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• Silvermine Ski Center to Bear Mountain Ski Jump Traverse

  02-07-2026 22:50 via nyskiblog.com
  My previous Bear Mountain State Park experiences have included ice skating with the family during the winter holidays and a zoo trip here and there when my daughter was young. I’ve done limited hiking in the park and there are many miles of trails that I’ve yet to explore. Recently I had an opportunity to hike some of them while trying to link two sites steeped in New York ski history; the Silvermine Ski Center and the Bear Mountain Ski » Read More »
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• Students Invent Device That Could Save Skiers From Tree Wells

  02-07-2026 19:21 via powder.com
  A group of students at Oregon State University Cascades has invented a device that could help save skiers and snowboarders trapped in tree wells, the Central Oregon Daily News reported. The device, called the Tree Well Guardian, started as a class project in outdoor product design. It attaches to a skier's boot and, when it’s inverted—meaning a skier is stuck head-first in a tree well—it begins sending out a GPS alert. The device also includes a ten-second warnin
  
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• Palisades Tahoe Reintroduces Cheaper Midweek Ski Pass for First Time in a Decade

  02-07-2026 17:33 via powder.com
  For the first time in more than a decade, midweek season passes are returning to Palisades Tahoe, California, next winter.The passes, which cost $699, include unlimited access Monday through Friday during the 26/27 season, with some blackout dates. Alternatively, skiers can get hit the resort with pricier Ikon Pass or Ikon Base Pass, which cost $1,449 and $1,019, respectively. Midweek pass blackout dates apply from December 28 through January 1 and on February 15. Like other passes, the mid
  
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• 5 Beautiful Ski Resorts To See 4th of July Fireworks This Year

  02-07-2026 17:19 via powder.com
  Say what you want about fireworks, but there's no denying the deep ties Americans have to lighting them off to celebrate the 4th of July. It's just what we do.Some cities, and now ski resorts, have opted to replace fireworks with coordinated drone light shows, but a few bastions of BANG are holding on.
  That said, last winter's abnormally dry weather and this summer's hot weather have led to temporary bans on fireworks in states like Utah and Colorado, where wildfire danger is high.With that in m
  
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• Vail Resorts CEO Defends Ownership Model On Podcast

  02-07-2026 12:53 via powder.com
  Days after Semafor reported that an activist investor was considering a proxy fight to shake up Vail Resorts’ board and explore selling off the company’s ski resorts, CEO Rob Katz used his Epic By Nature podcast to explain why he believes an owned-and-operated network of mountains was at the “heart” of the Vail Resorts business model. “That network is what has enabled our success over the past nearly 20 years,” he said in the podcast. “It's what mad
  
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