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• The First-Ever Freeride World Champions Have Been Crowned, but Not Without Controversy

  03-02-2026 21:25 via powder.com
  
  The first-ever Allianz FIS Freeride World Championships Andorra 2026 have wrapped up, and the winners of the historic freeride event have been crowned.
  40 of the best freeride skiers in the world (minus a few due to the competition being cut short) dropped into Ordino Arcalís, Andorra, to represent 17 countries and battle it out for the title of World Champion.
  Many favorite Freeride World Tour (FWT) riders from both the current season and past ones were on the roster for the event, altho
  
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• Armada's New Film 'ORNADA' Is Now Available to Watch Online

  03-02-2026 21:13 via powder.com
  
  At long last, Armada Skis will grace the internet with their much anticipated two-year film project, ORNADA.
  ORNADA toured this fall with a band coined the Ornada8, live-scoring the film's original soundtrack. The ORNADA Live Experience was truly something to behold, and if you were lucky enough to catch one of the showings, you'll know what an epic blend of music and skiing it was.
  However, now anyone with internet access will be able to watch the brand's all-team film that not only features in
  
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• The World's First Professional Ski Bum

  03-02-2026 21:08 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 No-Vision VisionaryGary Bigham is watching tennis.
  After playing phone tag for the better part of spring, I finally caught the self-professed professional ski bum at his chalet in Argentière, the small community nestled at the base of the Grands Montets just up valley from Chamonix. It’s a few weeks after his 7
  
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• Everything You Need to Know About Women’s Alpine Skiing for Milan-Cortina 2026

  03-02-2026 20:31 via powder.com
  
  PreviewSurrounded by mesmerizing Italian Dolomites beauty, the Olympia delle Tofane courses will be showcased like never before as the world’s elite female ski racers charge full throttle at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games. All five women’s alpine ski events will be contested on the venerable piste, the same slope that Austrian legend Toni Sailer sailed to downhill gold on at the 1956 Winter Olympics.Echoing the sentiments of most racers, Olympic skiing and snowboard
  
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• Eileen Gu Reveals Deeply Personal Writing Ahead of Olympics: "At Last, I Am Home"

  03-02-2026 18:59 via powder.com
  
  Eileen Gu, the 22-year-old freeskier who competes for China, is the overwhelming favorite to win medals in Big Air, Halfpipe, and Slopestyle at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.Gu burst onto the freeskiing scene as a teenager at X Games, won two golds and a silver at the 2022 Beijing Games, became a bona fide supermodel, and is among the top-paid female athletes in the world."Coming into my second Olympics as the same person in many ways, and also changed in some others," writes Gu in an I
  
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• Denver's Free Ski Park Just Opened, but There's a Catch This Season

  03-02-2026 18:09 via powder.com
  
  Denver's skiers and snowboarders have experienced a rather dry season thus far.The Rocky Mountains' snowpack is well below average, but thanks to the "incredible" work of volunteer snowmakers and park shapers, the city's beloved, and most importantly, free, Ruby Hill Rail Yard and Terrain Park has officially opened for the season as of February 1, 2026."Crazy to think we can open with the snow drought this year!" writes Ruby Hill's official Instagram page. "The volunteers killed it! Snowmaking w
  
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• Lindsey Vonn on Serious Knee Injury: "I will not lose hope"

  03-02-2026 17:34 via powder.com
  
  Lindsey Vonn tore her ACL in a crash at Crans-Montana, Switzerland, on Friday, January 30, 2026, in a downhill World Cup race preceding the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.The 41-year-old ski racing legend confirmed the news in a solemn, yet hopeful, social media post on Tuesday, February 3rd:"Well… I completely tore my ACL last Friday. I also sustained a bone bruise (which is a common injury when you tear your ACL)," writes Vonn. "...plus meniscal tears, but it’s unclear how muc
  
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• Athlete Interview: The Profundity of Telemark Skier Meghan Kelly

  03-02-2026 16:54 via powder.com
  
  On a hut trip to the Selkirk Mountains some eleven years ago,Meghan Kelly, one of the strongest telemark skiers of her generation, was with a group of fellow female snowriders on SheJumps’ inaugural Alpine Finishing School, a program that would become a linchpin in the advocacy group’s aim to inspire more women to tackle technical backcountry skiing.There, the ensemble began to envision the future. Specifically; Kelly’s.“I was kind of saying, ‘Oh yeah, this is kind
  
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• Karl Fostvedt Lands Wildcard Invitation to NST Ski Alaska 2026

  03-02-2026 13:56 via powder.com
  
  The Natural Selection Ski Tour (NST Ski) has begun rolling out the invited athlete roster for the second iteration of the event, which fans will be able to watch in mid-April.
  Along with last year's first-place finishers, Craig Murray and Manon Loschi, several other returning athletes have been announced for the competition.
  Joining Loschi and Murray in the NST Ski lineup this year are Sam Kuch, who made it to the finals up against Murray last year, Colby Stevenson, who was beat out for a final
  
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• Gold Medal Hopeful Jessie Diggins Speaks Out Ahead of Winter Olympics

  03-02-2026 12:07 via powder.com
  
  34-year-old Jessie Diggins is the most decorated cross-country skier in American history.
  With three World Cup overall titles, three Olympic medals, and seven World Championship medals to her name, she's known globally as a force on the XC track.Diggins hails from Minnesota and recently took to Instagram to address the immigration raids, murders, and deportations that have been taking place in her home state over the last month."I want to make sure you know who I’m racing for when I get to
  
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