decades, new lows have been set most years.
Colorado’s Summer Snowpark Opening More Days This Year
The summer terrain park at Colorado’s Copper Mountain will be open four days a week this year, extending from three days previously.
Southern Hemisphere Snow Roundup #315
We’re fast approaching the start of the 2026 ski season in the southern hemisphere, with ski areas in New Zealand indicating they'll start opening on the final weekend of the month in just over a week.
North America Weekly Snow Roundup #315
Canada's season ended this week and centres have been closing in the US too, but there are still four resorts operating spread Across the East Coast, Midwest and West Coast.
Europe Weekly Snow Roundup #315
It has been an unusually cold and snowy spell for Mid-May in the Alps, with snowfall reported as low as 1,000m altitudes in Alpine valleys, and northern Scandinavia remains cold too.
Snowsports Ending In Singapore
Snow City, Singapore’s indoor snow centre that opened in 2000, will close later this year after 26 years of operation. The venue, housed within the Science Centre, has long been a favourite among families, school groups and tourists, and has expanded and updated its offerings over the decades.
Nevis Range Plans New Chairlift To Make Skiing More Likely Into The Future
Scotland’s Nevis Range ski area has announced plans to build a new chairlift with the combined aims of making lift-accessed snowsports possible for longer into the future and further boosting their growing mountain biking, walking, sightseeing and international events business.
Extreme Skier Completes Eighth “8,000er” Ski Descent Without Supplementary Oxygen
Polish skier Bartek Ziemski has become the first person to complete ski descents of eight of the world’s 14, 8.000m+ peaks in the Himalayas without supplementary oxygen, skiing down Lhoste (8,516 m / 27,940 ft), the world’s fourth highest peak.
Global Weekly Snow Roundup #314
Weekly Global Snow News, updated 14 May 2026: Fresh snowfall in Argentina, Australia and Lesotho signals winter’s approach, while Japan maintains the world’s deepest snowpack.
North America Weekly Snow Roundup #314
Weekly Snow News for North America, updated 14 May 2026: Colorado storm brings over 30cm (12”) snow, extending season as Canadian resorts near closure.