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• Skier Front Flips Off One of Palisades Tahoe’s Most Feared Lines

  31-12-2025 15:19 via powder.com
  
  How do you shake off the cobwebs when the ski season starts? I tend to make a few groomer laps. Then, after getting my ski boots under me, I might start venturing into tougher terrain. That approach, I assume, will look similar to most skiers. Isaac Kaufman, however, prefers the equivalent of a quadruple shot espresso—mixed with a bit of Monster energy, for good measure.Only days after Palisades Tahoe, California, received enough snow to open its upper mountain, Kaufman ventured to Mc
  
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• POWDER Gear Editor Max Ritter's Predictions for 2026

  31-12-2025 14:17 via powder.com
  
  I can't predict the future, but I have opinions on what we're going to be seeing next year in the wide world of skiing. Here they are.Here's what ski boot innovation looked like back in 1978.Photo: Powder Magazine Volume 7, Issue 2Ski Boot InnovationSki boots are as good as they've ever been, but it's no secret that there's plenty of room for improvement. Looking into my witchy crystal ball, I'm going to make a prediction that we're going to see some pretty big changes and ma
  
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• The Best Ski Playlist, According to Me

  31-12-2025 13:19 via powder.com
  
  Editor's Note: This article is the second installment of Chairlift Chatter, a column written by Izzy Lidsky. Stay tuned for more columns right here at powder.com.Skiing with or without music is a somewhat polarizing topic, depending on who you ask.
  However, in most cases, I fall firmly in the camp of skiing with tunes. I grew up watching ski movies, and the imagery of watching my favorite skiers shred lines with an amazing song in the background is something that never left my psyche. It's no se
  
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• Meet Chris Owens, Alaska's Miracle Maker

  31-12-2025 12:21 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.Advance TeamOnly 18 percent of Alaska’s land mass is accessible by car. It’s that remoteness—along, of course, with the massive mountains and maritime snowpack—that has cemented AK’s place as skiing’s final frontier. It can also make the 49th state a risky and expensive place to do business.
  
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