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• Vandals Significantly Damage Beloved Oregon Ski Cabin

  22-09-2026 21:38 via powder.com
  Vandals damaged a cabin at Gold Lake Sno-Park, Oregon, which serves Nordic skiers and other backcountry users along Willamette Pass, prompting an investigation led by local officials.
  The training director of the Willamette Backcountry Ski Patrol (WBSP), Jamie Sullivan, said in a social media post that on September 7, she and her friends saw a “suspicious” car parked past the entrance on the right side of the building. They spotted a person sleeping inside the car and left immediatel
  
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• Viral Video Captures Moment Runaway Truck Loses Control on Busy Ski Highway

  22-09-2026 20:39 via powder.com
  If you’ve ever driven I-70 through parts of Colorado (or most major US highways with steep sections, for that matter), you’ve undoubtedly seen runaway truck ramps along the road. Not to make too many assumptions, but odds are, if you’ve seen one of these, you’ve also wondered what it would be like to see a truck actually use one. 
  Just a few weeks ago, a handful of Colorado drivers got to witness just that. One captured a video of a semi-truck flying up a runaway tru
  
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• Climate Change Forces Permanent Closure of Austrian Ski Area

  22-09-2026 19:21 via powder.com
  Schigebiet Unterberg, a small Austrian ski area, is permanently closing as part of a broader climate-driven trend that’s forced European resorts to tangle with increasingly mild winters, particularly at lower altitudes. 
  “After taking over and saving the ski area in 2014, and years of commitment to regional winter sports, the continuing mild winters and the noticeable climate change are now forcing us to permanently stop the lift operation,” Erich Panzenböck, Klaus Pa
  
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• One of Skiing's Funniest Mockumentaries Now Has a Sequel

  22-09-2026 17:25 via powder.com
  An award-winning mockumentary that highlights the experience of being a professional skier and a mom—alongside mining for laughs—now has a sequel.
  As its name suggests, the newest adventure, Here Hold My Kid – The Austrian Job, heads overseas with the same cast alongside some new additions.
  Jackie Paaso and Elyse Saugstad still star, as do their husbands and fellow pro skiers, Cody Townsend and Reine Barkered. Based on the trailer (which you can watch below), new addition and a
  
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• Could Utah Build a State-Funded, Affordable Ski Area? One Resident Has a Plan

  22-09-2026 13:30 via powder.com
  A resident of Logan, Utah, is hoping to bring a more affordable resort skiing option to the Wasatch Mountains.
  Clint Richins, who grew up enjoying winter sports at Snowbasin, has proposed a solution to the ever-rising costs of skiing in Utah in the form of a publicly funded ski area. Richins, 31, has a background in finance and economics and has worked in roles in both the outdoor and health & fitness industries, not to mention as a volunteer ski patroller at Beaver Mountain. 
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• 1000cm And Counting: It Won't Stop Snowing at Ski Portillo, Chile

  22-09-2026 11:11 via powder.com
  The snow keeps piling up at Ski Portillo, Chile.
  A record-breaking storm dumped more than 200 inches (508cm) of snow in less than a week at Ski Portillo in July, and while there have been breaks in the weather (as expected), the snow keeps finding its way back to the resort with an iconic yellow hotel and unique surface lifts.
  Following an over-performing storm that dumped 22 inches (55cm) at Ski Portillo over the last seven days, the resort is reporting a whopping 401 inches (1021cm) of snow on
  
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