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• From Leather Straps to Modern Tech: The Evolution of Ski Bindings

  17-07-2025 21:15 via powder.com
  
  Powder aims to feature only the best products and services.If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission.Humans have been skiing for just about as long as we've lived in snowy places. For millennia, skiing was used as a means of transport, hunting, and warfare, but the basic equipment (skis, boots, bindings, and poles for balance) hasn't changed much. Like we've seen when exploring the evolution of skis and ski boots, ski technique and equipment have evo
  
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• Vermont Ski Resort Will Sell Iconic Après Haunt to Local Business Owner

  17-07-2025 21:06 via powder.com
  
  Killington ski resort, Vermont, has entered an agreement to sell the Wobbly Barn, a beloved restaurant and nightclub, to local business owner Chris Karr of The Karr Group, according to a recent press release.All full-time, year-round staff at the Wobbly Barn have been offered continued employment through the ownership transition.
  Next winter, The Karr Group plans to operate the Wobbly Barn’s steakhouse. Plans for the businesses’ nightclub remain under consideration, according to Kill
  
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• Medals Revealed for 2026 Winter Olympics Ahead of Upcoming Games

  17-07-2025 18:50 via powder.com
  
  An Olympic winter is upon us, and snow sports athletes around the world are preparing so they can hopefully win a medal on the world stage.
  It wasn’t clear what those medals would look like, but thanks to an announcement earlier this week, we know what kind of Olympic and Paralympic hardware our favorite skiers are gunning for.The medals were created by the Italian State Mint and Polygraphic Institute (IPZS) and developed by the design team of Milano Cortina 2026.Here’s a look.Want t
  
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• 10 of the Oldest Ski Lifts Still Operating in North America

  17-07-2025 18:36 via powder.com
  
  Many of North America's first chairlifts have long been forgotten.Relegated to trash heaps and repurposed as benches and swings, North America's first chairlifts are relics. Their memory lives only in the photos and early ski movies that have survived the decades.Record-keeping in skiing, particularly regarding chairlifts, is tricky, for lack of a better term. Conflicting reports, lack of reliable records, and a general absence of information make writing about them challenging.
  So, in an attemp
  
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• Lindsey Vonn Was Hungover at the ESPYs

  17-07-2025 18:01 via powder.com
  
  The 2025 ESPYs, ESPN's annual award show and arguably the biggest in sports, were held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California, on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.Big-name celebrities, world-class athletes, and Hollywood luminaries packed the theatre to the brim to celebrate last year's best professional athletic achievements.Lindsey Vonn, the second-winningest female ski racer of all time, and arguably one of the United States' most famous skiers ever, was nominated for Best Comeback Athlete f
  
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• The 8 Best Off-Season Activities for Skiers

  17-07-2025 16:46 via powder.com
  
  Some sports are year-long affairs. Most residents of California, for instance, can walk outside and play tennis whenever they want. Skiing, of course, isn’t this way. It’s time sensitive. You’re either anticipating winter or trying to take advantage of it.
  For people who consider themselves skiers first and foremost, this leaves a yawning void. What the hell are you supposed to do in the summer? Twiddle your thumbs? That’s a good place to start. But several summertime spo
  
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• Solitude Ski Patrol Union Secures Unprecedented Contract

  17-07-2025 12:17 via powder.com
  
  After eight months of negotiations over two seasons, the Solitude Ski Patrol Union (SSPU) ratified its first contract with Solitude Mountain Resort, Utah, on July 10, 2025.The SSPU shared the news in a social media post Wednesday, writing, “We could not be more proud of the work we have achieved here, from getting our patrol empowered enough to stand up and unionize, to getting an incredibly strong contract not only written, but done so in a timely manner.”According to the SSPU, the
  
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• Sudamérica, destino de esquí para veraneantes

  17-07-2025 00:14 via nytimes.com
  En Chile y Argentina te esperan pistas espectaculares, mucha nieve y un descanso poco habitual tras esquiar.
  
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