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• How Would Repealing the Roadless Rule Affect Skiers?

  04-09-2025 21:45 via powder.com
  
  Since 2001, the Roadless Rule has protected more than 58.2 million acres of wilderness areas in the US. This law, which also protects 30% of all national forest lands, keeps these areas safe from roadway development and logging, which would have significant impacts on the management, ecosystems, and usage of these spaces.
  The Roadless Rule has been known to be one of the most significant protections of our nation's forests since President Theodore Roosevelt built the scaffolding for the US Fores
  
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• Skiers Go Huge During New Zealand's Inaugural Backcountry Invitational Competition

  04-09-2025 21:26 via powder.com
  
  The Backcountry Invitational traveled to Treble Cone, New Zealand, this week, where it hosted another action-packed test event, offering competitors a freestyle-infused take on the freeride skiing format.Professional skiers like Jess Hotter and Ben Richards descended the Backcountry Invitational course on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, launching off jumps and sliding rails. In between features, they careened over chopped-up snow—a reminder that despite the crafted features, the Backcou
  
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• 22-Year-Old Dies at Australian Ski Resort

  04-09-2025 21:18 via powder.com
  
  A 22-year-old passed away at Thredbo Resort in Australia last week. The skier was later identified as Sean Forrest, who was a student at University of Queensland.
  Following an event at the UniSport Snow Nationals, Forrest died in a crash while skiing advanced terrain in the Front Valley terrain park. A spokesperson from the resort told 9News Australia that emergency services were engaged with Threbdo Ski Patrol, and a Thredbo medical center doctor was on scene quickly. View this post on Instagra
  
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• When Will Utah's Ski Resorts Open for the 2025-2026 Winter Season?

  04-09-2025 19:00 via powder.com
  
  Itching to go skiing? We are, too.While the winter season may not be here quite yet, some ski areas across Utah have already begun looking at the calendar, eyeing potential opening dates. One, Brian Head, has the earliest planned opening date, November 7, 2025, so far.This winter, Utah is set to welcome a “new” ski area, too. After years of dormancy, Snowland near the town of Fairview is scheduled to come back to life on December 6. The little hill will operate with tw
  
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