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• Engagement Ring Drops 118 Feet, Ski Resort Employee Saves The Day

  06-01-2026 19:20 via powder.com
  
  Boyne Mountain, known for being one of Michigan's most popular ski resorts, is celebrating one of its employees following a heroic effort that saved a newly-engaged couple's big day.Trevor Van Camp planned a surprise weekend getaway to Boyne Mountain with his girlfriend Danielle Jenkins. Jenkins had shown Van Camp a TikTok of Boyne Mountain's SkyBridge Michigan, a suspension bridge that spans the ski area's two peaks, and Van Camp figured it would be the perfect place to drop a knee and pop the
  
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• Surprise Powder Day Blankets Arapahoe Basin, Colorado With Needed Snow

  06-01-2026 18:46 via powder.com
  
  It's no secret—the winter 25/26 season hasn't been ideal in Colorado.Arapahoe Basin Ski Area (A-Basin), known for having one of the longest seasons in the country, was able to kick things off on Sunday, October 26, 2025, but Mother Nature didn't exactly cooperate throughout November and December.Consistent warm temps and clear skies plagued powder-hungry skiers during the early season, but could today's surprise storm be a sign of better things to come?Arapahoe Basin is reporting nine inch
  
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• Teton Gravity Research's Origin Story Is As "Core" As It Gets

  06-01-2026 17:57 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.Rigging the GameThere’s a few different versions of the story depending on who you ask, but deep in the annals of TGR lore, the tale starts in a smelly snow cave occupied by four ski bums outside Valdez, Alaska in the spring of 1995.
  Heli guiding season had just wrapped up, and young brothers Todd and Steve Jones squeezed
  
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• 1 Dead In Avalanche Near Lake Tahoe, California

  06-01-2026 17:23 via powder.com
  
  The Nevada County Sheriff's Office is confirming that a male snowmobiler died yesterday, January 5, 2026, in an avalanche near Truckee, California. Truckee is 14 miles north of Lake Tahoe.According to a media release, the initial 911 call was received at 2:19 p.m. Approximately 45 emergency responders were dispatched to the scene from the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office, Truckee Fire, and North Truckee Fire. Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue also responded to the call.A total of three SnoCats,
  
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• "Today Was All-Time"—Palisades Tahoe Skiers Had a Day To Remember

  06-01-2026 16:47 via powder.com
  
  In case you've been living under a rock, the talk of the last two weeks has been the Lake Tahoe region's miraculous winter comeback.The first storm, which began with heavy rain on December 22, 2025, eventually deposited over 80 inches (more than 6.5 feet) across nearly all elevations of Palisades Tahoe over the course of seven days.The second storm just dumped another 44 inches (nearly four feet) since last Friday, January 2, 2025. With combined storm totals eclipsing 100 inches, Palisades Tahoe
  
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• Telemark Gear Has Improved Dramatically Over Time. But Some Insiders Think It's Getting Too Stiff

  06-01-2026 16:32 via powder.com
  
  For years, telemark skiing had a problem. As the also-ran of the snowsports world emerged from decades of retrograde, a small but impactful flourish of new, modern norms and innovative if niche bindings came to the fore, breathing life into the sport and its scene. But perhaps the most important part of the equipment equation–telemark boots–remained untouched by this wave of progress. As 2024 came around, telemark footwear hadn’t seen meaningful evolution in some fifteen years,
  
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• Veronica Paulsen Tackles One of Jackson's Gnarliest Lines

  06-01-2026 16:05 via powder.com
  
  Central Couloir is one of the most formidable and recognizable lines in the Jackson Hole backcountry.
  Sitting smack in the middle of Cody Peak, Central Couloir's easily recognizable hourglass entrance, middle choke, and exit air stare at anyone who dares to dream of skiing it.
  Since moving to Jackson Hole, Veronica Paulsen is one of many skiers who have stared at the line year in and year out.
  Paulsen, who is known as a moguls skier turned big mountain skier turned Queen of Corbet's Couloir, is
  
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