Skiing news

• FAA Greenlights Drones for Avalanche Mitigation

  15-07-2026 19:49 via powder.com
  Over the last several years, drones have become both more advanced and more user-friendly, which has opened up a new realm of use cases for the aerial devices.
  From their ability to capture a new perspective on big mountain skiing to their use in land surveying, crop monitoring, and search and rescue missions, it's clear that the sky is quite literally the limit with these devices.
  Of course, accessibility is a double-edged sword, with the potential to interfere with airspace and violate privacy
  
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• Chilean Ski Resort Closes Indefinitely Ahead of Forecasted 200-Inch Blizzard

  15-07-2026 19:40 via powder.com
  Ski Portillo is battening down the hatches.Only weeks after a lack of snow forced the Chilean ski resort to start the season later than planned, a massive winter storm is set to arrive in full on Thursday, July 16, 2026.
  So massive, in fact, that Portillo has opted to close for several days, with no one leaving or entering the resort during the blizzard. The ski slopes also won’t be open for safety reasons.According to Portillo’s website, its access roads are already closed. The reso
  
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• Low-Key Utah Ski Resort Hits Zillow for $22.5 Million

  15-07-2026 12:09 via powder.com
  Interested in buying a ski resort? You’ll need a cool $22.5 million.That’s the recent listing price of Cherry Peak, a small Utah mountain in Cache County that went on sale on Monday.This isn’t a prospective ski area. Rather, it’s one that, since 2015, has served local Logan-area skiers and snowboarders and is about an hour and a half north of Salt Lake City by car. “It's a fully operational resort,” said Rob Silk, a land professional with Great Plains Lan
  
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