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• David Beckham Shares Footage From His Favorite Powder Spot in Canada

  20-03-2026 18:54 via powder.com
  
  Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that David Beckham, the British footballer, knows his way around the pitch. He has a fictional movie named after his moves (Bend It Like Beckham, of course), played with standout teams like Manchester United, and is considered one of the greatest players of his generation.What about skiing, though? Or, in Beckham’s case, snowboarding? It’s always fun to see how athletes and celebrities hold up when they’re out of their
  
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• Special Avalanche Advisory Issued In Utah Amid Heat Wave

  20-03-2026 18:20 via powder.com
  
  As a historic March heat wave breaks records across the West, the Utah Avalanche Center has issued a Special Avalanche Advisory warning of soggy snow and wet avalanches.On Friday morning, March 20, 2206, the organization said that as temperatures climb above yesterday's, “significant meltwater will travel through the snowpack and has the potential to pool on various layers throughout the snowpack.”That will cause snow layers to quickly destabilize, increasing the likelihood of wet sl
  
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• Lawsuit Alleges Hot Chocolate Burned Child at Lake Tahoe Resort

  20-03-2026 16:56 via powder.com
  
  It wasn’t a chairlift slip-up or on-snow collision that prompted one family to sue Lake Tahoe’s Heavenly Mountain Resort. No, this time, a cup of hot chocolate is to blame.The lawsuit said that two winters ago, Brittany Burns went to the ski resort and, during a break at the Sky Deck Cafe, ordered a hot chocolate for her five-year-old daughter, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.According to the lawsuit, an employee topped the drink with whipped cream and then slid it through a win
  
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• Yosemite's Ski Area Closes After Two-Month Season

  20-03-2026 16:45 via powder.com
  
  Badger Pass Ski Area, located within Yosemite National Park, California, is ending its season early.Skiers have been enjoying Badger Pass since 1935, but this season could go down amongst the shortest in the ski area's 90-year-history.Badger Pass officially closed for the season on Wednesday, March 18, 2026.
  "What an incredible 2025–2026 season!" writes the ski area in a Facebook post. "So many unforgettable experiences from thrilling powder days to sunny laps. Massive thanks to all the sk
  
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• Destructive Rockslide Closes Whistler's Peak Express, Lift Could Reopen This Weekend

  20-03-2026 15:24 via powder.com
  
  Whistler Blackcomb’s Peak Express, a popular lift that closed after a sizable rockslide nearby, could reopen this weekend, according to the resort.In a video shared on social media, Brian Suhadolc, the resort’s vice president of mountain operations, said the Whistler Blackcomb patrol team was working with geotechnical experts from BGC Engineering and “assessing the situation.”Suhadolc added that Whistler Blackcomb aims to reopen Peak Express and the mountain it accesses,
  
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• Latest Spring Forecast Doesn't Bode Well for Western Ski Resorts

  20-03-2026 15:17 via powder.com
  
  In its latest 30-day forecast, the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center leans towards above-average temperatures and below-normal precipitation across the West for the month of April, meaning an already tough season for western ski resorts could end on a toastier note.While some parts of the West and the Northeast have seen good skiing conditions this winter, many mountains have struggled to keep their slopes coated in snow. Now, ski resorts are hoping for a change in
  
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