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• Forecasters' New Outlook Provides Early Glimpse at El Niño Ski Season

  20-08-2026 21:26 via powder.com
  As buzz builds around the so-called “Super” El Niño, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center (CPC) is continuing to release seasonal outlooks that provide a broad glimpse at what the upcoming ski season might look like.
  The latest, published on Thursday, covers the next year, broken up into three-month chapters. 
  What does it say about the snow conditions? Not everything. But the CPC’s assessment hews close to the traditional wisdom surrounding El Niño—t
  
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• Mount Bohemia Completes Next Phase of Voodoo Mountain Cat Skiing Expansion

  20-08-2026 21:21 via powder.com
  Big changes are underway for one of the Midwest’s most beloved and unique ski areas. Mount Bohemia posted to social media to announce that trail expansion work for Voodoo Mountain had officially been completed. 
  Following last season, the ski area shared updates on trail work at Voodoo Mountain, which is the first commercial cat skiing outfit east of the Rockies. The additional trails put Voodoo’s total skiable terrain at nearly 300 acres, and bring Mount Bohemia’s total t
  
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• Aspen Airport Temporarily Suspends Flights Due to Nearby Wildfire

  20-08-2026 19:58 via powder.com
  The Aspen/Pitkin County Airport suspended flights on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, due to wildfire activity in the area, but said on Thursday morning that despite a “Temporary Flight Restriction” in effect, airlines “expect to operate as normally as possible.”
  “Travelers should continue to check directly with their airline for the latest updates on flights,” a social media post from the airport read. The airport’s website showed some delays on Thursday mor
  
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• Evacuation Orders Lowered for Mt. Hood Ski Resorts Near Grasshopper Fire

  20-08-2026 18:32 via powder.com
  Evacuation orders have decreased or disappeared entirely for two Mt. Hood ski resorts positioned near the edge of Oregon’s Grasshopper Fire, which has, to date, burned over 90,000 acres.
  Timberline Lodge announced this week that the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office had lifted the Level 1 Evacuation for the Mount Hood corridor, from Rhododendron east through Government Camp and surrounding areas of Mount Hood National Forest.
  The resort thanked the frontline firefighters, incident te
  
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• Why the Thule ReVert 4 Outperforms Other Vertical Bike Racks (Despite the Price)

  20-08-2026 17:56 via powder.com
  Powder aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission.Trends are everywhere in the outdoor industry. Ski, boot and binding designs seem to mirror each another season after season. Apparel trends are a dime a dozen. In the bike world, things are the same, with frame and suspension designs chasing performance (and fads) with similar ideology. Then there’s the hitch-mounted bike rack world, where the trends mean that we
  
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• Utah's Southernmost Ski Resort Announces Opening Date, Lift Tickets Start at $9

  20-08-2026 12:30 via powder.com
  Southern Utah’s Brian Head Resort dropped its 2026-27 winter opening day, amidst more news of a sizable capital investment for the resort. The ski resort is planning to start spinning lifts on November 6, 2021, conditions depending. 
  In addition to their notably early projected opening day, Brian Head also announced that the resort was investing more than $2M in snowmaking, lift infrastructure updates, and guest services ahead of the coming winter season. 
  According to a press re
  
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• Alta Ski Area To Debut Lodge Remodel and Expansion Next Winter

  20-08-2026 12:01 via powder.com
  Alta Ski Area’s known for a throwback, encased-in-amber vibe. It’s a place with world-famous terrain that, despite its popularity and ubiquity, somehow doesn’t feel like a cookie-cutter, ritzy destination.
  Still, even the classic haunts need to make updates. For Alta this summer, that looks like an overhaul of the Albion Basin lodge, a project that’s spanned multiple years and will be ready in time for the start of the 2026-27 ski season.
  In an email, Lexi Dowdall, Alta&r
  
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