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• After Delayed Start, Chilean Ski Resort Announces New Opening Day

  01-07-2026 21:29 via powder.com
  After an extended delay caused by uncooperative snow conditions, Ski Portillo, Chile, now plans to open this coming weekend on July 4, kicking off its ski season.As of now, Ski Portillo aims to offer three runs, with the slopes available exclusively to visitors who’ve made hotel reservations. The resort offers all-inclusive packages for guests that include meals, lift tickets, and lodging. During the opening, Ski Portillo won’t be able to welcome day skiers.“Guests with day tic
  
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• New York's Hunter Mountain Names New General Manager and Vice President

  01-07-2026 20:10 via powder.com
  Chuck Randles, a ski industry veteran with more than two decades of experience, has been named the new vice president and general manager of Hunter Mountain, New York, effective July 15, 2026.Most recently, Randles oversaw Wilmot Mountain as general manager alongside Mount Brighton, Hidden Valley, and Snow Creek. According to a press release shared by Vail Resorts, which owns Hunter Mountain, he “built and led high-performing, multi-resort teams while driving collaboration and consistency
  
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• Tahoe Ski Resort Doubles Down, Will Now Offer Free Lift Tickets To Guests Who Report Employees

  01-07-2026 19:28 via powder.com
  Donner Ski Ranch, a small, homey ski area in California near the edge of Lake Tahoe, recently caused a stir online when it asked its patrons to report lift operators caught using their cellphones when they were supposed to be working, sharing a new sign that read “Rat ‘em out!” (with a rat to match).The initiative was meant to promote safety according to the ski area, but many, if not most, of the hundreds of comments that flooded in on social media were negative. Donner Ski Ra
  
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• Polish Mountaineer Make History as First To Ski "Killer Mountain" Without Oxygen

  01-07-2026 17:58 via powder.com
  Big mountain skier and alpinist Andrzej Bargiel made history last September when he completed the first ski descent of Mt. Everest without supplemental oxygen.
  Now, he's added another bucket list peak to his legendary resume.According to Snowsports News via local climbers, the 38-year-old Polish skier completed the first ski descent of the world's ninth-tallest peak, Nanga Parbat (26,660 ft./8,126 m), today, July 1, 2026. The mountain is known as "Killer Mountain" amongst climbers and alpinists
  
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• Lessons in Loneliness, and a Little Redemption on the Gondola

  01-07-2026 13:00 via powder.com
  Walking over a crunchy layer of snow under an awakening sky, not long before Christmas of 2008, I boarded my dad’s Subaru Outback for a ride to the ski area. And I was in a bad place.It didn’t matter how cozy I felt sitting on the heated seat of my Old Man’s aged but immaculately cared-for car; it couldn’t have helped to be back in the comforting halls of my childhood home for the three-week break between semesters. Riding to the mountain that morning for my first shift a
  
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