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• Alberta Ski Resort To Open Days Earlier Than Planned as 2026-27 Season Kicks Off

  30-10-2026 23:25 via POWDER
  Out West, another resort contender is joining the early-season shuffle: Lake Louise, Alberta, will kick off winter earlier than planned on Sunday, November 1, per a recent announcement.
  The resort originally planned to open on November 6.
  This marks Lake Louise’s second-earliest opening in history and, according to the resort, comes courtesy of cold October weather and its hardworking team. 
  At Lake Louise—as at most other ski resorts that open this time of year—the digs will be modest to
  
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• Chile Ski Resort Could Set a New Record With December Closing Date

  30-10-2026 20:45 via POWDER
  It’s beginning to become absurd. 
  At Valle Nevado, a popular Chilean ski resort, the austral winter tends to last from June through September or, if conditions line up, October. November’s a stretch.But this year, Valle Nevado met that watermark after a truly snowy season that allowed it to extend lift operations from October 18 to November 8, marking its latest closing date in history.
  Now, Valle Nevado is announcing that it’ll keep the party going all the way until December 1. The Novem
  
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• University of Utah Hosting Students and Pros for Campus Ski Event

  30-10-2026 20:37 via POWDER
  Following the success of last year’s event, the University of Utah is teaming up with Woodward Park City for their second annual Rail Jam. The University’s Student Union Lawn will transform into an urban terrain park, starting November 1, with multiple rail and box features. The Rail Jam event will take place on November 6, from 4 to 9 p.m.
  “Last year’s inaugural Rail Jam showed just how much energy and creativity this event can bring to campus,” said Erica Andersen, University of Utah
  
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• Everything I Loved Vanished in an Instant

  30-10-2026 20:26 via NYT > Skiing
  The mountaineer and skier Jim Morrison joins Anna Martin, the host of “Modern Love,” to talk about the day he lost everything.
  
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• Wolf Creek Ski Area Will Become Third Open Colorado Resort on Halloween

  30-10-2026 19:08 via POWDER
  A southern Colorado ski resort is hot on the heels of the Summit County ski areas that scrambled to be Colorado’s first to open earlier this week.Wolf Creek Ski Area in Colorado’s San Juan Mountain range will open for the season on Saturday, October 31, 2026. 
  Treasure Stoke, Bonanza, and Nova lifts will operate from 9 am until 4 pm on Halloween and through Tuesday, November 3. Wolf Creek will close again Wednesday and Thursday, November 4 & 5. The resort plans to operate Fridays throug
  
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• Natural Selection Tour Names Sage Cattabriga-Alosa as New Director of Ski

  30-10-2026 17:44 via POWDER
  Natural Selection has brought in someone new to lead its ski program, and he knows a thing or two about big mountains. 
  The competition circuit announced this week that all-around ripper Sage Cattabriga-Alosa had been named Director of NST Ski. 
  He follows Mike Douglas—a prominent figure and cultural force in freeskiing—who served in the role during the first two seasons of NST that included skiing. In a release, the series thanked Douglas for “helping lay the foundation for a competitio
  
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• Editor's Picks: The Best Ski Boots of 2027

  30-10-2026 14:13 via POWDER
  Ski boots are hands-down the most important part of your kit. Without a proper boot, your fancy skis, fresh bindings, and any sort of pre-season fitness you’ve gained are going out the window. As always, the right boot for you depends on your foot shape, ski ability, skiing style, and what sort of features you might be looking for. This year, we tested loads of boots, and here our five top picks, spanning the range from ultra-narrow race-style boots to roomier freestyle-focused boots. We’ve
  
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• Halloween Storm With Inches of Snow and 50 MPH Gusts Heads to California

  30-10-2026 11:52 via POWDER
  This year, Halloween may be more than spooky.
  In California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, the coming weekend looks wet, with significant snowfall possible at the region’s ski resorts and winds gusting up to 50 miles per hour. 
  The National Weather Service Reno suggested delaying or re-evaluating travel plans throughout the Sierra, noting that snowfall is expected to be the most intense late Saturday night. Slick roads, closures, and travel delays are possible. Winter weather advisories apply u
  
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