<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Skiing - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/skiing/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/skiing/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Skiing news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your favorite sport!]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:21:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Whistler Blackcomb Making Progress on New Lift That Will Reshape Alpine Access]]></title><description><![CDATA[Up north, Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia, is making progress on the Showcase lift, a fixed-grip quad set to replace a t-bar of the same name that provided access to the glaciated upper reaches of Blackcomb Mountain.Work began this spring, and crews have completed major excavation, poured the top terminal foundation and the first tower foundations, and are continuing progress down the lift alignment, according to a recent update from the resort.Later this summer, steel towers and terminal s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/skiing/whistler-blackcomb-making-progress-on-new-lift-that-will-reshape-alpine-access/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/skiing/whistler-blackcomb-making-progress-on-new-lift-that-will-reshape-alpine-access/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Man Is Preserving Freeskiing's History, and It's All Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s an experiment for you to try. Think of a niche fact about freeskiing from sometime in the 2000s or 2010s. Punch it into Google or, if you&rsquo;re so inclined, ChatGPT. What you find might be wrong, vague, or filled with half-truths.&nbsp;I tried it myself, asking ChatGPT about HG Skis&rsquo; classic 2017 street movie&nbsp;Eat the Guts, and it told me that the movie was made by Rage Films and released in 2004. Then, it self-corrected twice in two sentences, making back-to-back error]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/skiing/one-man-is-preserving-freeskiings-history-and-its-all-online/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/skiing/one-man-is-preserving-freeskiings-history-and-its-all-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Zealand Ski Resort Adds Nearly 250 Acres of New Terrain]]></title><description><![CDATA[A zone just outside The Remarkables, one of New Zealand&rsquo;s best-known ski resorts, will officially be folded into the resort&rsquo;s boundaries this winter in the southern hemisphere, adding just under 250 acres of patrolled and avalanche-controlled terrain.The bowl, called Scarpa&mdash;or Toilet Bowl, depending on who you ask&mdash;will be accessible through a gate near the top of the Sugarbowl Express, followed by a boot pack.&nbsp;After sliding down the 1,600 or so feet of vert, skiers a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/skiing/new-zealand-ski-resort-adds-nearly-250-acres-of-new-terrain/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 11:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/skiing/new-zealand-ski-resort-adds-nearly-250-acres-of-new-terrain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[40 Inches Overnight With No Signs of Slowing Down: South America's Ski Resorts Buried in Snow]]></title><description><![CDATA[The powder train is pulling into the station.At ski resorts across South America, snow is piling up amid the region&rsquo;s largest winter storm in recent memory&mdash;so large, in fact, that upwards of 200 inches of snow could arrive over the coming days, according to forecasts.Ski Portillo, Chile, one of the resorts expecting the biggest dump, is already reporting 41 inches in the past 24 hours. Or, about three and a half feet.&nbsp;The storm comes after a slow early season for many of South A]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/skiing/40-inches-overnight-with-no-signs-of-slowing-down-south-americas-ski-resorts-buried-in-snow/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/skiing/40-inches-overnight-with-no-signs-of-slowing-down-south-americas-ski-resorts-buried-in-snow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ice Collapse Triggers Massive Avalanche in New Zealand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every now and then, Mother Nature offers a reminder to skiers, mountaineers, and climbers: when you&rsquo;re in the mountains, you&rsquo;re merely a visitor, and I&rsquo;m the one calling the shots.Photographer Tori Harp captured one such moment, filming a big avalanche triggered by collapsing ice on the Kaufmann Glacier in New Zealand.&ldquo;As the glacier moves under the force of its own weight, it advances until it meets a vertical cliff face,&rdquo; Harp explained in her post. &ldquo;Gravity]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/skiing/ice-collapse-triggers-massive-avalanche-in-new-zealand/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/skiing/ice-collapse-triggers-massive-avalanche-in-new-zealand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chilean Mountain Roads Close as Storm Packing "12 to 20 Feet of Snow" Settles In]]></title><description><![CDATA[As an enormous winter storm looms off the coast of South America, a local ski resort, Valle Nevado, Chile, is making changes to its operating plans on the fly.&nbsp;The multi-day storm cycle, which, per recent forecasts, could bring between 12 and 20 feet of snow to Valle Nevado over the next week or so, prompted Chile&rsquo;s Ministry of Public Works to close Routes G-21 and G-251 on Wednesday evening, the primary access roads for Valle Nevado, according to a resort spokesperson.The spokesperso]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/skiing/chilean-mountain-roads-close-as-storm-packing-12-to-20-feet-of-snow-settles-in/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/skiing/chilean-mountain-roads-close-as-storm-packing-12-to-20-feet-of-snow-settles-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a Beloved Idaho Ski Area Is Adapting To Fire Danger]]></title><description><![CDATA[On July 6, 2026, the Claremont Fire broke out in the Boise foothills and has since spread to over 6,100 acres. In an effort to chip in, non-profit ski hill, Bogus Basin, which sits just outside Boise, has turned its snowmaking team's efforts to wildfire mitigation.<br />
