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• Summit at Snoqualmie Tweaks Paid Parking Ahead of 2025-26 Season

  07-11-2025 22:25 via powder.com
  
  In a change of course from last winter, the Summit at Snoqualmie, Washington, has announced that its paid parking program will only be in effect on weekends, not every day of the week.Last winter, in an effort to control traffic, the ski area just outside Seattle imposed $55 daily fees for visitors who didn’t have a lift ticket, resulting in pushback from some local recreation groups. The Summit’s lots are used by backcountry skiers alongside r
  
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• Killington Ski Resort Pledges $100K Fund To Help Jamaican Workers After Hurricane Melissa

  07-11-2025 20:51 via powder.com
  
  As Jamaica tallies the losses from the devastating Hurricane Melissa, Killington Ski Resort, Vermont, is working to support its employees from the island nation through a fundraiser and a donation.The resort has pledged $100,000 to provide $1,000 in direct assistance to each of its affected staff members, and is running a GoFundMe campaign with an additional $50,000 goal for the cause. So far, it’s raised almost $10,000.“More than 100 of our Jamaican team members
  
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• The Story of 4FRNT Skis as Told By The Iconic Brand's Founder

  07-11-2025 20:11 via powder.com
  
  In case you missed it, 4FRNT founder and professional skier Matt Sterbenz is back at the brand after a multiple-year hiatus.POWDER print editor Derek Taylor (DT) wrote a story earlier this week celebrating Sterbenz's return. Part of DT's story was announcing that a short documentary film about Sterbenz and 4FRNT Skis would air at a live show in Salt Lake City.Crowds packed Fisher Brewing for the show on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, which we heard was a fantastic experience, but 4FRNT wasted no t
  
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• Snowmaking Continues as East Coast Ski Resorts Work Towards Opening Day

  07-11-2025 19:44 via powder.com
  
  Northeast ski resorts are continuing to push for opening day as snow guns turn on across the region.At Sugarloaf, Maine, snowmaking began earlier this week with 178 snow guns firing at peak output. They blanketed trails like Sluice Headwall, Upper Gauge, and Lower Comp Hill surrounding the Sugarloaf SuperQuad.“We’re in a great position heading into mid-November,” said Brent Larson, vice president of Mountain Operations, in a statement. “The temperatures have lined up perf
  
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• Editor's Picks: Best Backcountry Touring Skis of 2026

  07-11-2025 16:24 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.Backcountry touring, AT, earning your turns–whatever you want to call it–gear for human-powered skiing just keeps improving. Touring bindings are light and reliable, brands have finally figured out how to make touring boots that ski well, walk well, and stay comfortable all day, and the skis, well, the skis are really, really good.There’s a fine balance
  
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• After More Than 200 Years, the Farmers’ Almanac Is Shutting Down

  07-11-2025 16:16 via powder.com
  
  The Farmers’ Almanac, a centuries-old publication best known by skiers for its long-range winter weather forecasts, is shutting down. In a news release on November 6, 2025, the Farmers’ Almanac attributed the closure to the “growing financial challenges” of making and distributing the publication in “today’s chaotic media environment.”The 2026 edition of the Farmers’ Almanac, which is now available in stores, will be the last. The publication
  
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