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• Ski Filmmaker Shares Stunning Look Back at "Snowmaggedon" (Video)

  04-08-2026 20:03 via powder.com
  It was the winter no one can forget.From the Sierra Nevada to Utah’s Cottonwoods, ski resorts got slammed, over and over again, until the snow piled so high that it obscured chairlifts, houses, and the natural features that, usually, help separate one trail from the next.We’re talking about the 2022-23 ski season. It answered a question that skiers often bandy about on chairlifts and in dark, crowded bars: is there such a thing as too much snow?The answer, it turns out, might be yes.
  
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• 35,000-Acre Wildfire Burns Near Mt. Hood Meadows, Evacuation Order Issued

  04-08-2026 19:34 via powder.com
  Parts of Waco and Hood River Counties in Oregon, including Mt. Hood Meadows, are being evacuated as a result of the Grasshopper Fire. The Elk Mountain zones, where the ski area is located, were upgraded to Level 3 (Go Now) evacuation status earlier this morning, August 4, 2026. The mountain was also closed on Monday, August 3, as smoke from both the Grasshopper fire and northwest winds blowing smoke down from fires in Washington State clouded the area.
  The Grasshopper fire, which broke out on Ju
  
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• Vail Resorts Names MGM CEO To Board of Directors

  04-08-2026 19:11 via powder.com
  Vail Resorts has named Bill Hornbuckle, the CEO and president of MGM Resorts, to its board of directors.With MGM, which is known for its Las Vegas, Nevada, luxury hotels and casinos like the Bellagio and MGM Grand, Hornbuckle oversees “strategy, operations, hospitality and gaming development projects,” according to a Vail release. Before Hornbuckle became the CEO of MGM in 2020, he held several senior roles at the company and has played a “key role” in domestic and i
  
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• Molly Armanino Contemplates Freeride's Olympic Inclusion and Whether She'll Try To Qualify

  04-08-2026 13:32 via powder.com
  It was a season of highs and lows for elite freerider Molly Armanino. Inspiring execution at times, and unexpected misfortune at others.The 33-year-old Kirkwood, California, skier seized the moment, unleashing a near-flawless run that blended style and precision to capture a bronze medal at the World Championships in Andorra in early February.However, her season success took a dramatic turn later that month at a relocated event in Kühtai, Austria. Armanino crashed after snagging a buried ro
  
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• Purgatory, Colorado Teases Steep Glades and Cliff Lines Coming With New Lift

  04-08-2026 12:42 via powder.com
  As work continues this summer on its new ColoradoCouloir chairlift, Purgatory Resort, Colorado, is offering a pre-season look at the kind of terrain skiers can expect to enjoy next winter.The ski area, in a social media video, showed off the “steep glades,” “new gullies,” and “cliff lines” below the Colorado Couloir.They also shared an update on the progress of the Colorado Couloir. At the time of the post late last month, tower footers were almost complete, w
  
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• What a Skier Leaves Behind

  04-08-2026 12:06 via powder.com
  Walking through old town, under an unrelenting sun, past well-kempt yards and those forsaken to another summer of Colorado drought,something out of season caught my eye. In front of an old home lined with hollyhocks were two pairs of skis, set roadside for the taking. One of the sets was an immaculately cared-for older model, a pair of Tua’s with the name Montes MX printed on them in a vintage typeface. Melting wax, perhaps last applied decades ago, beaded down their narrow, 200cm len
  
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