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• French Alpinist Guillaume "Gee" Pierrel Dies In Avalanche

  25-06-2026 21:19 via powder.com
  French alpinist and big mountain skier Guillaume "Gee" Pierrel died in an avalanche yesterday, June 24, 2026, according to Everest Today.Pierrel was attempting to summit K6, a 23,891' peak in the Karakoram Mountain Range of Pakistan."The accident occurred at around 5,000 meters on June 24, 2026, during an expedition in the Hushe Valley of Gilgit-Baltistan," writes Everest Today. "His French teammate Boris Jule and Swiss climber Christina Maria survived the avalanche, while recovery efforts for P
  
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• Ski Mountaineering Approved for French Alps 2030 Olympics, New Races Added

  25-06-2026 18:25 via powder.com
  Ski mountaineering’s (SkiMo) top athletes can now set their sights on the French Alps 2030 Olympic Winter Games. The sport made its successful Olympic debut at Milan-Cortina four months ago, in the Italian Alps.
  Now, the next chapter awaits.The International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved the French Alps 2030 proposal to include SkiMo as an additional sport, with two new individual races, at the next Winter Games.
  Additionally, the total athlete quota has been doubled from 36 to 72 male
  
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• Drug Charges Against Bode Miller To Be Dropped, According to Attorney

  25-06-2026 18:04 via powder.com
  Bode Miller was the subject of a TMZ breaking news story earlier this week when an affidavit was leaked that he was arrested on drug charges.According to TMZ, Miller was arrested after a traffic stop in Fremont County, Idaho, on June 6, 2026. He was allegedly in possession of more than 4 grams of psilocybin mushrooms in a dispensary bag.Miller addressed the arrest on Instagram with a statement, claiming that a friend riding with him had a small amount of cannabis and a pipe, but he didn't addres
  
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• Cottonwood Fire Ravages Utah's Eagle Point Ski Resort, Governor Says It's a "Miracle" Nobody Died

  25-06-2026 17:21 via powder.com
  The Cottonwood Fire broke out near Beaver, Utah, on Tuesday, June 22, and quickly exploded to over 60,000 acres in less than 24 hours due to strong winds and dry weather.As of this morning, June 25, the fire has spread to over 70,000 acres and is 0% contained.
  Speaking in a special news conference in Beaver yesterday afternoon, Utah Governor Spencer Cox said, "We're still evaluating things, but there's a very good chance this is already the most destructive fire in the state's history. What that
  
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• The Swiss Chalet That Fostered The Ski Bum Freeride Revolution

  25-06-2026 12:35 via powder.com
  It is being touted as a freeskiing story that has never been told.Titled Clambin, Dan Egan’s next film project turns back the clock with a colorful cast of characters that called the fabled Swiss Chalet Bellaiuva, nestled 700 feet above Verbier, Switzerland, home. For over 15 years, the rustic chalet tucked in the hamlet of Clambin afforded ski-in, ski-out access to the incredible powder stashes and expansive backcountry terrain of the resort and beyond. A movement that transformed skiing
  
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