• November Powder Buries Canadian Ski Resort

    November Powder Buries Canadian Ski Resort
    In the case of Revelstoke Mountain Resort, British Columbia, the snow gods are feeling charitable.
    Recent snow started slow before ballooning into a powder-absorbed snow-stake-slash-snow-gnome (his name's Gnorm, in case you were wondering). Here’s a look at the flakes piling skywards.Gnorm Time Lapse (0:04) At around 45 inches, Revelstoke’s year-to-date snowfall total is already looking impressive. For a La Niña year, that’s par for the course at the resort—or
  • Stacked Lineup Announced for Tahoe Live

    Stacked Lineup Announced for Tahoe Live
    We’ve learned already that Diplo and Lil Wayne would headline Tahoe Live—a musical festival scheduled for this winter at ski resort Palisades Tahoe, California—but we didn’t know who would join these ever-popular hitmakers in supporting musical roles. Today, November 5, 2024, that changed.According to a recent press release, RL Grime and Loud Luxury are the additional headliners set to appear at Tahoe Live.Tahoe Live's complete set-list.Photo: Tahoe LiveRL Grime
  • New York's Hunter Mountain Reveals Fresh Trail Map

    New York's Hunter Mountain Reveals Fresh Trail Map
    Things will look a little different this coming season at Hunter Mountain, New York.In preparation for the winter's arrival, the resort updated its trail map, replacing a previous network of trees, trails, and parking lots painted by James Niehues.Here’s a peek at the newly reimagined digs, and a look back at the retired map.Hunter Mountain's new trail map for Winter 2024-2025.Photo: Hunter MountainHunter Mountain's retired trail map for Winter 2023-2024, painted by James Ni
  • Lake Tahoe's Ski Season Begins Friday, November 8, 2024

    Lake Tahoe's Ski Season Begins Friday, November 8, 2024
    This is not a drill, we repeat, this is not a drill! Lake Tahoe's Winter '24/'25 ski season will once again kick-off at Mt. Rose-Ski Tahoe, Nevada. Mt. Rose will open on Friday, November 8, 2024, and remain open seven days a week throughout the duration of the season.
    Similar to last season's opening, Mt. Rose has covered a handful of runs accessible by The Lakeview Express with snowmaking efforts. Mother Nature has helped out a little bit with a few inches of natural snowfall as well.Here's the
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  • The Best Ski Goggles of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

    The Best Ski Goggles of 2025, Tested and Reviewed
    Powder aims to feature only the best products and services.If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission.Ski goggles have come a long way since the days of neon onesies and straight skis. Today’s goggles are high-tech masterpieces designed to not just protect your eyes, but actually greatly increase what you can see on snow. Turns out that being outside surrounded by highly-reflective surfaces (snow) can play tricks with the light, so goggle makers have developed ways
  • The Bristol Hills Trail

    As seasons change, so do our methods of outdoor recreation. When ILoveNY starts to put out their Fall Foliage Report, it ques my brain to contemplate hiking in the Adirondacks. The ADK region is usually first for peak foliage in early October, and I wasn’t able to make it work. Luckily here in the Finger Lakes, peak is much later. The large bodies of water hold heat and delay the onset of cooler temperatures needed to trigger the color change » Read More »
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  • Get a Free Lift Ticket for Purchasing a Lake Tahoe License Plate

    Get a Free Lift Ticket for Purchasing a Lake Tahoe License Plate
    The Plates for Powder deal, which nets a free Lake Tahoe area lift ticket with the purchase of a themed license plate, is back for another season.
     The plates are available to California and Nevada drivers and cost $50 and $61, respectively. Annual renewal fees are $40 in California and $30 in Nevada. The California Plates for Powder plate.Photo: Plates for PowderBuying the plate provides a free lift ticket to one of 11 participating Lake Tahoe resorts.
    They include Boreal, Diamon
  • What North American Ski Resorts Are Opening This Week?

    What North American Ski Resorts Are Opening This Week?
    With widespread snowfall stacking up in locales throughout the West, the ski season, once more of a fantasy that we’ve been pining for all summer, has suddenly become concrete. Spurred by regular doses of autumnal snowfall, ski resorts are announcing—or confirming—opening dates left and right. It begs the question: who’s joining the crew this week?
     We’ve got you covered. From Alberta to Colorado, these are the major resorts that’ll start spinning their l
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