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• Why Mikaela Shiffrin Is Taking a "Realistic" Approach Ahead of Milan-Cortina 2026

  27-10-2025 17:28 via powder.com
  
  SÖLDEN, AUSTRIA: Mikaela Shiffrin and the world’s elite ski racers throttled down the Rettenbach Glacier in Sölden, Austria, launching the 2025-26 season this past weekend, and while three months still remain, the chatter, hype, and anticipation of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics has taken center stage.Nearly 30 women’s World Cup races lie ahead prior to the Olympics, with coveted season titles to be sought after, yet many mainstream U.S. sports fans most likely will
  
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• Italian ski pass price rises mean sport may become only for wealthy, watchdog warns

  27-10-2025 16:42
  Price increases of as much as 40% will make sport exclusive privilege of the wealthy, says Assoutenti “Completely unjustified” prices rises for ski passes in Italy this winter mean the sport is at risk of becoming the exclusive privilege of the wealthy, the president of an Italian consumers’ association has warned.From the Alps and the Dolomites in the north to the slopes of the central Italian region of Abruzzo, prices are poised to rise by as much as 40% compared with 2021, a
  
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• How a Missouri Kid Became the Owner of Sun Valley’s Historic Heli-Ski Company

  27-10-2025 16:18 via powder.com
  
  Somewhere ahead of Alex Kittrell, a client went down.Kittrell—then working alongside Erik Leidecker of Sawtooth Mountain Guides—was worried about the fallen skier. He headed over to help. When Kittrell reached the client, though, he wasn't disgruntled, hurt, or angry at himself for taking a spill. Instead, he was laughing. Thanks to soft snow, skiing sometimes rewards mistakes with fun memories."That was awesome!" the client told Kittrell.
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• Fire Helps Tamarack Resort Create New Ski Terrain

  27-10-2025 15:41 via powder.com
  
  Fire season poses a unique challenge for ski resorts, in some cases, burning terrain and damaging lift infrastructure.This summer, one of those blazes—the Rock Fire—threatened Tamarack Resort, Idaho, edging up against and into the ski resort's property. Rather than bemoan the fire, which has long since been contained and extinguished, Tamarack Resort is taking advantage of the changes it made to the mountain landscape, undergoing plans to establish 50 to 60 a
  
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• Keystone Swoops In To Claim the First Chair of 2025–26 Season (Photos)

  27-10-2025 15:26 via powder.com
  
  In a last-minute twist, Keystone Resort, Colorado, became the first North American ski resort to officially open for the 2025-26 season on Saturday afternoon, October 25, 2025.The sequence of events started Saturday when, after a week of social media teases from Arapahoe Basin and Keystone Resort, Arapahoe Basin announced that it would start the season on Sunday, October 26. Keystone Resort, however, was conspicuously silent. Then, shortly after Arapahoe B
  
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