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• Vail Resorts Reduces the Price of Its Epic Pass for Gen Z Skiers

  03-03-2026 23:08 via nytimes.com
  Seeming to acknowledge critics’ complaints about the high cost of snow sports, the company is cutting the price of its 2026-2027 Epic Passes for younger skiers and snowboarders.
  
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• Pennsylvania Resort To Host Night Skiing Until 1 in the Morning

  03-03-2026 23:00 via powder.com
  
  Once wasn't enough.In a unique move mirrored by few other ski resorts, Camelback Resort, Pennsylvania, is planning to host a late-night party on its slopes that lasts until 1 a.m. on March 28.The Club Camelback event first went off on February 28. That night, the resort spun the Black Bear 6 lift and hosted a 21-and-over party in the Pennsylvania Room. It marked the latest Camelback Resort had been since the 1980s.Later this month, the ski resort is doing it all again.“You showed up. You s
  
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• How To Watch Natural Selection Ski's First Super Sessions Broadcast

  03-03-2026 21:26 via powder.com
  
  As the Natural Selection Tour Ski (NST Ski) gets ready for its second iteration in Alaska later this spring, eight hopeful athletes have thrown their names in the ring in hopes of a spot in the big show.
  NST Ski 2026 officially kicked off at Palisades Tahoe last week with the first-ever Natural Selection Ski Super Session.
  All we know at this point is that an incredibly stacked field of athletes selected by the Natural Selection Ski Advisory Council went head-to-head in a progressive, collaborat
  
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• Lake Tahoe Just Got 100 Inches of Snow, but It's Snowpack Is Still Below Average, Here's Why

  03-03-2026 20:52 via powder.com
  
  After a concerningly dry start to winter in the Lake Tahoe area, the faucet finally turned on in mid-February for the Sierras.
  In the middle of last month, one of the mega-storms California is known for hit Tahoe's ski areas, burying them under feet of snow. As of February 18, Palisades Tahoe had seen 61 inches of snow and 79 inches measured on the upper mountain. The resort would end up with a storm total of more than 100 inches.
  Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe, Heavenly, Kirkwood, and Northstar all got bet
  
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• Plattekill: Now I Get It

  03-03-2026 20:40 via nyskiblog.com
  I’ve been lucky to ski many areas across New York, but I haven’t skied the Catskills, until now. When a nor’easter swept up the coast and blanketed the Cats in snow, it felt like the opportunity for Tiff and I to explore. We kicked things off at Belleayre on Tuesday for a sunny machine groomed packed powder day, after the storm.  And on Friday we finally made it, to Plattekill. Plattekill operates a little differently. As the last standing family » Read More »
  
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• SLVSH Reveals Athlete Lineup for the March Madness of Skiing

  03-03-2026 19:31 via powder.com
  
  The roster for the SLVSH Cup, a popular park skiing throwdown in Grandvalira, Andorra, is here. The competition isn't dissimilar to March Madness thanks to its bracket format, but we'll get to the specifics later.
  First, here are the men’s and women’s lineups below. Keep reading for more on SLVSH.The 2026 POWDER Photo Annual is here! Look for a print copy on a newsstand near you, or click here to have a copy shipped directly to your front door.SLVSH Cup 2026 RosterWomen&rsq
  
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• Despite Oregon's "Worst Season Ever," I'm Still Happy to Be Skiing Mt. Bachelor

  03-03-2026 19:25 via powder.com
  
  Ben and I originally made plans to take his snowmobile out and poke around in the backcountry on Sunday morning this past weekend.
  After skiing in conditions that felt more like mid-May than late-February on Saturday afternoon, I texted him Saturday night, wondering if we should rethink our plans.“Still thinking of sledding tomorrow?” I asked him.“Apparently, it’s horrible,” he responded, “Breakable crust or sheet ice everywhere.” His response wasn&rsquo
  
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• New Instagram Account Features Corbet's Couloir's Biggest Crashes

  03-03-2026 18:16 via powder.com
  
  If you’re an avid skier, you know the name Corbet’s Couloir.The run located just below the upper terminal of Jackson Hole’s Aerial Tram has, over the years, developed a reputation for being one of the toughest in-bounds test pieces in North America.Is that stature warranted? We think so. While there are plenty of lines that are more technical or difficult than Corbet’s Couloir, the run is easily accessible and highly visible, making it a crowd favorite. The yearly Kings &
  
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• The Best Ski Photos of the Year, Part 1

  03-03-2026 18:04 via powder.com
  
  These images originally appeared in the print magazine POWDER 2026 Photo Annual. Copies are still available while supplies last. Click here to get yours.The 2026 Photo Annual GallerySammy Carlson. Palmer, AlaskaChad ChomlackEvan McEachran. Toronto, CanadaJDominic Melanson. Coast Mountains, British Columbia.Andrew BradleyKye Petersen. Pemberton, British Columbia.Blake JorLauri Kivari. Kemijärvi, Finland.Arttu HeiKye Peterson. Haines, Alaska.Will WissmAmie Engerbretson. Al
  
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• Free Women's Skiing and Mardi Gras Beads Party Cancelled at Mount Bohemia After Legal Threat

  03-03-2026 17:10 via powder.com
  
  Another day, another chapter for what might be the North American ski industry’s most unique online resort presence.This time, Mount Bohemia, the famous ski area on Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula, announced that it had to cancel the “women ski free” and “beads contest” parts of its Mardi Gras Madness event planned for March 7, 2026.The reason, according to Mount Bohemia? A legal threat. The ski area’s Instagram account shared a series of email screenshots that
  
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• New Gen Z Discount Added for Vail Resorts' Epic Pass

  03-03-2026 16:48 via powder.com
  
  If you’re a member of Gen Z, now, probably, would be a good time to consider an Epic Pass.The ski industry giant Vail Resorts announced in a press release Tuesday morning that the Epic Pass, which provides access to more than 90 ski resorts in North America and around the world, was on sale for the upcoming 2026-27 season with a new pricing category for teens and young adults aged 13 to 30—or current Gen Z skiers.The category's discount is sizable, trimming 20% off next winter’
  
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• Was Telemark More Relevant When It Was Dead?

  03-03-2026 15:21 via powder.com
  
  Look around, and you will see it. Free-heel rippers are again sending airs and rails in the park; the tele-hate of the previous generation has all but abated. And most of the Phish fans finally went home (well, not me yet). Jokes aside, something has indeed changed of late in telemark skiing. After years of little movement in the sport and its commerce, Scarpa’s long-awaited modern boots are here, and donned by many, while stronger participation has prompted makers to bring more bindi
  
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