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• New Ski Film Scored by The Grateful Dead Stars Mickey Hart

  20-01-2026 20:32 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.Shown the LightStanding atop a massive ice sculpture of a mammoth’s head illuminated with Grateful Dead logos and laser projections, Mickey Hart looked past his familiar drum set at something he, and presumably nobody, had seen before.Adjacent to the brilliant ice sculpture was a massive hip feature. Cliffs towered above,
  
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• "No Warm Gear or Light to Continue": Skiers Rescued From Deep Snow in New Hampshire's White Mountains

  20-01-2026 19:48 via powder.com
  
  Two skiers were lost and later rescued on New Hampshire’s Mount Moosilauke amid blizzard-like conditions on Saturday, January 17, 2026, local authorities said. New Hampshire Fish and Game said it heard of the two skiers at 4:55 p.m. They told rescuers that because of the strong winds and limited visibility, they had gone off trail and become stuck in waist-deep snow. Their phone only had 2% of its battery life left, and they had no warm gear or light to continue, Fish and Game said.Us
  
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• Ski Season Paused Indefinitely Amid Strike at Quebec Resort

  20-01-2026 19:43 via powder.com
  
  The ski season at Le Massif de Charlevoix, a Quebec ski resort, has ceased after the mountain and a group of striking workers couldn’t come to a contract agreement.The roughly 300-member union, Syndicat des travailleuses et travailleurs du Massif Petite-Rivière-Saint-François went on strike on January 2, 2026. Wages were a main focus of the demands, but other issues, like sick leave and safety, were involved, as well.Afterwards, the ski resort held a limited opening between J
  
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• How Skiers Find The 'Flow State' and Why It's Essential for Progression

  20-01-2026 19:34 via powder.com
  
  Skiing has this rare ability to quiet the mind in a way that exists only in motion. For a fleeting moment, attention narrows, and the body takes over. “We live in a busy, complicated world, and skiing offers an opportunity to separate oneself from the noise, if only for a brief moment,” says professional skier Xander Guldman.This escape from the noise is called flow state. It’s intuitive action, organic creativity, and movement without boundaries. People will spend their e
  
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• Max Palm’s Influence Is All Over Armada’s New Antimatter Freeride Ski

  20-01-2026 19:19 via powder.com
  
  When young Swedish skier Max Palm made his debut on the Freeride World Tour, the world listened. In 2022, he left announcers and his fellow competitors speechless with the first-ever stomped double backflip in the competition's history, landing him atop the podium. That was followed by a multitude of other stunning performances on the FWT and at Natural Selection exemplifying his mastery of combining freestyle and big mountain skiing on a level rarely seen before. This year, the 22-year-old skie
  
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• Which Ski Pass Offers The Best Value? (Poll)

  20-01-2026 18:10 via powder.com
  
  Ski passes like the Epic Pass, Ikon Pass, Indy Pass, and Mountain Collective have dramatically changed the ski industry over the last two decades.Now, the majority of skiers carry one or multiple of these pass products to stretch their wallet further. For example, Wisconsin skiers can purchase an Epic Pass to ski Wilmot and use that same pass on a big trip to Colorado or Utah. It's a solid value proposition for a skier who spends more than ten days out on the hill each season and likes to travel
  
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• Why the Future of Telemark Skiing May Hinge on One Piece of Gear

  20-01-2026 17:09 via powder.com
  
  As I make my way down a steep, corn snow-laden slope drenched in evening sun, using two skis to dance with gravity for just a moment in this short life, the ether seems to ask, What do you want out of all of this?From turn to turn, I respond. It’s this! Indeed, it’s not the ether. It’s almost assuredly myself asking such questions. The wider movements of the universe surely care little of snowsports, especially this lowly take on them. When the topic at hand is something a
  
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• New and Creative Ski Race Announced at Sun Valley Resort, Idaho

  20-01-2026 17:05 via powder.com
  
  Good morning, skiers! I come to you with one of the most exciting bits of news I've written about in quite some time:POWDER will be the presenting sponsor of a new ski race at Sun Valley Resort, Idaho, dubbed 'The Sun Valley Stampede'. The competition will run from March 13-15, 2026, on Bald Mountain's Warm Springs terrain.Hold your horses, friend. I know what you're thinking, "Who cares? POWDER is hosting a downhill race for a bunch of ski racers dressed in speed suits and Lycra?"*BUZZER SOUND*
  
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• RIP Max Martin: Jackson Hole Community Mourns Beloved Skier

  20-01-2026 16:02 via powder.com
  
  The Jackson Hole community is reeling following the tragic passing of Max Martin, a local pro skier and "pillar of the community".Martin was involved in a ski accident in Japan on Sunday, January 18, 2026. Details about the accident have not been released to the public at this time.A GoFundMe was created yesterday to raise money for Martin's family and friends. It had raised over $196,000 at the time of publication. You can click here to donate.
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