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• Sleeping Vermont Skier Startled by Bears (Video)

  24-11-2025 23:17 via powder.com
  
  Camping out to get the first chair of the season is, well, an interesting choice. While personally, I couldn't be convinced to do such a thing, hats off to the skiers so dedicated to getting the very first chair of the season that they'll camp out the night before.
  Nothing says 'die-hard' like freezing your buns off all night to ride a chairlift.
  Camping out for first chair can be a hazardous endeavor with the obvious exposure to the elements involved. However, most folks don't consider wildlife
  
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• How Earthquakes, Oceans, and Glaciers Formed Jackson Hole's Iconic Terrain

  24-11-2025 23:08 via powder.com
  
  Few ski areas are as visually iconic as Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Wyoming.
  Situated at one end of the Teton range, Rendezvous Peak drops more than 4,000 feet to the valley's floor, scaled in part by the Tram as it hangs above the mountain. The skiable terrain not just within the boundaries of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, but the surrounding Tetons, is every bit as jagged and technical as the range's iconic silhouette.
  If you've ever skied in the Tetons, perhaps you've wondered how all those
  
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• Colorado Hosting the World's Best Ski Racers This Week

  24-11-2025 21:58 via powder.com
  
  This week, the World Cup alpine racing circuit is touching down in Colorado at Copper Mountain for a quartet of men’s and women’s races. The Stifel Copper Cup starts on November 27 and runs through November 30, including men’s super-G and giant slalom alongside women’s giant slalom and slalom.Spectating is free, but there were grandstand tickets for sale, which are now sold out. VIP Experiences are still available, starting at $500.Historically, the Thanksgiving week
  
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• Western US Stays Dry—Major Ski Resorts Delay Opening Day

  24-11-2025 20:13 via powder.com
  
  We wish we were writing about things like ski resorts opening wall-to-wall, opening day powder, and a fruitful early season.
  After all, we spent the last six-plus months in anticipation of ski season's return and finally getting to ski our home mountains again. While parts of the US, Canada, and Europe have had fantastic early seasons, and some resorts have been able to open early with lots of terrain, a significant portion of the western US is having a dismally late start to winter.
  Many resort
  
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• Sights and Sounds From Whistler Blackcomb's Opening Day (Video)

  24-11-2025 19:57 via powder.com
  
  The ski season is officially underway at Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia.On Friday, November 21, 2025, skiers and snowboarders climbed aboard the Blackcomb Gondola, riding to the Jersey Cream Express, where the Wishbone trail and an early-season hike park were open. The opening was limited to the Blackcomb side of Whistler Blackcomb’s slopes. Whistler Mountain has a targeted opening date later this week ahead of the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday.Here’s a look at the Blackcomb o
  
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• Bar Up or Bar Down? A Complicated Question for Skiers

  24-11-2025 12:49 via powder.com
  
  Bar up? Or bar down? Every skier chooses the latter, right? Not quite.Regionally and from skier-to-skier, there is no consensus on using chairlift safety bars, even as they’re simple, uncomplicated safety measures. These metal chairlift restraints are found at ski resorts across the country, but they aren’t universally loved or used. Some skiers might even detest them. Here’s why the safety bar equation is a bit more complicated than you would think. The 2026 POWDER P
  
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• Want to Save Money on Skiing? Here Are 6 Ways to Pay Less

  24-11-2025 11:02 via nytimes.com
  A multimountain pass is great if you use it enough. New programs are aimed at more casual skiers, offering discounts without the high initial price tag.
  
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