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• Historic Aspen Ski Lifts Up for Auction, With an Artistic Twist

  07-07-2026 20:15 via powder.com
  This summer, Aspen Mountain, Colorado, is working on a brand new lift, the Nell Bell.To make room, the ski resort is removing two classic lifts that, together, have served Aspen Mountain for nearly 120 combined years: Little Nell and Bell Mountain. The chairs from those lifts aren’t vanishing into the ether, though. Until July 19, 2026, they’re available in an ongoing auction.Bidding opened at $250 for the Little Nell chairs and $500 for Bell Mountain chairs, with nationwide shipping
  
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• It's Official: Freeride Skiing and Snowboarding Are The Newest Winter Olympic Sports

  07-07-2026 19:31 via powder.com
  It’s official. After years of speculation, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed that at Alpes 2030, freeride skiers and snowboarders will have a shot at taking home Olympic hardware. “Freeride has experienced rapid international growth, benefitting from a strong youth fanbase and visually spectacular competition. It uses a natural field of play, which minimises its impact on the Games,” the organization said in a press release. “Comprising four ev
  
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• Bears Broke Into 50 Cars at a California Resort Last Summer, Here's How To Avoid It

  07-07-2026 19:03 via powder.com
  Mammoth Mountain, California, shared a bear-ly believable statistic about car break-ins, in hopes of reducing those numbers this year.
  The California state flag has a bear on it, so it's no shocker to see a curious Ursus population. However, in many places, they've gotten pretty comfortable around humans, which can pose a risk for all parties.Last summer, more than 50 cars were broken into by bears in the Mammoth Mountain parking lots. Bears' sense of smell is 2,100 times stronger than humans, w
  
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• Telemark Skiing Needs Its Own Media

  07-07-2026 14:57 via powder.com
  On April 27th, 2020,in the mellow voice of a novice presenter, Josh Madsen, then emerging as the most influential thought leader and equipment retailer in the isolated world of telemark skiing, took to the digital air in just the 22nd edition of his podcast. There, on a platform that would become integral to the sport, he urged the free-heeling throngs long hoping for modern gear and a wider revival not to pine for larger companies to save their ski turn. Nor did he push for the insular spo
  
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