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• AI-Powered PEAKS Model Improves OpenSnow Predictions for Skiers Seeking Powder

  09-12-2025 22:15 via powder.com
  
  OpenSnow, a weather service that caters to skiers searching for deep powder, has debuted PEAKS, a new weather model that delivers better accuracy in mountain terrain with help from machine learning AI.Joel Gratz, OpenSnow’s founding meteorologist, described the model in a recent blog post. PEAKS took 18 months of development, training, and testing before going live on OpenSnow this month. It’s now creating every precipitation forecast OpenSnow releases, with plans for it to powe
  
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• Viewers Stunned by Ski Mishap That Turned a Chairlift Into "Final Destination"

  09-12-2025 22:04 via powder.com
  
  Another beautiful day starts on the mountain. You’re cresting the top of the chairlift, chatting with your buddies about where you think the snow is best. Then, in a flash, you see it. A cruise missile. A javelin. A crossbow bolt.It’s none of those things, actually, but if you don’t act fast, you’ll still get a mouthful of p-tex and aluminum.
  In a now-viral video, Jovvany Villalobos documented what can happen if the skier on the chairlift in front of you doesn’t kee
  
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• Vail Resorts Is Switching Up How It Sells Lift Tickets—Here's How It Benefits Skiers

  09-12-2025 21:50 via powder.com
  
  As the ski season arrives at mountains across the continent, Vail Resorts is unveiling a new discount aimed at more spontaneous skiers.The deal, which applies at 12 of the company’s ski resorts, grants a discount averaging over 30% off tickets purchased a month or more in advance. They include headlining ski resorts like Vail Mountain, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Crested Butte, Park City Mountain, and Whistler Blackcomb. At some resorts, skiers can save over $100 per lift ti
  
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• Royal Mountain Opens 2025

  09-12-2025 19:10 via nyskiblog.com
  I’ve noticed a pattern among the family-owned independent resorts here in New York. Often I find a female owner running the business behind the ticket desk, while a male owner is off dealing with operations. Royal mountain was no exception last Sunday on opening day. Brooke Tennis was all smiles as she handed me my ticket, telling me she was surprised by the turn out. The parking lot was filling up fast. I strapped in and pushed down to the » Read More »
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• Top 4 Alternatives to Skiing During Low-Snow Seasons

  09-12-2025 17:48 via powder.com
  
  Winter has arrived—kind of.
  While some mountains and skiers are dancing through the snow globe, others are wondering when the mercury will finally plummet. In the latter category, opening days are inching further and further into the distance, and the mood’s beginning to sour. (California, we're looking at you.)If you’re among the ranks of snow-starved skiers, this article should help. We’ve compiled five very reliable alternatives to skiing when the conditions don’
  
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• Chris Benchetler’s Latest Arc’teryx Drop Honors the Grateful Dead’s 60th Anniversary

  09-12-2025 17:16 via powder.com
  
  Skier and artist Chris Benchetler is back with another collaboration with his creative muse, the Grateful Dead. In partnership with the band and his outerwear sponsor Arc’teryx, he’s released a limited edition jacket.In a social media post, Benchetler wrote that the Grateful Dead have “deeply inspired” his pursuits. That includes Mountains of the Moon, a forthcoming film project set to the band’s music. Arc’teryx, meanwhile, has been Benchetler's partner on vi
  
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• “I 100% Should Have Died”: Skier Reveals the Wild Story Behind His New Short Film

  09-12-2025 16:36 via powder.com
  
  Since he was a kid, Parkin Costain had dreamed of being a professional skier.
  In school, his textbooks were filled with doodles, and his mind was often elsewhere when it should have been focused on his studies. All of Costain’s daydreaming paid off, landing him a segment in Teton Gravity Research's (TGR) 2018 annual film, Far Out.From there, Costain’s career took off. The now 26-year-old has been in his fair share of major film projects with companies like TGR and Benshi Creative. Co
  
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• “I 100% Could Have Died”: Skier Reveals the Wild Story Behind His New Short Film

  09-12-2025 16:36 via powder.com
  
  Since he was a kid, Parkin Costain had dreamed of being a professional skier.
  In school, his textbooks were filled with doodles, and his mind was often elsewhere when it should have been focused on his studies. All of Costain’s daydreaming paid off, landing him a segment in Teton Gravity Research's (TGR) 2018 annual film, Far Out.From there, Costain’s career took off. The now 26-year-old has been in his fair share of major film projects with companies like TGR and Benshi Creative. Co
  
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• Jackson Hole Athlete Qualifies for Olympics in Skimo Debut

  09-12-2025 16:15 via powder.com
  
  Jackson Hole-bred athlete Anna Gibson and her teammate Cameron Smith, of Crested Butte, Colorado, are going to Milano-Cortina 2026.
  2026 marks the first time that ski mountaineering, or Skimo, will be included in the Winter Olympic Games. There are 36 quota spots for the Milano-Cortina games, ten of which have already been allocated. The remaining 26 spots are determined by a combination of world rankings and regional representation.
  At the World Cup race in Utah this past weekend, Team USA was
  
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• Inside Mountain Hardwear's Product Design Lab

  09-12-2025 15:47 via powder.com
  
  Sponsored StoryYou might think that all Gore-Tex ski jackets are designed the same. There's a hood, a few pockets, perhaps a powder skirt, and some fancy waterproof zippers–and designers pick and choose between a few available options and call it good. That might be true for some brands, but in the case of Mountain Hardwear, it couldn't be further from the truth. Sure, picking the right zipper is a part of the process, but long before any of that ever happens, the design team sits down wit
  
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• The Secret to a Happier Winter? Leave Your Computer and Go Skiing

  09-12-2025 15:23 via powder.com
  
  You should stop reading this article. Now. Click the little ‘x’ in the upper right corner, swipe whichever direction you need to; whatever you have to do to get away from this wretched techno-apocalypse for but a brief moment, do it. Better yet, go a step further. Unsubscribe from the newsletter; delete your profiles. Then, if the mood really strikes, push your desktop machine from a high perch; throw your phone into a deep snowdrift out back. And go skiing.Now. While you s
  
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• Deer Valley Caps Off Kids Ski Free Week With New Mascot and Children's Book Signing

  09-12-2025 13:28 via powder.com
  
  Deer Valley Resort, Utah, is introducing a new mascot, Eddie the moose, and an accompanying children’s book to celebrate the arrival of the 2025-26 season. The book, called Meeting of the Mascots: An Adventure Story & Coloring Book, features Eddie alongside the resort’s other mascots, like Bucky, a deer, and Silver, an eagle. The book was created in collaboration with the Arts Council Park City & Summit County alongside a new kids’ trail map.Keep reading for more.T
  
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