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• Which of Western Canada's Ski Areas Will Open First?

  09-10-2026 19:53 via powder.com
  Can ya feel it? Winter, or something resembling it, is in the air, at least on the highest peaks. Ski resorts across the West have begun to clock their first snowfalls of the season. The leaves are changing. Evenings have a crispness to them. 
  While ski season, for many of us, is still more than a month away, Western Canada’s ski areas are prepping for the winter to come. And depending on how cooperative the weather proves to be, some may open sooner than you’d think. The regula
  
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• Mt. Hutt To Invest $12 Million On New Base Building

  09-10-2026 19:46 via powder.com
  New Zealand’s Mt. Hutt Ski Area is prepping to make some big upgrades. Following the resort’s closing day, demolition of the old ski school building, which has stood since roughly 1980, will begin to make way for a new structure.
  In place of the old building, Mt. Hutt is building a new base area structure, complete with a heated outdoor sundeck that will nearly triple the size of the old deck, from 430 sqm to 1300 sqm.In addition, the project will include the construction of a new gr
  
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• Spencer Harkins Leads Mammut's Unwellness Retreat, New Video Series Dropping Soon

  09-10-2026 18:37 via powder.com
  The concept of wellness has the world in a chokehold. Between the ability to track every body metric and a wealth of devices marketed to cure any ailment, it’s hard not to get swept up in a routine of comfort, recovery, and health. Yet, all of these things don’t leave much room to question what wellness actually is.
  Swiss mountain brand Mammut, known for challenging the status quo in mountain culture (anyone remember their Mountain Rescue Squad campaign?), wasn’t satisfied with
  
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• Lively and Quick, Atomic's Maverick 105 CTI Packs Performance Into a Lightweight Package

  09-10-2026 15:42 via powder.com
  All-mountain skis come in all shapes and sizes, and that’s what makes this category so interesting. It’s where brands can experiment and come up with some clever ways to make everyday skiing as fun as possible. For the past few seasons, Atomic’s entire line of Maverick and Maven skis has espoused versatility, and the Maverick 105 CTi is their mid-fat take on the matter, adding a wider all-mountain waist width to the fleet that’s light, forgiving, and precise for ripping a
  
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• Curious About Carving but Still Love the Bumps? Elan Developed a Ski That Can Do Both

  09-10-2026 13:48 via powder.com
  While I’ve learned to never judge a book by its cover, or a ski by its topsheet, when I first picked up Elan’s Ripstick 102, I’d be lying if I said that I thought it looked cool. But within just a few turns on it, I knew I wouldn’t want to stop skiing it. 
  Built with input from freeskiing legend Glen Plake, the Ripstick series has been a part of Slovenian brand Elan’s lineup for the better part of a decade now, but it’s quietly flown under the radar for m
  
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• South American Ski Resort Plans for Latest Closing Date Ever, Could Overlap With US Resort Openings

  09-10-2026 11:53 via powder.com
  When early November arrives and, weather permitting, the North American ski season gets underway, people will still be riding chairlifts and skiing in Chile.
  That’s because after an enormous, often powdery winter, Valle Nevado has announced plans to stay open through November 8, 2026, marking its latest closing date in history.
  The decision came after another recent refresh that brought more than 3.5 feet of snow in 48 hours to Valle Nevado. Originally, the resort aimed to close on October
  
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