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• I Tried Surfskating to Prep for Winter—and the Results Surprised Me

  13-12-2025 15:14 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.I've been skiing for nearly 30 years, and I this has easily been the least snowy early season I can remember in over a decade. A snow report this week from JHMR read: "Rise and shine, Jackson. One more wet inch fell on the upper mountain over the past 24 hours, but we're now poised to enjoy our first solar rays of the season as sunshine and clouds prepare to dance across
  
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• The 6 Best Ski Resorts in the U.S. for a Girls' Trip

  13-12-2025 13:13 via powder.com
  
  As much fun as it can be to ski with the guys, sometimes, you just need a girls' ski trip.
  You can ski all the gnarly lines and deep pow you want without any of the usual testosterone, and then hit the spa on your rest day. A girls' trip isn't necessarily going to be better at one resort than another, but rather, an all-girls trip is special in itself.
  However, there are definitely a few ski areas that are easier to get to than others if you're planning with your long-distance buds, and there's
  
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• Looking for Powder? These Are the 8 Best Places to Ski in December

  13-12-2025 12:52 via powder.com
  
  If you’re a skier, you’ve likely heard the news by now. Some mountains are enjoying a speedy introduction to winter; others aren’t. This season, in particular, the divide feels more dramatic. In the Northeast, over a hundred inches of snow have fallen at places like Jay Peak and Smugglers’ Notch, Vermont. Meanwhile, across the West Coast, from California to Washington, loads of popular destinations haven’t opened yet. The problem? You guessed it: warm temperatu
  
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• Our 25 favourite European travel discoveries of 2025

  13-12-2025 11:41
  The most exciting places our writers came across this year, from untouched islands in Finland to an affordable ski resort in Bulgaria and the perfect Parisian bistroOn a midsummer trip to Ireland, I saw dolphins in the Irish Sea, sunset by the Liffey, and misty views of the Galtee Mountains. The half-hour train journey to Cobh (“cove”), through Cork’s island-studded harbour, was especially lovely. As the railway crossed Lough Mahon, home to thousands of seabirds, there was wate
  
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