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• Sundance Resort Hosts Celebration of Robert Redford on Late Founder's Birthday

  21-08-2026 22:46 via powder.com
  Earlier this week, Sundance Mountain Resort in Utah honored the birthday of its founder—the late Robert Redford. 
  In honor of the famed actor, the Outlaw Express stayed open late, and proceeds from the $10 lift tickets went to the Sundance Nature Alliance. The resort also served one of Redford’s favorite desserts, complimentary brownie sundaes, along with a moment for remarks in memory of him around the Village firepits. 
  A memory station was set up in the Art Studio &
  
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• After Prolonged, Multi-Week Closure, Road Access to Chilean Ski Resort Reopening

  21-08-2026 21:07 via powder.com
  After a prolonged closure brought by enormous snowfall totals, road access to Ski Portillo is reopening this weekend, allowing the general public to make the drive from Chile’s capital, Santiago, into the mountains.
  Ski Portillo announced the opening on social media on Friday, writing, “the border crossing will be open to all vehicles — hotel guests, skiers and day visitors alike.” Just east of Ski Portillo, the road passes into Argentina. 
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• Guide Company That Ran Fatal Ski Trip Faces Safety Fine in California

  21-08-2026 20:26 via nytimes.com
  The state levied a $151,300 fine on Blackbird Mountain Guides, which took backcountry skiers into the Sierra Nevada in threatening conditions. Nine died in an avalanche.
  
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• This Colorado Ski Town Just Got a Lot Better for Stargazing

  21-08-2026 19:33 via powder.com
  Frisco, Colorado, has officially achieved designation as an International Dark Sky Community by DarkSky International. 
  Defined as a “town, city, municipality, or other legally organized community that has shown exceptional dedication to the preservation of the night sky,” the Town of Frisco was able to receive the Community certification in recognition of its implementation and enforcement of quality outdoor lighting ordinances. 
  Frisco sits just off I-70, south of Silvert
  
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• Utah Ski Resort To Debut 100 Acres of New Terrain and High-Speed Quad Lift

  21-08-2026 19:05 via powder.com
  A long-anticipated upgrade to the slopes at Sundance Mountain Resort, Utah, is almost here.
  The resort, in a release, detailed its brand new lift, the Electric Horseman, which will open with more than 100 acres of new terrain this winter alongside a 1.7-mile groomed run called Storyteller cut from the slopes formerly known as the Far East Ridgeline.
  Storyteller pairs “sweeping turns with some of the most spectacular views on the mountain” and, for more advanced skiers, “introdu
  
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• Officials Encourage Vigilance After Two More Bear Attacks in Colorado Mountain Towns

  21-08-2026 12:00 via powder.com
  Following two more bear attacks in Colorado this week, Colorado Parks & Wildlife is urging the public to stay vigilant outside and remove anything that could attract bears. 
  The agency said in a release that wildlife officers have been responding to a record number of bear reports, a surge in activity the CPW attributed to low mountain snowpack, wildfires and drought, all of which make it harder for bears to find food. 
  Large parts of Colorado are in “extreme” or &ldquo
  
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• Tips for Adults Learning to Ski

  21-08-2026 01:00 via nyskiblog.com
  
  “Can I learn to ski as an adult?” We hear the question a lot. This article is for those who weren’t lucky enough to discover skiing at a young age and now wonder if they are too old to start. And it’s designed to get you to “yes.” You can learn to ski as an adult, if you’re reasonably fit and healthy. And we whole-heartedly recommend it. Picking up skiing or boarding at age 30 and beyond is more challenging » Read More »
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