Plus: Chamonix's iconic ice tunnel is gone, Portillo is cut off by a 24-day road closure, and the Farmers Almanac has a winter forecast.
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The Alps are having the worst summer for glaciers in living memory. This week Saas-Fee shut down, Chamonix lost a landmark that has guided mountaineers for decades, and Portillo is cut off from the outside world. Here's your week in snow.
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Aspen has a reputation as America's most expensive ski town, but it also has a surprisingly strong claim to being its most sustainable. We went deep on the contradiction.
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The Farmers Almanac has dropped its winter forecast for 2026-27, and if you were hoping for a big snow year, you will want to read this.
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A tunnel that has guided generations of mountaineers out of Chamonix's most famous cable car station and into the high Alps has been dismantled after a summer heatwave made it too dangerous to stand.
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Chile's most famous ski resort is effectively cut off from the outside world after a historic road closure that will keep the only access route shut for 24 consecutive days.
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Following Zermatt's closure last week, Saas-Fee has become the second major Alpine glacier ski area to shut its doors to summer skiers, leaving just one resort open across the entire Alps.
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Viral Moments: This week on social
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The posts that stopped skiers and riders mid-scroll this week. Click through and join the conversation.
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Know a skier or rider who values authentic, independent snow news? Forward this to them.
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