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• El Niño Is Strengthening, but It Hasn't Hit Quite Yet

  13-11-2026 17:34 via POWDER
  El Niño is the talk of the town this Fall, and according to the latest update from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), it’s getting stronger.
  “El Niño continues to strengthen, with a strong-to-very strong El Niño likely through January-March 2027 (remaining greater than a 79% chance),” reads the latest ENSO update published on November 12, 2026.
  The likelihood of a historic El Niño remains plausible, too: “Chances for a historic event exceeding previous El Ni�
  
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• Lobster Curious: Finding the Middle Ground Between Gloves and Mittens

  13-11-2026 15:45 via POWDER
  On the coldest ski days, when lift rides come complete with bone-chilling blasts of wind, your fingers become the real measure of the cold, registering every degree through dwindling blood flow. It was on one of these days, while constantly flexing my hands inside my gloves to keep my fingers from going numb, I wondered, “Why am I not wearing mittens?” Well, the only answer I could come up with is that my fingers like to have their own personal space, kind of like me.
  I came to realize that
  
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• No Powder? No Problem for Parkin Costain

  13-11-2026 12:47 via POWDER
  Last season sucked. You know it. I know it. We all know it.Winter never really showed up, and spring temperatures seemed to be the norm no matter how high we trekked or how far North we traveled.
  That didn’t seem to phase Parkin Costain too much.
  “With a winter that didn’t quite go to plan, Parkin adopted the mindset that it ain’t over ’til it’s over,” reads a description for CORESHOT, Costain’s new video project that was released on November 12, 2026. “Traveling to Cooke City
  
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• Winter Park, Colorado Opens for the Season Today, Offers Perks For Skiers Who Show Up In November

  13-11-2026 11:16 via POWDER
  *DJ Khaled voice… Anotha one!
  Winter Park Resort joins the ever-growing list of ski resorts to open for the season today, November 13, 2026.
  “Winter 26/27 starts Friday, 11/13, at Winter Park! First chair takes off at 9 am!,” wrote the Colorado resort in an Instagram post. “We’ve got plenty ready to welcome you back, including Starbucks, Derailer, select Moffat Market offerings, rentals, retail, the Tune Shop, Learn to Ski & Ride Group Lessons, and Early Season Private Lessons.”
  
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