• Factory Visits: DPS Skis in Salt Lake City

    Factory Visits: DPS Skis in Salt Lake City
    Powder aims to feature only the best products and services.If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission.In early April, I had the opportunity to visit the DPS Factory in Salt Lake City’s Granary District, for a tour centered around the new Carbon Pagoda Tour CFL skis. After learning about the product, the process, and hearing from passionate ski builders, I highly suggest taking the opportunity to visit a ski factory if you get one.A lot of work goes into creating a
  • Mammoth To Host Boarding For Breast Cancer's 'Love Your Peaks' Event

    Mammoth To Host Boarding For Breast Cancer's 'Love Your Peaks' Event
    Next weekend, Mammoth Mountain, CA, is hosting a Boarding For Breast Cancer event, 'Love Your Peaks;, to raise money for breast cancer awareness and prevention.These events happen at ski resorts across the country, and this winter, have included locations such as Killington in Vermont and Dodge Ridge in California. Boarding for Breast Cancer group photo. Photo: Peter Morning/Mammoth MountainPeter Morning/Mammoth MountainLove Your Peaks is a fundraising series promoting bre
  • Keep Your Clips Up #1: Best Ski Videos Of The Week

    Keep Your Clips Up #1: Best Ski Videos Of The Week
    "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." While he was on to something in the '80s, I don't know if Ferris Bueller's advice applies to 2024. Thanks to the non-stop deluge that is social media, life's now moving at warp speed—blink, and you're out of luck.That's where we come in. For your viewing pleasure, we've trudged through the algorithmic slop to find this week's best ski videos, serving up a multi-course meal of big-mountain shredd
  • Well Pump Failure And Melting Snow Forces Closure of Oregon Ski Area

    Well Pump Failure And Melting Snow Forces Closure of Oregon Ski Area
    Hoodoo Ski Area, Oregon, was forced to close for the season this week after its well pump failed, cutting off water access.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Hoodoo Ski & Recreation (@skihoodoo)
    Hoodoo says it'll have the pump fixed next week, but the "the reality of no water and quickly melting snow mean we have to be done for the year." The ski area went on to explain that recent rain and sun had melted out many of its runs.Hoodoo's website lists April 27 as its planned closing da
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  • Video: Skier Rescued From California's 'Cocaine Chute'

    Video: Skier Rescued From California's 'Cocaine Chute'
    Senior POWDER Correspondent Hans Ludwig, who has been skiing on Tioga Pass since 1993, reports on a skier rescue in 'Cocaine Chute' off of the Dana Plateau.Ludwig: The video below was released by Mono County Search and Rescue earlier this week from a skier rescue on Tioga Pass in California. Click here to read the entire incident report from the Mono County Sheriff Search and Rescue Team.Although this looks to be a fairly straightforward accident and rescue, there’s a lot to learn fro

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