While there's not much snow to be made in July, the equipment used to do so in the fall and winter is actually fairly handy for keeping moisture around in the summer.<br />
Bogus has placed snowmaking guns in areas with access to water and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/skiing/how-a-beloved-idaho-ski-area-is-adapting-to-fire-danger/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/skiing/how-a-beloved-idaho-ski-area-is-adapting-to-fire-danger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Skiers Speed Down Drainage Ditch Straight Into the Ocean]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the years, a steep drainage ditch in Lions Bay near Vancouver, British Columbia, has seen plenty of action&mdash;as in, skiers and kayakers searching for a shot of pure adrenaline.&nbsp;Up next is Everest Hughes, who tackled the snow-free line with plenty of style alongside his buddy Leif Coopman.&nbsp;The only problem? Hughes apparently, and unsurprisingly, needs some new skis and boots afterward. Neither salt water nor cement is good for ski equipment.Tap or click below to watch.View this]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/skiing/skiers-speed-down-drainage-ditch-straight-into-the-ocean/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/skiing/skiers-speed-down-drainage-ditch-straight-into-the-ocean/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wildfire Smoke Prompts Partial Closure of Michigan Ski Resort]]></title><description><![CDATA[As wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota smothers large parts of Michigan, at least one local ski resort, Boyne Mountain, opted to partially shut down on Wednesday afternoon.The ski resort announced that several of its summer activities, from its zipline to scenic lift rides, would close for the rest of the day. Its scenic carts stayed open, and Boyne Mountain continued to honor golf tee times that had already been booked, but didn&rsquo;t allow any new ones.In its mountain report, Boyne Moun]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/skiing/wildfire-smoke-prompts-partial-closure-of-michigan-ski-resort/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/skiing/wildfire-smoke-prompts-partial-closure-of-michigan-ski-resort/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FAA Greenlights Drones for Avalanche Mitigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the last several years, drones have become both more advanced and more user-friendly, which has opened up a new realm of use cases for the aerial devices.<br />
From their ability to capture a new perspective on big mountain skiing to their use in land surveying, crop monitoring, and search and rescue missions, it's clear that the sky is quite literally the limit with these devices.<br />
Of course, accessibility is a double-edged sword, with the potential to interfere with airspace and violate privacy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/skiing/faa-greenlights-drones-for-avalanche-mitigation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/skiing/faa-greenlights-drones-for-avalanche-mitigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chilean Ski Resort Closes Indefinitely Ahead of Forecasted 200-Inch Blizzard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ski Portillo is battening down the hatches.Only weeks after a lack of snow forced the Chilean ski resort to start the season later than planned, a massive winter storm is set to arrive in full on Thursday, July 16, 2026.<br />
So massive, in fact, that Portillo has opted to close for several days, with no one leaving or entering the resort during the blizzard. The ski slopes also won&rsquo;t be open for safety reasons.According to Portillo&rsquo;s website, its access roads are already closed. The reso]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/skiing/chilean-ski-resort-closes-indefinitely-ahead-of-forecasted-200-inch-blizzard/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/skiing/chilean-ski-resort-closes-indefinitely-ahead-of-forecasted-200-inch-blizzard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Low-Key Utah Ski Resort Hits Zillow for $22.5 Million]]></title><description><![CDATA[Interested in buying a ski resort? You&rsquo;ll need a cool $22.5 million.That&rsquo;s the recent listing price of Cherry Peak, a small Utah mountain in Cache County that went on sale on Monday.This isn&rsquo;t a prospective ski area. Rather, it&rsquo;s one that, since 2015, has served local Logan-area skiers and snowboarders and is about an hour and a half north of Salt Lake City by car.&nbsp;&ldquo;It's a fully operational resort,&rdquo; said Rob Silk, a land professional with Great Plains Lan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/skiing/low-key-utah-ski-resort-hits-zillow-for-225-million/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/skiing/low-key-utah-ski-resort-hits-zillow-for-225-million/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lasers and Robot Arms: How Raw Materials Become Fresh Skis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever wondered what it takes to make a pair of skis?&nbsp;Jason Levinthal, the visionary behind early twin-tip models and owner of J Skis, has the answer.&nbsp;In a recent video, he ventured to Utopie, the Quebec-based manufacturer he uses for J, to provide a look at the behind-the-scenes process that transforms raw materials into planks that are fun to ride.