TCR | July 22, 2026 — Storm Cycle Incoming, First Descents Logged

Published July 22, 2026

July 22, 2026

The Forecast

The Snow Is South

The Southern Hemisphere season is finding its legs. Chile dumped over two meters in the last week and the bases are building fast at Valle Nevado, Portillo, and La Parva, even if the snowpack is still consolidating. Argentina's about to get interesting — 28cm forecast in the next three days for Las Leñas and Catedral, which should start opening up real terrain. New Zealand picked up 8cm overnight with more on the way, playing the slow-build game it plays every July. Meanwhile, the Northern Hemisphere is doing what it does in late July: baking. Flash floods just washed out the road to Eagle Point in Utah, a billion-dollar Aspen lodge sold at a 73% haircut, and a trials rider set a world record riding backwards down a ski jump in Hakuba. Summer is chaos. The snow is south. Follow it.

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The Edit

Japanese trials rider Tomomi Nishikubo did something profoundly absurd at Hakuba Ski Jump Stadium: he rode a bicycle backwards, on one wheel, down a 37.5-degree Olympic ski jump ramp, hitting 60+ km/h and setting two Guinness World Records in the process. Red Bull Bike's full-length feature captures the buildup, the engineering of the attempt, and the raw exposure of the gradient in a way the short clip can't. It's one of those videos where you know the outcome and your palms still sweat.

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Off-Piste

Bill Koch's Elk Mountain Lodge in Aspen finally sold — for $14.4M, a 73% discount from its original ask. The 52,000-square-foot flex is now someone else's problem. SnowBrains

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Dropping

Fall Line just dropped their definitive ski glove roundup for 2026 — 21 gloves and mitts tested, from budget leather workhorses to heated big-mountain beasts. Cold hands ruin good days faster than anything else, and this is the most thorough side-by-side we've seen. Start planning now while sizes are actually in stock.

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Conditions Check

Chile mixed

208cm fell in the last seven days but base is still thin at 2cm as the snowpack consolidates; temps are cold (-14°C to -4°C) with another 12cm expected — building fast.

Argentina thin

Only 1cm base after 119cm over the past week; coverage is limited, but a 28cm storm in the next three days should start stacking things up at Las Leñas and Catedral.

New Zealand thin

8cm overnight at Treble Cone, Remarkables, and Mt Hutt with another 10cm forecast; temps hovering around freezing — early-season patience required.

Australia thin

2cm dusting at Perisher and Thredbo but no base to speak of and no snow in the forecast; limited terrain at best.

Oregon / Summer closed

No snow on the Palmer Snowfield and temps at 12–20°C with no precipitation forecast — summer skiing appears done on Hood.

Alps — Summer closed

Zero snow depth at Zermatt, Hintertux, and Tignes; temps ranging 0–9°C with no snowfall expected — glacier skiing shut down for now.

If a line's been abandoned for 40 years, it's either impossible or it's waiting for the right person. Go find your line.

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