Salt Lake City, UT – Once again, follow conditions throughout ski country by flipping through the best photos that cross our desks each day.nHere’s Thursday’s collection from around the world:

Red Lodge, MT – Ski resorts generally welcome early season snowfalls to hype the ski and snowboard season ahead. One Montana resort, however, is seeing things differently this year.nClose to four feet of snow falling in less than 10 days in early October caused the snowmaking pond at Montana’s Red Lodge Mountain Resort to overflow, … Continue reading Red Lodge Ski Runs Damaged by Early Snow →

Calgary, Canada – A concentrated effort on early season snowmaking will allow Calgary Olympic Park to open for skiing and snowboarding this weekend, a far cry from the ski area’s late opening in December last winter, and in so doing will become the first Canadian ski area to open this season.nSki area officials have yet … Continue reading Ski Hill in Calgary to Launch Canadian Season This Saturday →

Salt Lake City, UT – Can you imagine skiing the “Greatest Snow On Earth” every day of the season? With Ski Utah’s Gold Pass, it’s possible.nEvery year, the state’s ski resort marketing organization sells 120 of the fully transferable passes and usually has a waiting list. This year, however, nearly 20 of the passes — … Continue reading Ski Utah Has Gold Passes Left →

Marysville, MT – This week’s cold snap has allowed Great Divide ski area near Marysville to make enough snow to open a small section of its terrain this weekend for lift-served skiing and riding.nSki area staffers will open a small four-feature park in the Backyard area this Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. … Continue reading Lift-Served Skiing and Riding Available in Montana This Weekend →

Valle Nevado, Chile – It’s been a busy late summer for the women’s U.S. Alpine Ski Team. Following a speed camp in Portillo, Chile the focus moved a few Andean valleys over for a technical camp in Valle Nevado. The name of the game: repetition.n”We eat, ski, sleep, eat, ski, hydrate, sleep, then do it … Continue reading U.S. Women’s Alpine Ski Team: Chilean Andes to European Glaciers →

Idaho Springs, CO – Its slopes and trails may only cover 85 acres, but Echo Mountain, Colorado’s newest ski resort and closest to Denver packs a surprising freeriding punch at an affordable price.nEcho Mountain officials have made up for the ski area’s diminutive size with a substantial collection of rails, tables and other freeride features. … Continue reading Colorado’s Newest Ski Resort Packs an Affordable Punch in a Small Package →