Ski Resort and Snow News - October 2026
J2Ski Snow Report - October 29th 2026
Published : 29-Oct-2026 19:54
Arapahoe Basin, Colorado, USA, 80 years and counting, and they're open!
Arapahoe Basin is the first ski area in North America to open for the 26-27 season while Japan's Yeti ski area and fourteen Alpine glacier areas across Austria, Italy and Switzerland are already operating on natural and machine-made snow.
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America's 26-27 Ski Season Underway
Published : 28-Oct-2026 18:42
North America's 26-27 ski season is underway with Colorado's Arapahoe Basin opening at 11am this morning, local time.
After temperatures dropped in the Rockies earlier this week, the centre had been giving increasingly positive statements over the past few days about the amount of snow it had manufactured and yesterday said groomers were now spreading this out on the trails. The resort says its Black Mountain Express and High Noon lifts are operating.
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Alberta & BC Ski Areas To Open Later Each Day After Clocks Don’t Change
Published : 27-Oct-2026 09:07
The governments of the Canadian provinces of Alberta and BC, home to most of Canada's best known ski areas, have decided clocks won't change there for winter daylight saving from this autumn onwards, meaning darker morning and lighter afternoons.
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Freddy Carrick-Smith makes British skiing history with best ever result
Published : 26-Oct-2026 06:56
[b]British alpine ski racer Freddy Carrick-Smith made history at the opening men's giant slalom of the 2026/27 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup season, finishing 12th in Sölden, Austria, on Sunday 25 October.
He recorded the highest finish by a British male skier in a World Cup giant slalom since the modern World Cup circuit began in 1967.
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La Clusaz offers skiing to 1am in 'Full Moon' festival
Published : 25-Oct-2026 10:59
La Clusaz in the French Alps is one of a number of ski areas around the world where it's sometimes possible to ski after midnight.
The resort, has announced the return of their 'Full Moon' festival this winter, taking place on Saturday 23rd January 2027.
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Alpine Ski Racing 26-27 World Cup Tour Starts Saturday at Sölden
Published : 23-Oct-2026 11:33
The first FIS World Cup al[pine ski races of the 2026/27 season are set to take place this weekend after about 20cm of fresh snowfall in the last few days at Sölden in Austria.
Every year, the world's elite skiers kick off the World Cup season with two Giant Slalom races on one of the steepest courses on the circuit down the Rettenbach Glacier.
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J2Ski Snow Report - October 22nd 2026
Published : 22-Oct-2026 21:49
Kitzsteinhorn, above Kaprun, Austria got some fresh up high this week
The number of open ski areas in the northern hemisphere has now overtaken the southern hemisphere, with Austria leading Europe on six open glaciers and the Alpine Skiing World Cup season launching at Sölden this weekend. Meanwhile, fresh snowfall continues across the Alps, Scandinavia and North America's Rockies.
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Park City Adds Snow League and New Ski Lift Upgrades for 2026-27
Published : 22-Oct-2026 05:25
Park City in Utah is preparing for a busy 2026-27 winter, hosting Shaun White's new 'Snow League', as well as further terrain expansion at Deer Valley and major lift improvements across the two resorts.
[b]'Snow League' comes to Park City
The 'Snow League', founded by three-time Olympic snowboarding champion Shaun White, will take place on Park City Mountain from 21-23 January.
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First Skiers of 26-27 In US Before Resorts Open
Published : 16-Oct-2026 07:22
The first skiers have taken to fresh fallen snow in the US rookies, before any of the country's ski areas have opened for the 26-27 ski season.
Ski areas in the Rockies reported up to 14" (35cm) of snowfall in the past few days on high terrain leading some staff members to don their skis and boards and make a few turns. The skier above was pictured at Brian Head resort in Utah, set to start its 26-27 season the three weeks on November 6th. Skiers at Colorado's Silverton also posted video of themselves skiing and riding the fresh powder there.
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J2Ski Snow Report - October 15th 2026
Published : 15-Oct-2026 19:18
Sölden Glacier opened with 18km of slopes
Austria is now the country with the most ski areas open, as fresh snowfall across the Alps allowed three more glaciers to open for the 2026–27 season. Meanwhile, Chile's Valle Nevado is set to be the last southern hemisphere area running (to 8 November).
