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• Canada's Second Largest Ski Resort Triples Summer Snow Storage Program

  27-10-2026 19:44 via POWDER
  At Canada’s second-largest ski resort, Sun Peaks, British Columbia, a grand experiment in snow storage is entering its second year.
  The approach, which has tripled in size since 2025, uses specialized insulated mats from the Finland-based company Snow Secure. This summer, the mats covered three enormous piles of snow totaling approximately 17,000 cubic meters, according to Sun Peaks.
  The resort added that 80 to 85% of the snow survived the warmer months. It’ll be used to prepare the Nancy Gr
  
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• New Automated Snowmaking System To Be Used on Iconic Birds of Prey World Cup Course

  27-10-2026 18:40 via POWDER
  One of the most iconic World Cup courses is getting a serious infrastructure update ahead of the 2026/27 race.The Vail Valley Foundation, which helps to organize Beaver Creek’s Birds of Prey race each December, announced the implementation of new snowmaking equipment to build the course on Tuesday, October 27, 2026.A new, automated snowmaking system will be used to build the lower third of the Birds of Prey race course. The system was specifically designed to produce a more consistent race cou
  
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• Crested Butte, Colorado, Kicks Off Snowmaking as 2026-27 Ski Season Approaches

  27-10-2026 17:59 via POWDER
  At Crested Butte, the party’s on.
  The Colorado ski resort announced on Tuesday, October 27, that it fired up its snowmaking system Monday night, “thanks to colder temps, a little help from Mother Nature, and the hard work of our Snowmaking and Mountain Operations teams.”
  The post also included scenes of snow guns happily blowing snow and shots of higher-altitude peaks caked in snow.View this post on InstagramThe pre-season effort comes around a month ahead of Crested Butte’s planned open
  
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• Barbie Says Shaun White is 'Kenough'

  27-10-2026 17:00 via POWDER
  A whole new Ken is about to enter the Barbie-verse. If the original Ken doll’s job is ‘Beach,’ we’d guess this new Ken doll’s job would be ‘Halfpipe.’
  In celebration of Ken’s 65th anniversary year, Mattel and the Barbie brand have announced that none other than Olympic gold medalist and the founder of the Snow League and WHITESPACE, Shaun White, is getting his own Ken doll. White is the third honoree in the Barbie Signature Kenbassadors Collection, along with LeBron James and Len
  
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• Maine's Sunday River Launches Huge Snowmaking Push as Temps Plummet, and the Photos Are Glorious

  27-10-2026 15:14 via POWDER
  Sunday River, Maine, is known for one of the longest seasons on the East Coast, and with October openings logged in the past, it’s no surprise that the resort is capitalizing on every snowmaking window Mother Nature has provided thus far.
  The resort took advantage of cold temperatures during the middle of the month and did the same in the early morning hours of Tuesday, October 27, 2026.
  “Our snowmakers are busy in Newry, Maine. Since 3 a.m., our team has had nearly 200 snow guns running acr
  
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• Colorado Skier's Head Buried In October Avalanche On Popular 14er

  27-10-2026 14:08 via POWDER
  It’s only the end of October, but the first major avalanche burial of the season has officially taken place in Colorado, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC).
  “On Sunday, Oct. 25, a skier triggered a large wind slab avalanche on an east-facing slope above 14,000 feet on Mount Bross,” writes CAIC in an Instagram post reporting on the accident. “The skier was partially buried with their head under the snow. Fortunately, their partners performed a swift companion re
  
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• Historic Los Angeles Ski Area Mt. Waterman Is Back on the Market for $3.2 Million

  27-10-2026 13:35 via POWDER
  A small, historic ski area just outside downtown Los Angeles is back on the market after plans that, in part, included the creation of a private membership club didn’t materialize. 
  The saga began in 2024, when Angeles Mountain Partners (AMP) announced in a release that it had acquired the ski area and would add an “extremely limited” program called the Waterman100, with private powder days and helipad access. 
  While Joshua Shelton, the co-founder of AMP, confirmed to POWDER at the time
  
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