I don't know how it's in America, but on the past weekends there were some headlines in Germany with people all rushing to one place where there is snow,

It wouldn't surprise me if it was happening in the US, too, but I haven't seen it on the news. That's really awful that people are leaving a mess after themselves :(

and second, I learnt a new word! I don't even think we have a German word for those ski baskets? Have you ever heard that before?

That was a new word for me too! :) (I don't ski / have only gone skiing in Russia as a kid, so don't know any of the English skiing terminology. "Basket" wouldn't have occurred to me as a term for it -- it doesn't look much like a basket!)

And hehe, I'm enjoying your continuing Winter Sports edition of action figure theater :)