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• Utah's Cottonwood Fire Explodes To 59,000 Acres, Ski Resort Likely Affected

  24-06-2026 17:40 via powder.com
  The Cottonwood Fire continues to rage near Beaver, Utah.When POWDERfirst reported on the blaze yesterday, it had grown to more than 10,000 acres in less than 24 hours. As of this morning, June 24, the inferno has exploded to more than 59,000 acres. According to Watch Duty, the fire is 0% contained.The U.S. Forest Service - Fishlake National Forest posted the following message last night before the blaze grew to more than 59,000 acres:"The Cottonwood fire has grown to approximately 31,000 acres w
  
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• Can Telemark Skiing, or Any Micro-Niche, Be Self-Sustaining?

  24-06-2026 17:12 via powder.com
  CJ Coccia speaks in animated spurts, projecting intently, his bespectacled eyes rarely breaking gaze. It’s innate to the trendy telemark filmmaker who holds a Ph.D. in geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering. And he’s keen to aim that enthusiasm toward wondering if an off-the-radar activity like telemark skiing can ever sustain its own energy. Or if it’s destined to fall apart, over and over again.“Honestly, I don't think tele has evolved into a spot that's any bigg
  
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• The Best Ski Party of the Season Looked Different This Year, but I Went Anyways

  24-06-2026 16:54 via powder.com
  I woke up groggy on the morning of June 22nd. The sun is beaming into the windows, my sleeping bag cast aside long ago.
  Two of my hometown friends are still asleep next to me in the cramped car. Mt. Hood looms outside, the dwindling snow melting quickly under the hot sun. There’s just one last path to the base at Timberline Lodge, and that too will be gone soon.
  The night before, under a waxing moon, I’d joined the masses in the hectic descent down that strip of snow, the finale to t
  
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• Ever Wanted To Climb Jackson Hole's Corbet's Couloir? Now You Can

  24-06-2026 12:19 via powder.com
  There's a new way to experience one of the most iconic couloirs in skiing.
  Earlier this week, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort announced a brand new Via Ferrata climbing route that traverses across the famous Corbet's Couloir, at the top of Rendezvous Mountain.
  Via Ferrata climbing routes date back to World War I and use iron rungs, ladders, and cables bolted to the rock to help climbers navigate steep, rocky terrain safely.
  Now, with the Via Ferrata, guests can get up close and personal with the ro
  
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