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• Avalanche Death Confirmed In Utah, Third This Week

  23-02-2026 23:01 via powder.com
  
  The Utah Avalanche Center (UAC) has confirmed that an avalanche fatality occurred yesterday, February 22, 2026, in the Snake Creek backcountry area near Midway, Utah.The Wasatch County Sheriff's Office conducted Search & Rescue operations on the morning of February 23rd following a report of an avalanche the previous afternoon. Shortly after 9 a.m., Search & Rescue crews located the body of a 45-year-old male from Rose Park, Utah. His name has not been released at this time.The victim wa
  
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• How a Surgeon Saved Lindsey Vonn's Leg From Amputation

  23-02-2026 22:40 via powder.com
  
  Lindsey Vonn is no stranger to injuries.Following one of the sport's greatest-ever comebacks by way of a partial knee replacement, the American alpine skier went into the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics poised to perform exceptionally well, if not medal.
  However, in a heartbreaking turn of events, just a week before the Games, Vonn tore her ACL in a crash at a World Cup event in Crans-Montana. While some thought her Olympic comeback dreams might be over, Vonn knew better and, after evaluation
  
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• Shuttered Oregon Ski Areas Reopen Thanks To New Snow, But State's Snowpack Is Still Behind

  23-02-2026 22:26 via powder.com
  
  The latest storm that marched across the West last week has allowed some previously closed Oregon ski areas to reopen and start spinning their chairlifts again amid what’s largely been a warm, snowless winter.Mt. Ashland, a small ski area near Ashland, Oregon, resuscitated its ski season on Thursday, February 19, 2026. The resort said some suggested they call it the “third act,” an apparent reference to previous closure periods.Per its Instagram page, Mt. As
  
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• Eileen Gu Wins Halfpipe Gold, Becomes Most Decorated Freeskier Ever

  23-02-2026 20:07 via powder.com
  
  Women's freeski halfpipe was one of the last events to take place during the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games after heavy snow caused the competition to be postponed.
  Following a qualifying round, twelve skiers, including favorites like Zoe Atkin (GBR), Cassie Sharpe (CAN), Li Fanghui (CHN), Svea Irving (USA), and Eileen Gu, advanced to finals with Atkin, Fanghui, and Sharpe in the top three qualifying spots, respectively.
  Earlier in the week, Gu, who was the only female skier to compete
  
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• Which Olympic Skiing Gold Medal Was the Most Impressive? (Poll)

  23-02-2026 19:28 via powder.com
  
  The Winter Olympics have wrapped up and, as expected, delivered more than a few performances we’ll be thinking about for a long time.Vote for which performance was the most impressive. Keep reading for a breakdown of each Gold Medal.(We’re limited to four options, so inevitably, some runs will be missing. Did someone knock your socks off more than one of these athletes? Drop their name in the comments.)The 2026 POWDER Photo Annual is here! Look for a print copy on a newsstand near yo
  
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• Palisades Tahoe Skiers Are Calling This The "Best Line On The Fingers" Of All-Time

  23-02-2026 17:53 via powder.com
  
  Did professional skier and Tahoe local Noah Gaffney ski the best line on Palisades Tahoe's "The Fingers" of all-time?
  Many skiers across the Lake Tahoe region are saying so.Gaffney, no stranger to winning The Fingers race on a classic Palisades' powder day, raced off KT-22 with little to no hesitation to stomp a perfect line on "Middle Knuckle", one of the gnarliest airs on The Fingers.The video was filmed on Friday, February 20, 2026, after Palisades Tahoe recorded more than 100 inches of snowf
  
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• The Nine Victims of the Castle Peak Avalanche Have Been Recovered and Identified

  23-02-2026 17:09 via powder.com
  
  The Nevada County Sheriff's Office confirmed that all nine victims of the tragic avalanche near Castle Peak, California, on Wednesday, February 18th, have been recovered and identified."The first five individuals were recovered on the evening of Feb. 20 and the remaining four on the morning of Feb. 21," writes the Sheriff's Office.
  The nine victims have been identified as follows. Listed in alphabetical order.Andrew Alissandratos, 34, of Verdi, Nevada (Blackbird Mountain Guide)Carrie Atkin, 46,
  
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• Avalanche Death Confirmed In Idaho, 12th Nationwide In Last Seven Days

  23-02-2026 16:44 via powder.com
  
  The Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center (GNFAC) has confirmed that a snowmobiler died in a backcountry avalanche on Sunday, February 23, 2026.The accident occurred north of Keg Springs trailhead near Island Park, Idaho in the Centennial Mountains, according to GNFAC."One snowmobiler was caught and killed in an avalanche," writes the GNFAC in a preliminary report. "It was a group of four visiting the area from the mid-west. One was buried fairly deeply and did not survive. 2 others may have
  
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