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• Chilly Weekend Storm Could Bring Inches of Snow to Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming Peaks

  09-09-2026 20:37 via powder.com
  Ski season is still weeks or months away, but Mother Nature’s already provided some wintry teases. Another could be on the way for Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming this weekend.
  Chase Thomason, a meteorologist with Salt Lake’s KUTV 2 News, recently shared a graphic on social media showing where the most snow could fall, with the concentration of the storm being positioned over western Montana. Lesser flurries could also appear across parts of central Idaho and northwest Wyoming, per Thoma
  
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• Here's When Utah Ski Resorts Expect to Open for Winter 2026/27

  09-09-2026 20:29 via powder.com
  Fall is in the air, pumpkin spice is probably in your coffee or muffin, and ski season is right around the corner.Given the lackluster start to ski season in 2025, which caused many opening-day delays, many ski areas are understandably still waiting to announce their opening dates. However, a few Utah resorts have marked days on the calendar in hopes that Ullr will cooperate.
  Here are the Utah resorts that have announced their opening dates for the 2026/27 ski season. All dates are conditions pe
  
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• Alterra Reveals $350 Million In Improvements and New Lifts Coming to Ikon Pass Resorts Next Winter

  09-09-2026 19:23 via powder.com
  With the ski season just around the corner, Alterra—the multi-resort company and seller of the Ikon Pass, of course—is detailing which of its properties are getting improvements before the snow starts flying.
  For the most part, the $350 million investment is going towards changes that skiers won’t necessarily see, but instead hum along in the background, making the logistical side of resort operations run more smoothly or safely. That includes snowmaking, remote avalanche contr
  
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• El Niño Is Coming For California's Ski Resorts: Here's When They Expect To Open

  09-09-2026 18:24 via powder.com
  A cold front blasted California’s Sierra Nevada during the last week of August with temperatures in the low 40s and enough rain to signal that, yes, summer is finally over.
  Between the season’s first taste of cool weather and the impending “super El Niño” forecast, California skiers and snowboarders have a lot to be excited about.
  A “super El Niño” doesn’t necessarily guarantee that California’s ski resorts will experience an increase
  
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• How to Not Die in the Mountains, According to a former TGR Lead Guide

  09-09-2026 16:48 via powder.com
  Picture this: You’re a pro skier looking to push the limits of your skiing so far past your comfort zone that you’re truly venturing into new ground. We’re talking first descents, technical summits, mystery snowpacks, and the like. Who do you call for help? A guy like IFMGA Guide Zahan “Z” Billimoria.
  Lucky for us, for the second year running, Z and his team of world-class instructors are offering the Samsara Backcountry Semester—a fresh take on avalanche and
  
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• Chilean Ski Resort Offers Sunset Cat Rides High in the Andes Mountains

  09-09-2026 12:37 via powder.com
  Amid one heck of a memorable ski season, Valle Nevado, Chile, is giving visitors a new way to soak in the South American mountain splendor: hitching a ride on a snowcat to the Ancla Summit at dusk and dining on local food surrounded by sunset alpine vistas once you get there.
  Perched below peaks like Cerro La Parva and Cerro Pinto, Ancla Summit is one of the highest points at Valle Nevado, nestled in an above-treeline mountainscape that’s dissimilar from most fir-laden North American resor
  
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• Colorado's Ski Season Is Just Weeks Away, Here's When Resorts Expect To Open

  09-09-2026 11:32 via powder.com
  Can you hear it? Can you smell it? Can you feel it? Winter is coming, Colorado, and ski resorts are already gearing up for opening day.
  The majority of Colorado ski resorts have announced opening dates, and it’s getting all of us here at POWDER excited, especially after the disappointing season the Centennial State experienced last year.
  Keep reading below for a list of Colorado ski resort opening dates in alphabetical order. Remember that targeted opening dates are subject to change based
  
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