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• Famous BASE Jumper Andy Lewis Perishes In Moab Accident

  15-06-2026 23:04 via powder.com
  Andy Lewis, a Moab-based professional slackliner and BASE jumper, was killed in a tandem jump accident in the Mineral Bottom area outside Moab, Utah, on Sunday, June 14, 2026.
  The Grand County Sheriff's Office and Search and Rescue teams responded to the accident, confirming that 39-year-old Lewis and another 50-year-old man were dead in a press release.Lewis rose to international fame after appearing in the 2012 Super Bowl XLVI halftime show behind Madonna, "surfing" a slackline while wearing a
  
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• Beloved Ski Races Return To Northeast Resort Next Thanksgiving

  15-06-2026 20:31 via powder.com
  After a season off, the wildly popular women's World Cup ski racing event will return to Killington, Vermont, next Thanksgiving weekend: the Stifel Killington Cup.Expected to draw 40,000 fans, the race is scheduled to include slalom and giant slalom. According to Killington, big names like Mikaela Shiffrin, Federica Brignone, and Paula Moltzan are expected to compete.The annual athlete bib draw is set for Friday, November 27, followed by giant slalom and slalom races on Saturday, November 28, an
  
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• Arapahoe Basin's Al Henceroth To Be Inducted Into Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame

  15-06-2026 20:27 via powder.com
  The Colorado Snowsports Museum and Hall of Fame announced its Class of 2026 inductees on June 11, 2026.
  According to a press release from the Colorado Snowsports Museum, this particular class was integral in shaping the state's snow sports culture through sustained contributions.“Snowsports are integral to who we are as Coloradans. They’re our spirit, our state pastime, and our identity,” said United States Senator and former Governor of Colorado John Hickenlooper in the press
  
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• The Best Campsites Aren't Always on Google Maps

  15-06-2026 20:02 via powder.com
  To me, there's nothing worse while summer camping than pulling into your favorite truck campsite only to realize someone else got there first. It's happened to me more times than I care to admit–but looking back, I realize that a tool like OnX's dispersed camping layer would have made my life a whole lot easier. Sure, there's something adventurous about having to piece together beta from all corners of the internet to figure out where to spend the night for free, but it's also pretty darn
  
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• Eileen Gu Attends Stanford Commencement Ceremony

  15-06-2026 19:37 via powder.com
  As if she hadn't had an exciting enough year already, freeskier Eileen Gu checked "walk at her college graduation" off her 2026 bingo card this weekend.
  The 22-year-old has been attending the prestigious Stanford University since 2022, when she enrolled following the Beijing Olympics.
  Gu was born and raised in the Bay Area of California, not too far from Stanford's campus. Her mother received an MBA from the university's Graduate School of Business in 1994.According to the Stanford Report, Gu sc
  
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• Lake Tahoe Ski Resort Reveals New Logo

  15-06-2026 19:31 via powder.com
  New year, new me. After seasons of uncertainty, Homewood, a ski resort nestled on the western banks of California’s Lake Tahoe, has a new logo. What was once a pair of mountain peaks is now two bears, one white and one blue. The resort, on its website, wrote: “The new Homewood brand was created to capture what has always made this place special: love, pride, belonging, and connection.”“It represents a mountain steeped in tradition and a lake deeper than time its
  
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