California’s Sugar Bowl has announced a major lift upgrade. The resort will replace its four-person gondola with a modern eight-passenger Doppelmayr system, enhancing access to the resort village and preserving the resort’s unique alpine charm.

Updated July 23, 2025: Saas-Fee opens with world’s deepest summer base as Tignes closes; Timberline clings on in the U.S., plus fresh snow possible above 3,000m.

Updated July 23, 2025: Australia nears full capacity, Chile eyes 24” of fresh snow, and New Zealand’s South Island leads with world’s deepest base—read the full global snow update here.

Work is continuing at pace this summer on what’s believed to be the biggest single-season terrain expansion in the world for the upcoming 25-26 season, adding more than 2,000 acres of terrain to the slopes of Deer Valley, Utah.

An expansion to Utah's Brian Head ski area may be even bigger than expected with another 14 new lifts announced for a second expansion, this time on National Forest land, on top of the 7 lifts and 850 acres on private land we reported back at the start of the year.