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• Review: 2027 Nordica ProMachine 3 Boots

  26-10-2026 22:37 via POWDER
  Powder aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission.Ski boots take time. They take time to develop and manufacture, they take time to fit and break in properly, and they take time to learn. Nordica’s new Promachine 3 boots are no different. In fact, for a number of reasons, this boot took me a bit longer than most to appreciate.Earlier this year, Nordica announced the launch of their new flagship resort boot, the Proma
  
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• Inches of Snow Bring Winter Stoke to Mt. Bachelor, Oregon

  26-10-2026 22:10 via POWDER
  The last bits of summer seemed to bid Central Oregon farewell last week and make way for a chilly, cloudy weekend. The first significant storm of the season rolled into Oregon on Sunday night, bringing a few inches of snow to ski areas across the PNW. 
  Much to the delight of skiers in Central Oregon, who are still recovering from the emotional rollercoaster of last winter, Mt. Bachelor picked up the highest snow total, with 3″ falling down to the mountain’s base area as of Monday morning.A
  
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• Watch: Six Minutes of Hardcore Skiing at Tuckerman Ravine

  26-10-2026 22:03 via POWDER
  Last winter, Tuckerman Ravine went off. Or, at least, it did for Andrew Drummond, who recently shared an edit of his time spent skiing around Mt. Washington, New Hampshire, last winter. The footage largely comes from the Tuckerman and Huntington Ravines.
  If you’re in need of Northeast inspiration, look no further—this one’s got it all.As any North American skier can tell you, the West gets much of the attention from backcountry skiers. Outside the boundaries of famed ski resorts, there are
  
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• Browser-Based Ski Game Includes 6,000+ Real Resorts

  26-10-2026 19:26 via POWDER
  The world of browser ski games that import real-life resorts continues to expand with a new addition, Bonvo.
  Included are more than 6,000 resorts with plenty of hotspots that North American skiers will recognize, like Palisades Tahoe, Killington, and Whistler Blackcomb. 
  The game itself is pretty simple. You take control of a skier (or snowboarder), pick a run, and head downhill. While there are some racing features, the most fun approach, I found, was the self-explanatory “freeride
  
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• Colorado's Opening Day Is Approaching, Here's How It's Shaking Out

  26-10-2026 18:50 via POWDER
  November is right around the corner, which means so is the start of Colorado’s ski season, conditions permitting, of course.Quite a few of Colorado’s resorts have scheduled opening dates in the next two weeks and others have been gearing up to open “ASAP”.
  While Mother Nature will ultimately decide who wins the race to open, there’s no doubt that a robust snowmaking system makes a big difference. Arapahoe Basin, Keystone, Loveland, Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, Winter Park, and other
  
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• Vail Resorts Goes All In on Dining With Largest Food Investment to Date

  26-10-2026 18:06 via POWDER
  This winter, Vail Resorts says it’s going all in on food, making its largest dining investment to date with improvements across 15 resorts. 
  According to a release, the company that owns numerous ski resorts around the world is “elevating its most popular quick-service menu items”—that’s typical lodge fare like burgers and pizza—with “higher-quality ingredients and refined presentation.”
  One example is the “Steakhouse Burger, a butcher’s blend burger with melted New School A
  
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• Winter Is About To Kick Into High Gear Out West, Widespread Snow Forecast for Ski Resorts From California to Colorado

  26-10-2026 15:50 via POWDER
  The start of winter out west has been a slow burn thus far, but meteorologist Chris Tomer is forecasting a “nice” storm that should dump snow from Mammoth to Arapahoe Basin over the next seven days.
  Utah is expected to get hit the hardest, with Tomer forecasting nearly two feet of snow for ski resorts like Alta, Brighton, and Snowbird.Colorado’s ski resorts that are racing to open (Arapahoe Basin, Keystone, Copper, Loveland, and Winter Park) should benefit from the storm, too.Snowfall accu
  
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• The Ski Season Unofficially Started 40 Miles Outside of Boston This Past Weekend, Here's How

  26-10-2026 14:40 via POWDER
  Ladies and gentlemen, skiers and snowboarders! The winter 26/27 ski season is unofficially underway.
  Ski Ward, a humble but beloved ski area about 40 miles outside of Boston, used its high-tech Latitude 90 all-weather snowmaking machine to kick things off on Saturday, October 24, and Sunday, October 25.
  The Latitude 90 system can produce snow at temperatures upwards of 70 degrees Fahrenheit, and with the first snowmaking test launched in September, Ski Ward was able to maintain its recent tradit
  
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