&nbsp;Turns out, it&rsquo;s a bit like making a sandwich. The process starts with edges, fiberglass, wood cores, tips, and top sheet graphic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/skiing/lasers-and-robot-arms-how-raw-materials-become-fresh-skis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/skiing/lasers-and-robot-arms-how-raw-materials-become-fresh-skis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OnX Backcountry Now Offers $50/year Rescue Insurance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Powder aims to feature only the best products and services.If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission.Accidents happen. Spend enough time in the mountains, whether skiing, mountain biking, running, climbing, boating, or just walking your dog, and you'll likely have to pay the piper. The good news, the piper's hitherto exorbitant fees have gotten a whole lot more affordable thanks to a new rescue insurance plan and in-app satellite communication capability from OnX Backco]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/skiing/onx-backcountry-now-offers-50year-rescue-insurance/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/skiing/onx-backcountry-now-offers-50year-rescue-insurance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Farewell From The Tele Dribble]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thirteen months ago, sitting at my computer on a warm Wednesday evening in June, in a quiet moment hours after my children were asleep and all our chores were finished, I wrote the first draft of this article. Even then, I knew this little project I lucked into wasn&rsquo;t long for this world. And that day has come. This will be the final installment of my column here at POWDER that has been known as The Tele Dribble.While I long had vague dreams of being a writer, I only began writing in earne]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/skiing/a-farewell-from-the-tele-dribble/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/skiing/a-farewell-from-the-tele-dribble/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Can't Live Without the Sweet Protection Bushwhacker 2Vi MIPS Mountain Bike Helmet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Powder aims to feature only the best products and services.If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission.I crashed my bike, hard, the other week.<br />
I brushed myself off and assessed the damage as I watched blood pour down my leg.I was relatively unscathed, except for a nasty gash under my right eye, but my beloved helmet had taken a serious beating. Scratched, dented, and looking worse for wear, the Sweet Protection Bushwhacker 2Vi MIPS that I had owned for three seasons had]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/skiing/i-cant-live-without-the-sweet-protection-bushwhacker-2vi-mips-mountain-bike-helmet/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/skiing/i-cant-live-without-the-sweet-protection-bushwhacker-2vi-mips-mountain-bike-helmet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vail Resorts Attempts Its Largest Rebrand Yet]]></title><description><![CDATA[What&rsquo;s Vail Resorts&rsquo; biggest goal going forward? Selling more Epic Passes? Not quite.&nbsp;Instead, according to a recent announcement, the company plans to focus on the &ldquo;guest experience,&rdquo; improving amenities like on-mountain food and ski lessons, apparently banking on future growth tied to visitors having a better time at Vail Resorts&rsquo; ski areas than at other mountains.&ldquo;For years, Vail Resorts focused on building the Epic Pass model and expanding its resort]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/skiing/vail-resorts-attempts-its-largest-rebrand-yet/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/skiing/vail-resorts-attempts-its-largest-rebrand-yet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Resort Group Announces New Luxury Property in Georgia's Caucasus Mountains]]></title><description><![CDATA[A hotel group has officially staked its claim in the ski industry with the signing of a ski resort in the Republic of Georgia. United Arab Emirates-based group, Rotana Hotels, has properties across the Middle East, Africa, and now, Eastern Europe.<br />
In May, Rotana Hotels formalized an official agreement between the hotel group's senior leadership team, a development partner, and NOA, the Italian architecture firm known for its work in mountain hospitality. The agreement was signed in a ceremony in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/skiing/resort-group-announces-new-luxury-property-in-georgias-caucasus-mountains/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/skiing/resort-group-announces-new-luxury-property-in-georgias-caucasus-mountains/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A "True Test of Resilience": After Tough Winters, Wisconsin Ski Area Exits Bankruptcy]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a bumpy few ski seasons, Wisconsin&rsquo;s Whitecap Mountains Resort has exited bankruptcy and has a court-approved debt repayment plan.The ski area&rsquo;s owner, David Dziuban, shared the news in a Facebook post last week, writing, &ldquo;The journey here was a true test of resilience.&rdquo;Both the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons didn&rsquo;t treat Whitecap well, with historically low snowfall and a significant drop in revenue. During the 2023-24 season, the resort generated around $197,00]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/skiing/a-true-test-of-resilience-after-tough-winters-wisconsin-ski-area-exits-bankruptcy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/skiing/a-true-test-of-resilience-after-tough-winters-wisconsin-ski-area-exits-bankruptcy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Civilian Drone Interrupts California Firefighting Efforts]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Sunday, July 12, 2026, the Sierra County Sheriff's Department issued a statement regarding illegal drone activity hindering wildland firefighting efforts on the Elephant Fire.<br />
North of Truckee, near Loyalton, California, the Elephant Fire is still burning and has affected more than 6,400 acres, as of Monday, July 13.On Sunday, aerial firefighting efforts were temporarily grounded after a civilian illegally flew a drone in the area. Another citizen reported the drone to the Sierra County Sheri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/skiing/civilian-drone-interrupts-california-firefighting-efforts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/skiing/civilian-drone-interrupts-california-firefighting-efforts/</guid></item></channel></rss>