• X Games To Launch New Street Style Competition Next Winter

    X Games To Launch New Street Style Competition Next Winter
    The reappearance of X Games at Aspen, Colorado, is already known, but the popular action sports series has a new event coming this winter separate from the headlining Aspen shenanigans: X Games Street Style Pro.Olivia Asselin backslides a rail at X Games Aspen 2024.Photo: Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesScheduled to run between December 20th and December 21st, the competition will be held at Copper Mountain, Colorado, in conjunction with the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix. Music appearances a
  • Forecasters Departs From La Niña Pattern; Calls for “Huge Snowstorms” Out East This Winter

    Forecasters Departs From La Niña Pattern; Calls for “Huge Snowstorms” Out East This Winter
    Earlier this month, Direct Weather—a popular meteorology-focused channel—provided an updated seasonal outlook for this upcoming winter.
    Perhaps most interestingly, the video departs pretty dramatically from the La Niña pattern that’s gotten so much buzz this summer and suggests that the East could see “Huge Snowstorms.” See below.The standard La Niña wisdom is that the Pacific Northwest tends to see wetter and cooler winter weather, creating the perfec
  • La Niña Is Coming— Why Tree Well Safety is Essential This Season

    La Niña Is Coming— Why Tree Well Safety is Essential This Season
    Meteorologists and weather experts across North America agree— La Niña is coming.A ski patroller at Whitefish Mountain Resort, Montana stands next to a massive tree well.Photo: Whitefish Mountain ResortBased on previous La Niña winters, the Pacific Northwest and Northern Rockies are expecting below-average temperatures and above-average snowfall. This is the perfect recipe for dreamy powder days and deep tree wells.With the potential for more tree well and snow imme
  • REI is currently offering up to 50% Off Ski Gear

    REI is currently offering up to 50% Off Ski Gear
    Powder aims to feature only the best products and services.If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission.Are you a skier who can’t pass by a good deal? REI is currently having a clearance sale on some of the best skis, ski boots, bindings, ski jackets, and other accessories like goggles, gloves, and backcountry safety gear. We’re talking 30-50 percent off items like the Salomon Shift binding, Nordica Enforcer 100 skis, and brands like Patagonia, Smith, and Mount
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  • A Long Day on Dix

    With the temperatures dropping and the summer’s rain finally coming to an end, my brother Bailey and I figured it’d be a perfect time to head back up to the Adirondacks in search of adventure on another landslide. The recent dry weather intrigued us to look for something that would give us a good challenge. After much discussion with Bailey and another slide climbing connoisseur — Brian Hikes All Day, as he is known on YouTube — we decided upon » Read More »
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