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• Arizona Snowbowl's $1 Lift Tickets Are Cheaper Than They Were in 1948

  02-10-2026 19:54 via powder.com
  Back in 1948, Arizona Snowbowl offered lift tickets for $1.50. They included unlimited access to the intermediate rope tow. In 2026, you can pay less than that to ski Snowbowl on select dates.
  The resort, like many others in the industry, uses demand-based pricing, adjusting lift ticket prices based on how many skiers are expected to attend on a given date. That can result in pricey days—particularly powder days when all of Flagstaff wants to make some turns—but also means if you pla
  
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• "That Escalated Quickly": First Snow Brings Solid Coverage to Alaskan Ski Resort

  02-10-2026 18:58 via powder.com
  Well, that escalated quickly. So goes an Instagram post from Alyeska, which just got hit with a sizable October storm that blanketed its slopes.
  It was the first snowfall of the season for the Alaskan ski resort, and it delivered far more than the dustings that sometimes ring in the first steps of winter. See below.View this post on InstagramAs of Friday morning, the snow was still sticking around, at least at upper elevations. The Glacier Bowl webcam showed widespread coverage that was, de
  
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• Proposal Submitted To Build Sightseeing Tram Near Glacier National Park

  02-10-2026 17:33 via powder.com
  A new sightseeing tram may be coming to a mountain close to one of the West’s best-known National Parks, but only if it clears a government approval process.
  Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality, a company that operates tourist spots worldwide, including the Banff, Alberta, gondola, announced Thursday that it submitted a proposal to the Forest Service for a tram on the north slopes of Columbia Mountain above Hungry Horse, Montana, near Glacier National Park. The company already operates lod
  
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• Review: 2027 K2 Mindbender 96 & 96W Skis

  02-10-2026 15:53 via powder.com
  New tech, at least when it comes to skis, is often met with criticism and scrutiny. We’ve all been duped by the latest and greatest advancements in ski technology, only to realize it was just a marketing stunt that didn’t provide any real value.
  K2’s “Dark Matter” technology, which is implemented on its newly-refined line of Mindbender skis, isn’t that, thankfully. I was skeptical at first of the little blocks of TPU surrounded by powdered stainless steel, but
  
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• Review: 2027 Ellis Kanso 106 Skis

  02-10-2026 15:01 via powder.com
  During POWDER Week at Grand Targhee Resort, we spent hours talking about and sharing opinions on skis. It might not come as a surprise that most of our tester crew prefers stiffer, more serious skis that are built to handle tough conditions, high speeds, and more aggressive skiing. What did come as a surprise was how much the tester crew liked a ski that falls completely outside that spectrum: the Ellis Kanso 106. 
  Ellis, a small brand out of Colorado, added the 106mm waist Kanso 106 to the
  
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• New Cabins Unwrapped for One of North America's Largest Aerial Tramway Systems

  02-10-2026 13:16 via powder.com
  Brand new, shiny tramway cabins are being unwrapped as Grouse Mountain, British Columbia, prepares to debut an updated version of its classic Red Skyride.
  The cabins look much like those installed at Snowbird, Utah, in 2022, featuring angled front and back windows and a modern look.
  Doppelmayr Canada said in a social media post that the installation marked a “milestone in the modernization of the iconic Skyride aerial tramway,” adding that it was “another step forward in enhanc
  
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• Snowy British Columbia Ski Resort Adds 190 Acres of New Terrain for Next Winter

  02-10-2026 12:01 via powder.com
  Another terrain expansion is coming to British Columbia’s Whitewater Mountain Resort, adding 190 acres to the ski area’s footprint with six new runs, along with other improvements made during the warmer months.
  The change comes to a wooded area called Short Side, which, historically, has been outside Whitewater’s ski area boundary between the Sproulers and Giddy Up Gully runs.
  To clear the way, Whitewater worked with F2 Logging, whose crew spent about a month combing through th
  
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