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• Skiers Ditched Chairlifts and Shredded City Streets Across the U.S. After Major Snowstorm

  27-01-2026 22:41 via powder.com
  
  For the most part, skiing is associated with the mountains. That makes sense. Up high, the weather is colder, the slopes are steeper, and the snow is deeper.As a significant storm passed through the U.S. this weekend, though, it wasn’t just the peaks that were covered with powder. Snow arrived in the lowlands, too, from Texas to New York.That, of course, led to travel delays and other logistical challenges, particularly in places that aren’t&nb
  
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• How Do Pro Skiers Make Money? Olympian Lindsey Vonn Debunks "Ski Myths"

  27-01-2026 21:08 via powder.com
  
  In a wide-ranging interview with SELF, the Olympian Lindsey Vonn dispelled—or confirmed—what the outlet called “ski myths.”The topics ranged from wearing makeup on the race course (skiers can, Vonn explained) to how professional skiers get paid.“Like other Olympic athletes, pro-skiers make a majority of their income from prize money and brand sponsorships,” one SELF statement, which could’ve been debunked, posed.But that’s true, said Vonn.“We
  
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• Freezing Temps Prompt Multiple Rescue Missions for Colorado Backcountry Skiers

  27-01-2026 20:03 via powder.com
  
  Multiple rescues were made for a group of Colorado backcountry skiers on a hut trip suffering from frostbite on Sunday night and Monday morning.
  The Pitkin County Regional Dispatch Center received a medical SOS call Sunday evening about two backcountry skiers who were attempting to travel to the Goodwin Greene Hut, south of Aspen, Colorado. The call came in around 9:40 pm after the skiers, who were in a party of seven, were unable to make it to the hut due to extreme cold injuries. The call
  
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• Governor Asks Utahns To “Seek Help From a Higher Power” Amid Lackluster Winter

  27-01-2026 18:31 via powder.com
  
  Amid an often snowless season that’s stifled ski conditions in Utah, the state’s Governor, Spencer Cox, has a recommendation for locals: look upwards.“I invite all Utahns to seek help from a higher power and do our part to conserve water,” he announced on social media on Monday.Cox said, “We’re grateful to the faith communities across Utah who are coming together this week to pray for snow,” adding that “With more than 90% of our state experiencing
  
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• Meet Mallory Duncan, One of Skiing's Foremost Creatives

  27-01-2026 14:55 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.The Music Within the MountainIt takes confidence to begin your ski film in a barbershop. After gaining such wide acclaim from his debut film, The Blackcountry Journal, Mallory Duncan felt he’d earned it. “I came into this with zero formal training,” the 33-year-old athlete and filmmaker said. “I didn't g
  
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• Is Telemark Skiing Dying? Veteran Skiers Share Their Honest Take

  27-01-2026 14:26 via powder.com
  
  They say a lot of things about time. Time loves a hero; tragedy plus time makes comedy. But no matter the trope, one thing remains true: time waits for no one. And with creaking knees and the ever present allure of fixed-heel skiing–less demanding but nonetheless exciting and perhaps higher performance–it seems the march of the clock presents unique challenges for the telemark skier ever trying to stick it out. And with so many former free-heelers out there, it’s easy to wonder
  
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• How To Take The "Quintessential" Swiss Ski Vacation

  27-01-2026 13:34 via powder.com
  
  Because I travel for a living, people often ask me to share my favorite destinations, and Switzerland is always at the top of my list.
  It’s one of the most unbelievably stunning and accessible places on Earth. Though roughly the size of New Jersey, Switzerland punches far above its weight in cultural influence. Known for its fine cheese, exquisite chocolate, efficiency, and legendary peaks, it’s also home to Grindelwald, one of the world’s premier ski destinations.About 45 mile
  
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• Teal Harle on Skiing, Fishing, and Flying High in TGR's 'Pressure Drop'

  27-01-2026 12:50 via powder.com
  
  Professional skier Teal Harle catches big air at Great Bear Heli Skiing for his debut in Teton Gravity Research's 30th annual film, Pressure Drop—a real tribute to those fleeting moments that you can have on skis that may last forever. ​Harle grew up among big trees, snowy peaks, and ocean waters, on Vancouver Island, in the fishing town of Campbell River, British Columbia. Campbell River, home to the world-famous Tyee Club, a club that celebrates the vital role the salmon has p
  
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• A Season To Remember: Vermont Ski Resort Hits 300 Inches of Seasonal Snow

  27-01-2026 11:45 via powder.com
  
  Amid the winter storm that slammed into states from Texas to New York, a Vermont ski resort, Jay Peak, slid past a significant milestone on Monday: according to the mountain, 300 inches of snow have fallen since the season started.That means Jay Peak is pacing ahead of the winter of 2000 and 2001, when 581 inches of snow piled up, per BestSnow. And given that it’s only January, there are plenty more months for Jay Peak to hit that watermark (or snowmark?), which might now be in reach. 
  
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• Watch the Wild Ski Runs That Crowned Freeride World Tour Winners in France

  27-01-2026 11:34 via powder.com
  
  In Val Thorens, France, the Freeride World Tour convened again for the second time this season as skiers faced off on the Pointe de Thorens face.It isn’t unusual for these events to deal with tricky weather conditions—the organizers can’t, after all, make the atmosphere do what they want it to. Such was the case on Monday. Tricky snow challenged the Freeride World Tour, which had to move the competition to Pointe de Thorens from Cime Carron, where they originally planned to hol
  
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