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• Four Killed in Plane Crash Near Steamboat Springs, Colo.

  13-02-2026 23:03 via nytimes.com
  The plane crashed in remote mountain terrain at about 12:20 a.m. on Friday “under unknown circumstances,” according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
  
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• What Happened to Mikaela Shiffrin's Eyebrow? In Candid Video, Ski Star Explains

  13-02-2026 20:21 via powder.com
  
  If you see Mikaela Shiffrin missing part of her eyebrow at the Winter Olympics, no, you didn’t.Known for being candid, the American ski racing superstar explained the situation on social media.Shiffrin has an eyebrow scar. In the past, while she was doing balance training, she said, she “fell off the balance thing.” That caused her eyebrow to split open. Thirty stitches followed.Now, Shiffrin said, sometimes her eyebrow hairs “grow a little bit funky”—she comp
  
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• A Major Winter Storm Is Coming to California. What Ski Resorts Could Get the Most Snow?

  13-02-2026 19:42 via powder.com
  
  A major Sierra storm arrives late Sunday and runs through Thursday.
  The heaviest snow falls from Monday through Wednesday, and totals build into the multi-foot range along the crest. Winds ramp Saturday and stay active through the heart of the storm, so expect wind-affected snow on exposed terrain.Snow levels start around 4500-5500 feet as the storm spins up Monday, then drop hard Monday night into Tuesday and stay low through Wednesday. That trend lifts snow ratios from moderate early to fluffy
  
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• Live Now: Watch the 2026 Kings & Queens of Corbet's Competition

  13-02-2026 18:43 via powder.com
  
  Ladies and gents, the moment’s here. The Kings & Queens of Corbet’s, the ultimate huckfest and showdown at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, started the morning of Friday, February 13.As the competition’s name implies, it involves skiers and snowboarders leaping off Corbet’s Couloir, a famed Jackson Hole run with a huge drop. After cruising down the chute, the competitors hit a manicured set of park jumps at the bottom. Whoever laces the best line wins, earning the title of King
  
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• How Hard Is Olympic Halfpipe Skiing, Really? Sports Journalist Finds Out

  13-02-2026 17:03 via powder.com
  
  The Olympics are strange in that, watching from the comfort of your couch, it’s possible to naively assume that whatever the athletes are doing isn’t hard. The curling looks like no big deal. The alpine racing, at least in those moments that it doesn’t involve hair raising crashes, seems straightforward. You just go down, right? And then there’s the freestyle skiers and snowboarders. Their tricks are so impeccable you might guess that they’re hardly thinking ab
  
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• La Niña Wanes, Neutral Conditions Expected To Follow

  13-02-2026 12:44 via powder.com
  
  The reign of La Niña should soon end, according to the Climate Prediction Center, which estimated that there’s a 60% chance the climate phenomenon’s current outing wraps up between February and April this year. The agency expects a period of El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) neutral through the summer, adding that there’s a 50 to 60% chance of El Niño forming during the late summer and beyond.Although the Climate Prediction Center, which publishes up
  
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• Looking for Love This Valentine's Day? Try Chairlift Speed Dating at These 8 Resorts

  13-02-2026 12:00 via powder.com
  
  Notoriously, mountain towns are home to quick flings, missed connections, and fleeting crushes. Something about the alpine air makes people crazy, and we’re not just talking about the powder.Always, though, amid the seasonal shuffle, there’s the promise of a lasting relationship with a person who actually likes skiing as much as you do.
  In service of trying to forge those bonds, several ski resorts, from Utah to California and beyond, are hosting chairlift speed dating sessions on Va
  
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