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• Vail Resorts Subsidiary Awarded $1 Billion Grand Teton National Park Contract

  11-06-2026 22:18 via powder.com
  The National Park Service has awarded a new 15-year concessions contract expected to generate more than $1 billion in revenue over its lifetime to the Grand Teton Lodge Company, a business owned by Vail Resorts that’s overseen food and beverage, retail, and other services in Wyoming’s famed Grand Teton National Park since 1998.The federal agency, in a press release, called it “one of the most significant visitor services contracts in the National Park System,” noting that
  
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• FIS Enters New Era as Liechtenstein’s Alexander Ospelt Narrowly Wins Presidency Over Johan Eliasch

  11-06-2026 19:22 via powder.com
  Liechtenstein’s Alexander Ospelt is the new president of the International Ski Federation. The FIS Council member, attorney at law, and former president of the Liechtenstein Ski Association won an election over incumbent Johan Eliasch, an outcome preceded by internal drama, lobbying, and jockeying, and by leading nations and athletes insisting upon change.National ski associations made their voices heard, albeit by the slightest of margins. Ospelt won the election by a vote of 65-64 a
  
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• Four US Skiers Made TIME's 100 Most Influential People in Sports List, and They're All Women

  11-06-2026 19:03 via powder.com
  Four members of the U.S. Ski Team made TIME’s inaugural list of the 100 most influential figures in sports, joining big names like LeBron James, Lionel Messi, and Caitlin Clark.The skiers cover multiple disciplines, but share one thing in common: they’ve made an outsized contribution to snowsports.Perhaps most recognizable are Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin, two alpine racers who’ve earned Olympic hardware and drawn headlines for their record-breaking tendencies.Lindsey Vonn
  
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