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• He Held On for Minutes To Save His Friend, Now This Young Skier Is Being Honored

  21-09-2026 22:13 via powder.com
  A Virginia youth has been honored with a Carnegie Medal for saving his friend from falling off a ski lift.
  In January 2025, Major Metzger, who was 10 at the time, hopped on the ski lift alongside three other kids when his seat neighbor, 6-year-old Bryce Rader, had trouble loading and began to slip, according to the Carnegie Medal website. 
  Metzger grabbed Rader and held on, attempting to pull him back onto the seat. 
  Eventually Rader slipped completely off, with Metzger holding his arm
  
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• New Mexico Ski Resort Announces Largest Investments in 70-Year History

  21-09-2026 20:01 via powder.com
  As Pajarito Mountain Ski Area heads into the 2026-27 winter season, the New Mexico ski resort is getting ready to show off the biggest infrastructure updates in the resort’s 70-year history. Updates to the mountain come as part of Project Pajarito, the multi-year, multimillion-dollar investment plan to improve guest experience across the board.
  Perhaps the most notable updates to Pajarito Mountain, which was founded in the 1950s by Nobel Prize-winning scientists from the Los Alamos Nationa
  
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• California Declares State of Emergency Ahead of El Niño Winter

  21-09-2026 19:20 via powder.com
  As the ongoing El Niño edges into record territory, Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency for California, directing agencies to begin preparations for reducing flood, landslide, and coastal risks.
  “California is strongest when we look out for one another. That is what this action is about. Giving communities the support they need, giving first responders the tools to do their jobs, and giving families the confidence that their state is ready,” Newsom said in
  
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