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• Steve Aaron’s Favorite Catskill Ski Trails

  19-03-2026 23:20 via nyskiblog.com
  
  I long enjoyed Top Ten lists since the time when magazines ruled the day. I find them fun, informative and sometimes thought provoking. The idea of producing a Top Ten list of Catskill ski runs has interested me for many years. With more than 50 years of Catskill skiing under my belt, here is my list of favorite Catskill ski runs. Your comments and input on your own favorites are welcomed below. Hunter Mountain Hunter comes first, because I ski » Read More »
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• Watch: Skier Sends Massive Cliff at Crystal Mountain, Washington

  19-03-2026 20:27 via powder.com
  
  Sometimes, you just gotta let them run.That’s exactly what skier Inti Fernandez did during a freeride competition at Washington’s Crystal Mountain (this wasn't, by the way, recent—the resort's upper mountain was closed on Tuesday, March 19, due to increased avalanche hazard).In the event, which was held on the towering Silver King, Fernandez kicked off his run with a Crystal Mountain classic: Brain Damage. The couloir winds from the top of the King into a network of rocks and c
  
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• One of Skiing's Zaniest Races Returns to Palisades Tahoe This Weekend

  19-03-2026 20:14 via powder.com
  
  One of skiing’s best-loved events returns to Palisades Tahoe, California, this weekend, with the kick-off of the Pain McShlonkey.The irreverent and no-holds-barred race sees skiers blast down the ski resort’s slopes wearing funny costumes while riding on snowblades—those tiny skis that look like they’re for kids. The event starts at 8 a.m. on Saturday, March 21, 2026. After the aptly named Hot Dog Downhill, Palisades Tahoe is hosting a DJ set, an awards ceremony, and
  
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• Vail Resorts CEO Invests Nearly $5 Million in Company Stock Buyback

  19-03-2026 18:43 via powder.com
  
  Vail Resort’s CEO, Rob Katz, bought about $5 million in his company’s stock earlier this month, a possible sign that despite share prices sagging below a previous high, insiders feel confident in the company and view it as undervalued.A routine Form 4 filing with the SEC detailed the purchase, showing that Katz purchased 37,500 shares at $131.81 per share, with prices ranging from $131.37 to $131.88. In most cases, when executives execute a stock transaction, they must file a Fo
  
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• Vail Resorts CEO Invests Nearly $5 Million in Company Stock

  19-03-2026 18:43 via powder.com
  
  Vail Resort’s CEO, Rob Katz, bought about $5 million in his company’s stock earlier this month, a possible sign that despite share prices sagging below a previous high, insiders feel confident in the company and view it as undervalued.A routine Form 4 filing with the SEC detailed the purchase, showing that Katz purchased 37,500 shares at $131.81 per share, with prices ranging from $131.37 to $131.88. In most cases, when executives execute a stock transaction, they must file a Fo
  
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• Snowbasin To End Season Prematurely: "This Is Not What We Wanted"

  19-03-2026 16:47 via powder.com
  
  As a record-setting heat wave sends the mercury sky-high across the American West, ski resorts are pulling the plug on the season.Snowbasin, located northeast of Salt Lake City, is among the first to declare an early-than-planned closing date.
  In a candid video to social media followers, COO & General Manager Davey Ratchford announced that Snowbasin's final day of the winter season will be Sunday, March 22, 2026."We've had a bit of an interesting season this year," says Ratchford in the vide
  
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• Sun Valley To Upgrade Two Essential Chairlifts This Summer

  19-03-2026 12:25 via powder.com
  
  Construction for two chairlift replacements will start at Sun Valley, Idaho, this April.The resort, in a press release, announced that it got the green light from the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management to move forward with the replacement of the Christmas Lift and Lookout Express.The Christmas Lift arrives near the top of Bald Mountain after departing from the Roundhouse Restaurant, dropping skiers off above classic groomers like Christmas Ridge and Ridge.Its replacement, anot
  
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• Sugarbush's Green Mountain Express Might Be Done for the Season

  19-03-2026 11:07 via powder.com
  
  A key lift on the Mt. Ellen side of Sugarbush’s slopes, the Green Mountain Express, may not reopen this season because of an electrical failure that seems to have been worse than anticipated.The Vermont ski resort previously announced that the Green Mountain Express, which climbs from the base area to the mid-mountain, was closed after a “main fuse on the drive” blew.However, further inspection showed that the “capacitor bank that regulates power within the drive failed,&
  
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