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• Kimberley Mountain Resort Makes Progress on New Quad Chairlift

  19-10-2026 22:15 via powder.com
  A multi-resort lift upgrade project at Resorts of the Canadian Rockies (RCR) is well underway, with the first of four new chairlifts completing a major installation step over the weekend. Kimberley Alpine Resort in British Columbia had new lift towers installed for the updated Tamarack chairlift.
  The Tamarack Quad lift will replace the old Tamarack Double chair, which was installed in 1998. A quad chair from Skytrac will be the mountain’s second lift of that size and be built along the sam
  
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• Aleksander Aamodt Kilde Says He's "Gutted" After Achilles Rupture

  19-10-2026 20:35 via powder.com
  “WHAT THE F…”
  So begins an update from decorated Norwegian ski racer Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, who, still relatively fresh off a prolonged recovery after hurting his calf and shoulder, recently fell and ruptured his Achilles tendon while training in Chile.
  The Associated Press reported that the Norwegian Ski Association said last Thursday that Kilde was “now traveling home to Innsbruck (his base in Austria) for further medical examinations and assessment of treatment opti
  
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• Little Cottonwood Canyon Backcountry Closed as UDOT Installs Remote Avalanche Mitigation Devices

  19-10-2026 19:53 via powder.com
  Parts of the backcountry near Little Cottonwood Canyon will close for much of Monday, October 19, 2026, to allow the Utah Department of Transportation to install a new avalanche control system.The closure began at midnight and will last until 5 p.m. on Monday.
  The closure will affect the South ridge of Mount Superior, the Superior Ridgeline to Cardiff Peak and Cardiff Pass, and extend beyond East Hellgate as UDOT uses helicopters and possibly explosives to install new avalanche mitigation device
  
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• Northeast Ski Resorts Begin First Snowmaking Push Ahead of 2026-27 Season

  19-10-2026 19:13 via powder.com
  The West got its start; now it’s the Northeast’s turn. 
  This past weekend, as overnight temperatures dipped, Sunday River, Maine, began snowmaking on Locke Mountain, hitting the T2 and Upper Sunday Punch trails. 
  The resort said in an email that its system, in full, can move 10,500 gallons of water per minute through more than 2,000 snow guns. This winter, Sunday River is one of four resorts in the country testing SMI’s new Panther Fan Gun. 
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• New Maps Forecast Winter 26/27 as El Niño Strengthens

  19-10-2026 16:40 via powder.com
  Popular YouTube weather forecaster Direct Weather has updated his Winter 26/27 long-range forecast as El Niño strengthens and winter approaches.
  “The historic/strong El Niño is the number one factor,” says Direct Weather about his Winter 26/27 forecast. “We have updated a few things, especially in the temperature forecast.”
  Tap or click to watch the full forecast below. Keep reading for a breakdown.Direct Weather’s Winter 26/27 Temperature Forecast
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• Slab Avalanche Sweeps Mountaineering Group Into Lake, Killing Three at Ski Portillo, Chile

  19-10-2026 15:26 via powder.com
  A large slab avalanche claimed three lives at Ski Portillo, Chile, on Saturday, October 17, 2026, according to a press release from the resort.
  “The ski resort closed for the winter season on Sunday, October 11, and the area where the accident occurred is outside the designated ski area,” writes Ski Portillo. “Entering closed areas, or continuing an activity despite warnings, means exposing oneself to serious hazards that can endanger the lives of both those who enter and the t
  
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