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• 3D Models and Mountains of Dirt: How an Olympic Halfpipe Is Taking Shape at Park City

  30-06-2026 20:44 via powder.com
  At Park City, Utah, construction is underway on a towering halfpipe that will serve as a venue for the 2034 Winter Olympics and, in the near future, the Snow League competition circuit.And no, this part of the process doesn’t involve snow.Instead, Park City is using an enormous amount of dirt to lay the foundation for the halfpipe. So much dirt, in fact, that if you piled it a foot high and spread it out, it could cover about eight football fields, according to the ski resort. Once winter
  
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• Eagle Point Resort Shares Photos and Extent of Damage After Cottonwood Fire

  30-06-2026 18:40 via powder.com
  Days after the Cottonwood Fire hit Eagle Point Resort, Utah, the ski area and its owner, Shane Gadbaw, recently began to assess the damage caused by the blaze, posting photos and a message on social media.“We wanted to share an initial update with our community,” the resort wrote.The fire, according to Eagle Point, impacted about 300 of its 600 acres on the south side of the mountain, mostly in the Tushar Ridge area. Canyonside Lodge, one of the two day lodges, along with more than 1
  
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• Can This New 3D Tech Solve All Ski Boot Issues?

  30-06-2026 16:33 via powder.com
  If you’re a skier, the odds are fairly high that you’ve sat on a bootfitter’s bench at least once before.While some folks are blessed with "good" feet, run-of-the-mill measurements, and no protrusions, those folks are few and far between. More often, the imperfect human anatomy leaves bootfitters accounting for all kinds of challenges with limited tools at their disposal.Perhaps you’ve sat for an hour or more as a bootfitter molded, punched, and ground out your boots, onl
  
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• With Another New Lift, Deer Valley Will Reach 4,500 Acres Next Winter

  30-06-2026 12:30 via powder.com
  It may only be June, but Deer Valley is sharing more details about what skiers can expect next winter as the luxury Utah resort continues to grow, adding thousands of acres of terrain.The most visible addition during the 2026-27 season will be the Hail Peak Express, a high-speed quad that departs from the new East Village area and brings skiers to the top of the nearby Hail Peak. The Express adds another 200 acres of terrain and seven new runs, one of which, called “Hill Yeah,”
  
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