February 20, 2026

Victims Identified as Investigation Into Castle Peak Avalanche Intensifies

The avalanche that killed at least eight skiers this week was one of the deadliest backcountry incidents in U.S. history. Four guides were traveling with 11 clients, returning from a hut trip near Frog Lake, when a gigantic slab released from an adjacent mountainside and buried them. Six were rescued, two...

February 18, 2026

Eight dead, one missing in one of worst avalanche disasters in recent U.S. history

At about 11:30 a.m. on the morning of February 17, one of the worst avalanche tragedies in recent American history took place, involving a group of 15 skiers on a guided trip in remote and rugged backcountry terrain in the Castle Peak area near Truckee, California. In a recent update,...

February 18, 2026

Massive Avalanche Buries 15 in California; 9 Missing as Search Continues

After a massive storm deposited feet of snow across the Sierras, 15 backcountry travelers were caught in an avalanche near Truckee, Calif., on Tuesday. Six of them were successfully evacuated by search and rescue (SAR). According to reports on Wednesday, nine members of the party remain missing. Based on available...

February 16, 2026

The Uninvited, Presented by Yeti, Lands in Japan For The First Time

(February 6 to 8, 2026) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ - This past weekend, The Uninvited brought its platform to Hoshino Resorts Nekoma Mountain, marking the inaugural Uninvited Japan Open presented by YETI. The event represented the realization of a decade long goal for founder Jess Kimura. “It has been my dream to...

February 16, 2026

Barkley Marathons ends with no finishers for the second consecutive year

Dense fog and rain at the 2026 edition of the Barkley Marathons resulted in the lowest number of starters to complete a single loop. The early start and harsh weather proved too much for this year’s Barkley Marathons field, as the infamous ultramarathon ended with no finishers for the second...

February 14, 2026

AI Drones Transform 2026 Winter Olympics Viewing Experience

The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games are set to redefine sports broadcasting, trading traditional camera angles for high-speed, AI-driven drone cinematography that puts viewers right in the action. When the world tunes in to the 2026 Winter Olympics, the view will be radically different. Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) has announced...

February 13, 2026

Banned Ski Wax Is Triggering DQs at the Olympics

The terms “banned substance” and “Olympics” likely conjure images of performance-enhancing drugs or famous examples of countries tricking anti-doping agencies. At the 2026 Games in Milano–Cortina, however, the illicit substances at the center of a debate have nothing to do with what athletes are putting into their bodies: It’s all about...

February 13, 2026

MLFNOW! on MyOutdoorTV: Major League Fishing’s 2026 Columbia PFG College Fishing National Championship Presented by Abu Garcia

DENVER (February 13, 2026) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ – Streaming live on MLFNOW! on MyOutdoorTV from the Lake Murray, South Carolina., a field of up to 160 qualified teams are competing in the 2026 Major League Fishing (MLF) Columbia PFG College Fishing National Championship Presented by Abu Garcia. The three-day tournament, hosted...

February 13, 2026

SBT GRVL® Adds Friday Night MTN CLMB and New Trail Run Races for 2026 Event Weekend Programming

Steamboat Springs, Colo., (February 13, 2026) /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ – SBT GRVL® presented by Wahoo today announced new programming for the 2026 event weekend taking place June 26–28, including the debut of the newly formatted Friday Night MTN CLMB presented by Ventum and a new SBT GRVL® TRL run in partnership...

February 11, 2026

Drones are the star of NBC’s Winter Olympics coverage so far

If the star of the 2024 Paris Olympics was NBC’s debut of Gold Zone, 2026 in Milan-Cortina might be the year of the drones. Throughout the first few days of the Winter Games, drone shots have become all the rage. Sports like alpine skiing, luge, snowboarding, speed skating, and ski jumping...