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• Canyon's Sender CFR Downhill Bike Has A Serious Need For Speed

  30-09-2026 21:35 via powder.com
  There’s no feeling in the world quite like riding an exquisitely-specced mountain bike in gnarly terrain at high speeds. It’s a moment where ridiculous levels of engineering, industrial design, and manufacturing come together to spoil the plans physics normally lays for us. It’s a sensation that the best racers in the world get to experience every race day on the World Cup, and it’s the feeling I felt while riding the Canyon Sender CFR. In short, it’s really addicti
  
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• French Skier Juliette Willmann Dies in Avalanche Near El Chaltén

  30-09-2026 20:50 via powder.com
  Juliette Willmann, a 29-year-old French freeride skier, died in an avalanche on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, on Cerro Crestón, a mountain near El Chaltén, Argentina—the town known for climbing, backcountry skiing, and mountaineering. 
  Willmann was skiing with her husband, Pierre-Idris Mehdi, 30, when an avalanche hit the couple, dragging them about 1,300 feet down the slope in the Lago del Desierto area, according to an initial report from the Government of Santa Cruz.&n
  
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• Hilaree Nelson, Ted Ligety Included in U.S. National Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame Class of 2026

  30-09-2026 20:23 via powder.com
  The U.S. National Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame and Museum in Ishpeming, Michigan, has announced its Hall of Fame Class of 2026, according to SAM News.
  The class of nine new members will be inducted at the annual Snowsports History Celebration in Ogden, Utah, on April 10, 2027.
  Inductees include Jim Morrison, the late Hilaree Nelson, Ted Ligety, Brad Holmes, and accomplished POWDER photographer Scott Markewitz. Keep reading for the full list.
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• Massachusetts Ski Area Begins Snowmaking In September, Aims for October Opening

  30-09-2026 19:01 via powder.com
  The ski season is typically short in Massachusetts, but Ski Ward, a humble ski area just 45 minutes from Boston, is looking to change that.
  Ski Ward was the first to open in the United States during the winter 2023/2024 season, and it appears to be making a push to do the same this year. But how can a small hill near Boston compete with high alpine giants like Arapahoe Basin, Colorado, and Mammoth Mountain, California, in the race to open? To put it simply: technology.
  The ski area owns a Latitu
  
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• The Best Gear for an El Niño Ski Season

  30-09-2026 17:06 via powder.com
  In case you missed it, forecasts show the upcoming winter could be wet, wild, or warm, depending on where you are, thanks to an incoming Super El Niño.While long-range forecasts should always be taken with a grain of salt, there is a fair bit of confidence concerning the El Niño conditions in particular. Having ski gear that keeps you warm, dry, and prepared for most conditions matters every year, but this year it might be worth investing in a new piece of waterproof outerwear or s
  
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• New York's Holiday Mountain Reveals New Trail Map With Expanded Terrain and a New Lift

  30-09-2026 12:29 via powder.com
  New trail map alert! This is not a drill…
  Holiday Mountain, a humble but lively ski area in Monticello, New York, has revealed a new trail map ahead of the winter 26/27 season. The map is bright, colorful, and most importantly, it features the ski area’s new lift and trails that will open this season.
  “From three trails in 2023 to over 20 this season, Holiday Mountain’s back!” the ski area wrote in a social media post.See below for Holiday Mountain’s new map
  
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