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• Inside the High-Tech Wintersteiger Ski Tuning Machine Pros Use

  13-11-2025 22:30 via powder.com
  
  We all need to tune our skis more, but it's understandably easy to put off, or simply ignore completely. But, while we're all waiting for snow to pile up and chairlifts to start spinning this pre-season, it's worth thinking about. Better yet, if you’re heading into a shop with as much attention to detail as Jackson Hole’s Nomad Sports, your skis are in for a real spa-day treat this year. Nestled into the back of the small but bustling shop right across from Jackson Hole’s aeria
  
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• With New Uber Update for Skiers, You Can Buy an Epic Pass in the App

  13-11-2025 22:15 via powder.com
  
  The app that revolutionized the ride-share concept has officially entered the ski space. Uber is now offering Uber Ski, a set of services designed to make getting to and from the mountain with your group that much easier this winter.Picture this: you're flying in for your family ski vacation. Your family decided not to rent a car—they don't like driving in the snow anyway, and they're out to dinner when your plane gets in. Additionally, the forecast was a bit uncertain, so you haven't
  
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• Mammoth Mountain's Ski Season Postponed Again, Won't Start Saturday

  13-11-2025 21:52 via powder.com
  
  Opening day at Mammoth Mountain, California, is officially delayed and no longer scheduled for Saturday, November 15. The ski resort first planned to open on Friday, but pushed back to Saturday to take advantage of a storm currently passing through California. That storm, though, “is not producing as much snow as we had hoped,” said Mammoth Mountain’s vice president of mountain operations in a social media update. Before the storm arrived, meteorologist Chris Tom
  
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• Skier Leaps From Hot Air Balloon in Absurd Stunt, Narrowly Avoiding Cliff Below

  13-11-2025 20:45 via powder.com
  
  When it comes to commutes, skiers have one of a few options. Hitting the road in a car decked out with snow tires might be the most popular choice, but depending on where you live, you might turn to public transportation. Buses and trains take some of the stress out of the powder frenzy.Or, if you’re like skier and mountain biker David Meier, you could instead use a hot air balloon emblazoned with the Hugo Boss logo. Not kidding.In Two Faced, Meier kicked off his day on the slopes by leapi
  
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• Whiteface Resort Opening Day Set After 18 Inches of Snow

  13-11-2025 19:56 via powder.com
  
  More and more ski areas are reaping the benefits of the snowy cycle that's moved through New England and the East Coast over the last week. Following joyful announcements that Killington and Sunday River would both be opening this week, more ski areas, such as Jay Peak, are setting opening dates, blasting snow guns to help things fill in, and gearing up for ski season to begin. As of Wednesday, November 12, Whiteface Resort has officially hopped on the opening bandwagon after 18 inches
  
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• Warm Weather and Rain Push Back Another Western Ski Resort Opening

  13-11-2025 18:58 via powder.com
  
  Bad news, skiers—another western ski resort, Schweitzer, Idaho, has been forced to delay its opening date because of warm weather and rain. Originally, the ski resort planned to open on November 21. Now, it’s aiming for November 28.Schweitzer’s COO, Tom Chasse, wrote in a blog post this week that while there’s been dustings of snow in October, the mountain’s seen “plenty of rain with overnight lows hovering in the 40s.” To rely on snowmaking—a
  
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• The National Weather Service Just Updated Its La Niña Forecast: Here’s What To Know

  13-11-2025 16:47 via powder.com
  
  The National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center expects that the ongoing La Niña will remain weak and phase out by mid or late winter, according to the agency's latest El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) discussion.La Niña is a climate pattern closely watched by skiers in North America. It can affect where the snow stacks up across the continent, historically favoring one region over another for ski conditions.The Climate Prediction Center's latest update doesn't ma
  
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