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• Construction Continues on Major Lift Improvement at Colorado's Powderhorn Ski Area

  19-08-2026 21:28 via powder.com
  Colorado’s Powderhorn Mountain Resort has a significant update in the works ahead of the 2026-27 ski season, which also marks its 60th Anniversary.The mountain’s Heron-Poma double chair, West End, has been removed and is being replaced with a high-speed quad lift that’s been repurposed from Snowmass. 
  The new chair, Wild West Express, will be one of the mountain’s three chairlifts, and the second high-speed quad Powderhorn has installed since 2015. For much of the su
  
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• "Post-Apocalyptic Experience" Coming To Pennsylvania Ski Resort for Halloween Event

  19-08-2026 20:16 via powder.com
  Camelback Resort, Pennsylvania, appears to be pulling out all of the stops for an upcoming spooky event set to be held at its waterpark and surrounding mountain terrain.
  Called “The Curse of Camelback,” the Halloween attraction is billed as a “post-apocalyptic experience” that will transform the Camelbeach Mountain Waterpark into the “fictional location of a terrifying chemical outbreak.”
  “Beginning at the base of the mountain, guests are recruited to jo
  
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• Arizona Ski Resort Appoints New GM & COO Ahead of Winter Season

  19-08-2026 20:08 via powder.com
  Arizona Snowbowl has named a new General Manager and COO ahead of the 2026-27 ski season as it carries out more than $1M in capital investments. 
  Longtime Arizona Snowbowl employee and Flagstaff local Dale Haglin has been promoted to chief operating officer from his role as director of mountain operations, in a continuation of his 45-year career with the resort. 
  “I’ve spent nearly five decades watching Snowbowl evolve, and I’ve seen firsthand what thoughtful investme
  
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• Phaenom Launches New Generation of Ski Boots

  19-08-2026 19:31 via powder.com
  A few years ago, a new boot brand opened its doors, quietly releasing two boot models into the universe aimed squarely at freestyle skiers. This entirely new approach to ski footwear ushered in the era of hybrid overlap/cabrio shells that took advantage of the benefits of each style of boot and combined them into something new. Phaenom Footwear and their all-black two-buckle boots quickly became a bit of a status symbol among style- and performance-conscious freestyle skiers looking for a boot t
  
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• Black Bear Attacks, Injures Man in Colorado Mountain Town

  19-08-2026 18:44 via powder.com
  A bear attack close to two of Colorado’s best-known ski resorts, Beaver Creek and Vail Mountain, left one man injured at an apartment complex, officials said.
  According to Colorado Parks & Wildlife, a man was leaving a building laundry room near Eagle-Vail when he encountered a female black bear. The bear swiped his arm, scratching him. As the man fled, he tripped and injured his foot.
  The man was transported to a local medical facility by a family member, where he was treated for inju
  
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• Ski Towns and the Past That Lives On in an Old Subaru I Won’t Give Up

  19-08-2026 12:30 via powder.com
  A cool breeze ruffles my hair, pulled into a ponytail, as I ride my unmaintained road bike to work, gears skipping and squeaking as I gaze up at the towering pines lining the road. They flank modest homes with the kind of scruffy gardens of larkspur and hollyhock I hope to have one day. 
  At the corner, just past a tear-down being rebuilt to new heights, and kittycorner to the Boys & Girls Club, I come to a four way stop just before an immaculate black Audi does. But as I get ready to ta
  
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