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Westlife to headline Ischgl’s ‘Top of the Mountain’ Concert
Published : 13-Oct-2026 07:51
[b]Irish pop group Westlife will headline Ischgl's Top of the Mountain Opening Concert on 28 November, as the Austrian ski resort celebrates the start of the winter season as always with a major live music event.
The concert will mark 25 years of Westlife, whose catalogue of global hits has made them one of the most successful pop groups of their generation.
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J2Ski Snow Report - October 9th 2026
Published : 09-Oct-2026 19:57
Valle Nevado, Chile, just extended their season into November!
The Southern Hemisphere ski season winds down, but Chile's Valle Nevado heads for a historic 8 November finish in the Andes. Meanwhile, Alpine glaciers reopen, although snowfall across the Alps remains below usual early-October levels.
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London Snow Show - 17/18 October 2026 - Save 50%
Published : 09-Oct-2026 19:03
London Snow Show - 50th Anniversary - 17/18 October 2026 - Half-Price Tickets
THE UK'S BIGGEST SNOW SPORTS SHOW CELEBRATES 50 YEARS AT OLYMPIA LONDON NEXT WEEKEND
Celebrating the show's 50th anniversary, the London Snow Show takes place beneath the glass dome of Olympia London (National Hall) on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th October 2026.
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Snowline Drops to 1600m In The Alps
Published : 09-Oct-2026 06:18
Ski resorts across the Alps have been waking up this morning with the snow down to as low as 1600m altitudes.
Accumulations of up to 20cm have been reported over the past 48 hours. La Plagne is pictured above this morning.
It's especially good news for those glacier areas opening over the next 24 hours including Solden this morning and two more Austrian resorts, the Kitzsteinhorn above Kaprun and the Stubai near Innsbruck tomorrow. They'll join the five glaciers already open in Austria, Italy and Switzerland. French resorts aren't expected to start opening until the latter half of next month.
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Third year of the Northern Snow Show Biggest Yet
Published : 07-Oct-2026 07:14
[b]The Northern Snow Show returned to The Snow Centre Manchester on 03–04 October, bringing a weekend of skiing, snowboarding, equipment testing and winter sports activities to the North of England.
For its third year, the show was the biggest yet, with more than fifty snowsports and lifestyle brands on site and visitors able to test skis and snowboards on indoor snow slope.
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Northern Hemisphere To Overtake Southern For Areas Open From This Weekend
Published : 07-Oct-2026 06:24
The number of ski areas open in the northern hemisphere is set to overtake the number still operating in the southern hemisphere this weekend, as more glacier centres open in the Alps whilst further resorts end their 2026 seasons in the Andes and New Zealand.
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J2Ski's Where to Ski in October 2026
Published : 03-Oct-2026 11:51
October 2026 brings season extensions in the Andes and New Zealand for the Southern Hemisphere. In the Northern, a handful of Austrian, Italian and Scandinavian ski areas are open, while North America waits amid hopes that a 'Super El Niño' will boost the coming season.
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26-27 Ski Season Underway in Finland
Published : 02-Oct-2026 12:05
Finland's ski season began this morning with Levi and Ruka both opening on stored snow preserved since last winter. Both centres plan to keep going now for more than 200 days/7 months through to May 2027, among the longest seasons in the world.
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J2Ski Snow Report - October 1st 2026
Published : 01-Oct-2026 19:58
Pitztal Glacier, the latest to open in Austria for this winter
Northern Hemisphere ski areas are gradually opening, led by Austrian and Italian glaciers and Scandinavia's snow-farmed pistes, while most Southern Hemisphere resorts are winding down their 2026 seasons.
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Ski Show On Snow In Manchester This Weekend
Published : 01-Oct-2026 05:18
The Northern Snow Show returns to The Snow Centre Manchester this weekend, running Saturday and Sunday, 3–4 October, and once again stands as the UK's only consumer snowsports show held on real snow. The organisers are saying that this year's edition is set to be the biggest yet, blending snowsports brands, live demos, coaching sessions, talks and entertainment into a full two‑day celebration of winter culture.
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