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• Jay Peak GM Calls Impact of Canadian Tariffs "Catastrophic"

  12-06-2025 22:01 via powder.com
  
  Earlier this week, the United States Senate convened a forum amongst the Senate Financial Committee, and others, on the impacts of tariffs and the current administration's trade war on business, manufacturing, farming, and the tourism industry.
  Vermont Senator Peter Welch, who is a member of the Senate Finance Committee welcomed General Manager Steve Wright of Vermont's Jay Peak to the forum to speak on the economic impacts and cultural harm as a result of the administration's new policies. 
  
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• The Evolution of Ski Fashion Over the Decades

  12-06-2025 21:56 via powder.com
  
  You might hear complaints that skiing today is nothing more than a fashion show, but, in reality, it’s long been that way.
  From the stretch pants of the 1950s to the one-piece suits of the 1980s, skiers have, for a long time, liked to look good—and be comfortable—on the slopes. These are some highlights of skiwear’s ongoing evolution.This piece is part of POWDER's Summer of Ski Nostalgia content series. Stay tuned in daily for more nostalgic articles, and keep an eye out
  
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• U.S. Ski Team Reveals 2025 Awards Including Best Athlete

  12-06-2025 21:22 via powder.com
  
  For the third season in a row, the U.S. Ski Team has announced its 2025 Stifel awards, honoring members and staff alike with titles like “Athlete of the Year” and “Most Improved.”
  The awards were given across the disciplines overseen by the U.S. Ski Team, including alpine, freestyle, freeski, cross country, and para alpine.Amongst alpine racers, Lauren Macuga and Ryan Cochran-Siegle were dubbed the athletes of the year.
  Macuga, a 22-year-old up-and-coming member of the te
  
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• How to Ski a Wiggle—Skiing's Hottest Trend Is Easier Than You Think

  12-06-2025 18:59 via powder.com
  
  One of spring skiing's newest and most fun trends is the aptly-named wiggle. Some skiers and riders call these tracks a snake or banked slalom, but the simple wiggle moniker has become popular over the last few years.Videos of skiers slashing and speeding through wiggles at places like Palisades Tahoe and Alta Ski Area went viral this spring, Redditors are asking questions about how a wiggle is formed, and generally speaking, wiggles are having a moment.As a regular wiggler at Palisade
  
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• Skiing on Father's Day—Canadian Resort To Open This Weekend

  12-06-2025 18:56 via powder.com
  
  For Father’s Day weekend, Mt. Washington, British Columbia, is hosting an event that should make the ears of skiers perk up.
  On June 14 and June 15, 2025, the ski resort will offer a small terrain park with leftover winter snow atop the Eagle Chair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Winter season passholders can enjoy the snow for free. Tickets to the rail park otherwise cost $19. Two places to eat, the Eagle View Bistro and Eagle View BBQ, will be serving food and drinks.If you’re still mournin
  
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• New Study Claims That Merino Wool Is The Better Baselayer Material

  12-06-2025 17:00 via powder.com
  
  Ever wonder why those expensive merino wool baselayers feel so much better than synthetic materials? A new peer-reviewed scientific study aims to shed some light on why.From time to time, outdoor gear manufacturers turn to independent outside sources to back up claims they make about their product. It's common when new materials or technologies enter the market, and we see it frequently in the helmet and protection world. It's expensive, time-consuming, and difficult to perform large-scale testi
  
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• Avalanche Kills Skier on Mt. McKinley (Denali)

  12-06-2025 16:40 via powder.com
  
  Denali National Park has confirmed that 29 year old Nicholas Vizzini of Washington state passed away in a soft slab avalanche incident on Mt. McKinley (formerly known as Denali) on June 10, 2025.The accident occurred below the Rescue Gully above Camp 14 on the Mt. McKinley West Buttress Route. Vizzini and his climbing partner were both caught in the slide.
  Park rangers responded to the scened after spotting Vizzini's climbing partner partially buried on the surface of the debris. Vizzini was "mo
  
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• What's Going on at Alta Ski Area This Summer?

  12-06-2025 13:29 via powder.com
  
  In the winter, Alta Ski Area, Utah, is, perhaps above anything else, known for its snow. The ski resort stacks up powder like almost no one else, averaging about 550 inches each season. During one recent record-setting year, the snowfall total at Alta eclipsed 900 inches.
  Keeping up with all the snow—and the droves of powder-hungry skiers—takes work. Every summer, as the slopes dry out, Alta gets busy, ensuring its lifts and ski runs are ready for the next, hopefully, record-breaking
  
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