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• Four Backcountry Skiers Needed Help in Stowe. Here’s What They Did Right.

  16-12-2025 20:10 via powder.com
  
  Earlier this month, Stowe Mountain Rescue, a team that serves the ski town of Stowe, Vermont, drew media attention when it revealed that unprepared skiers and snowboarders were being lured into the backcountry by enticing TikTok videos.Now, in a social media post on December 14, 2025, the rescuers are sharing the steps a group of four skiers took after getting lost in the snow around Stowe Mountain Resort. “They had several good things going for them,” Stowe Mountain R
  
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• Revelstoke, Kicking Horse, and Heli-Skiing—How To Ski Canada's Northern Powder Highway

  16-12-2025 20:04 via powder.com
  
  I rolled the dice to risk a week of skiing Alta Ski Area’s reliable snow (last season) for the chance to bag a day of heli-skiing in Golden, and ski at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort and Revelstoke Mountain Resort. I hit the snow jackpot.Here’s where to ski, sleep, and eat on a weeklong trip along Canada’s Northern Powder Highway.The 2026 POWDER Photo Annual is here! Look for a print copy on a newsstand near you, or click here to have a copy shipped directly to your fr
  
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• Forecasters Reveal When La Niña Could Finally Fade

  16-12-2025 19:30 via powder.com
  
  The climate phenomenon closely watched by powder hounds everywhere, La Niña, is still here, but it should last for only a month or two more before disappearing early next year.That’s according to the Climate Prediction Center, which, earlier this month, released an update on the status of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO)—the three-part pattern that includes La Niña. According to the Climate Prediction Center, La Niña is expected to contin
  
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• The Skier Who Built the Coolest Ski Brand You’ve Never Heard Of

  16-12-2025 19:20 via powder.com
  
  What makes a "core" skier? I'd say, it depends on who you ask.
  In the broadest sense, though, it's a person who truly dedicates themselves to the culture, the craft, and the artfulness of skiing. It's more than just someone who hangs out at "cool" ski areas, wears the trendiest outerwear, or portrays themselves a certain way in media–it's someone whose life revolves around skiing and whose aim is to shape the sport's future.By that definition, I'd say Laurent De Martin (LDM) is absolutely
  
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• 60 Inches of Snow Forecasted Out West—Is Winter Finally Here?

  16-12-2025 18:13 via powder.com
  
  A strong, multi-wave storm pattern will drive frequent snowfall across the Western United States and Canada through Sunday night, December 21, 2025, with the biggest overall totals in the Pacific Northwest, but there are limited storm chasing options because most resorts in this set remain closed.
  The best open midweek powder target is Banff Sunshine, Alberta, on Wednesday, with Whistler also delivering a meaningful refresh and improving snow quality as snow levels drop late week.
  In the Norther
  
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• The Best Pair of Ski Gloves Don't Cost $200, They Create Memories

  16-12-2025 17:32 via powder.com
  
  This story originally appeared in the print magazine POWDER 2026 Photo Annual. Copies are still available while supplies last. Click here to get yours.Tough EnoughThe snus-lipped Norwegian looked down at my hands and asked, "Are you wearing garden gloves?" As we shuffled our way through the haphazard Argentinian lift line, I responded by lifting my straightened fingers. “These?” I said, “These are Tough Guys.” “They look like something my grandmo
  
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• Avalanches Broke Free at Two Unlikely Ski Areas This Week

  16-12-2025 16:37 via powder.com
  
  Avalanches aren't a threat to skiers at Wild Mountain, Minnesota, but as the ski area reported over the weekend, they can happen when conditions align.An avalanche occurred on 'The Wall,' the ski area's only double-black diamond trail, on December 14, 2025. Wild Mountain posted an aerial photo of the avalanche debris with an explanation of how the slide occurred.Did Mother Nature dump copious amounts of snow on Wild Mountain to trigger the slide? Did a ski patroller from a western resort acciden
  
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• Scott Ends Telemark Boot Production, Leaving Free-Heel Skiers Scratching Their Heads

  16-12-2025 16:27 via powder.com
  
  Just like they mellowly carried on producing telemark boots for the better part of thirteen years, Scott Sports is quietly leaving free-heel behind. As of mid-November, telemark consumers began reporting that Scott customer service was divulging that the brand had ceased producing telemark boots. And Scott USA winter sports brand manager Jacob Quirion confirmed as much, saying also over email that “there are currently no plans for new product development in this category.” That
  
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• Banff Ski Resort Lake Louise To Open 200 Acres of New Terrain This Week

  16-12-2025 14:00 via powder.com
  
  Just weeks after the start of the season, Lake Louise Ski Resort, Alberta, is preparing to unveil 200 acres of brand-new terrain alongside an accompanying lift this Wednesday, December 17.Dubbed the Richardson's Ridge expansion, the swath of slopes includes beginner and intermediate trails, serviced by the Richardson’s Ridge Express, a high-speed quad. The area is found in Lake Louise’s Back Bowls, where the Ptarmigan and Paradise lifts already deposit skiers atop largely advanc
  
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