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• Bode Miller Arrested on Drug Charges In Idaho

  23-06-2026 23:03 via powder.com
  Olympic gold medalist and American ski racing legend Bode Miller was arrested on drug charges on June 6, 2026, according to TMZ and court documents obtained by the media.Miller faces two misdemeanor charges: one for possession of a controlled substance and one for use or possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia. The substance was not noted in the initial reporting.Miller posted a $5,000 cash bond for his release and is pleading not guilty to each charge. A pre-trial hearing is scheduled
  
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• Rapidly-Growing Wildfire Approaches Utah Ski Resort, Evacuation Orders Issued

  23-06-2026 21:03 via powder.com
  The Cottonwood Fire started yesterday afternoon (June 22, 2026) near Beaver, Utah, and has exploded to more than 10,000 acres in less than 24 hours.The fire is 0% contained as of Tuesday, June 23, and officials are issuing mandatory evacuation orders for Eagle Point, Merchant Valley, HiLo Estates, Arrowhead Summer Homes, and all surrounding areas.Eagle Point is a well-known ski area in the region, and its access road, SR-153, is closed. According to a map provided by Watch Duty, the Cottonwood F
  
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• Two Changes, Including Mandatory Airbags, Announced for FWT Junior

  23-06-2026 20:26 via powder.com
  Ahead of the 2027 competition season, the Freeride World Tour Junior (FWT Junior) has made several notable updates to their rulebook.
  Young athletes can compete in the FWT Junior series until age 19, or progress to the FWT Qualifier Series at 18. Events in the FWT Qualifier Series have historically been rated using the "Star Levels" system, which categorizes an event based on competition difficulty, point value, and registration requirements. Events with more stars hold more weight in competitio
  
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• Idyllic Swiss Resort Says It's No Longer Economically Viable To Offer Skiing

  23-06-2026 18:35 via powder.com
  Another one bites the dust.Climate change, specifically rising temperatures and declining snowfall, is wreaking havoc on low-elevation ski resorts across the Alps. POWDER has reported on a handful of resorts that have closed in the last few years, and another resort, this time in Switzerland, is joining their ranks.Braunwald, a small resort by Swiss standards, announced on June 19, 2026, that its lift operators will no longer offer "traditional skiing" going forward. "The result is clear: 'Busin
  
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• Daron Rahlves Pays Tribute To Shane McConkey With Spicy Summer Snowblade Descent

  23-06-2026 17:11 via powder.com
  Even the pros are having a hard time letting go of winter.Daron Rahlves, of Hahnenkamm and Red Bull fame, recently descended a narrow, steep couloir in an undisclosed location in California's Sierra Nevada.
  Now, that probably doesn't sound headline-worthy as is, but when you consider he did it on snowblades, well, that was enough for this ski writer to get to work.Tap or click below to watch Rahlves slice and dice his way down the couloir towards a pristine alpine lake. This is truly what summer
  
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• Does Every Turn Have To Be A Telemark Turn?

  23-06-2026 15:22 via powder.com
  Instead of sleeping in that spring morning or slowly sipping a coffee and watching the sun rise from the warm comfort of my living room, I was instead perched between two towering rock walls, clinging to the icy ribbon of snow between them.Part way up, with skis on my back and ice ax in hand, I kicked aggressively in the hope my cramponed foot would plunge snugly into its surface. But luck would not have it. I made yet another in a series of uneasy steps upward, just the very points of my spikes
  
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• The Greatest Recovery Device Is Your Mind, According To the Pros

  23-06-2026 12:34 via powder.com
  When Michelle Parker began freeskiing competitively at 15 years old, she didn’t have a coach. There wasn't a team trainer, and the only extracurricular training she did was high school PE, which, more often than not, was just skiing. It was the same for Bobby Brown, who started competing around the same age as Parker.Today, professional athletes are upheld as purveyors of health and wellness. Skiers post their gym routines to Instagram left and right, and are sponsored by nutrition compani
  
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• What's Summer Skiing at Sunshine Village Like? Pretty Nice, Apparently

  23-06-2026 11:21 via powder.com
  Stop me if you've heard this before: "Winter 25/26 was the worst ever."Skiers have a knack for the dramatics, but the lack of snow out West was the biggest story (and bummer) of the winter. Meanwhile, as POWDER's Ian Greenwood found out, Banff Sunshine Village in Alberta, Canada, was experiencing one of its best seasons ever.To date, Sunshine Village's Upper Mountain has recorded 1049cm (412 inches) of snow, rivaling the deepest seasons in its recorded history.After closing for the Winter/Spring
  
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