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• Another Big Mac Wednesday

  04-02-2025 21:50 via nyskiblog.com
  My season has been a mix of things: handling my transition into retirement, managing the construction of our home and chasing NY lake effect snow. I was at it again last week, rolling over my 401k and scoring a powder day at McCauley. It’s weird being retired. It struck me again early last week when I realized the potential for another Big Mac Wednesday. McCauley is closed on Tuesdays, and if you pay attention, you can score some deep untracked from » Read More »
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• Editor’s Picks: The Best Ski Jackets for Women of 2026

  26-01-2026 23:53 via powder.com
  
  Powder aims to feature only the best products and services.If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission.When it comes to ski jackets, there’s likely hundreds of options on the market at this point. Between insulated, hardshell, and softshell jackets, we’ve been busy testing the year’s best products. Here are our Editor’s Pick choices for the year’s best ski jackets for women. Insulated vs. Hardshell Recently, on a chilly day at Mt. Bachel
  
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• Corbet's Couloir Champion Joins Blizzard Tecnica Ski Team

  26-01-2026 22:04 via powder.com
  
  Blizzard Tecnica has scooped up another one of skiing's most talented freeriders for their athlete team. Wasatch-based skier and 2025 King of Corbet's Couloir, Tim McChesney, is the newest addition.McChesney, who grew up skiing Montana's Bridger Bowl, had never actually been on a pair of Blizzards before last December. The skier was previously sponsored by Faction, but parted ways with the brand at the end of last year. Generally speaking, the two brands have a pretty&nb
  
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• Ski Boots Are Vital Pieces of Ski Equipment. What Stiffness Do You Choose? (Poll)

  26-01-2026 21:00 via powder.com
  
  You’ve heard it before, but we’ll repeat it: boots are one of the most essential pieces of ski equipment you can buy. If they fit poorly, they’ll hold you back. If they’re uncomfortable, they can ruin a day in the mountains.There's a reason the "Date your skis, marry your boots" mantra exists.What’s less certain, though, is skiers’ preferences around boot flex. While these numbers can give skiers an idea of how soft or stiff a boot will be, it's not actually a
  
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• A Maine Ski Resort’s Snowstorm "Apology" Perfectly Captures Skiers’ FOMO

  26-01-2026 20:19 via powder.com
  
  When you’re a ski resort, what do you do before a storm that’s forecasted to deliver more than a foot of snow? According to Saddleback Mountain, Maine, you apologize.“After careful consideration and several weather apps refreshing at the same time, we feel it's important to address the situation caused by Winter Storm Fern,” began a social media update from the ski resort on Sunday as much of the U.S. braced for chilly and snowy weather.Then, with a tongue firmly planted
  
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• A Massive Storm Just Delivered Feet of Snow to East Coast Ski Areas

  26-01-2026 19:40 via powder.com
  
  The northeastern United States continues to have an incredible ski season, while many mountains out west are still hurting for snow. After a bit of a dry spell in mid-January, this most recent storm cycle brought another round of significant precipitation to much of the northeast and New England. Mountains across Maine, Connecticut, Vermont, Massachusetts, and other parts of the East racked up impressive snow totals, particularly heading into Monday, January 26. Much of the East benefi
  
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• Olympian Delights Crowd by Snowboarding and Throwing Tricks in Central Park Amid Blizzard

  26-01-2026 18:24 via powder.com
  
  The monstrous winter storm that passed through the U.S. this weekend buried towns, left millions without power, snarled roadways, and grounded flights. It’s proven, as expected, to make getting around complicated.But fresh powder in the lowlands was also a cause for celebration among snow fans, including the five-time Olympian and snowboarder Shaun White. In a video shared by NBC, White was spotted on Sunday throwing down in New York City’s Central Park as a crowd of fans looked
  
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• It's a Race Against the Clock for Italy's Winter Olympics

  26-01-2026 13:09 via powder.com
  
  Race Against the ClockIt is a race to the finish for the start of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games.Venue infrastructure, snowmaking and grooming of courses, roads and tunnels, hotels, parking lots, and other Games-related projects continue as the clock ticks toward February 6th, when the Olympic flame will illuminate cauldrons in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, as part of an innovative, multi-location opening ceremony.The Il Gazzettino newspaper, one of Italy’s oldest and pub
  
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• The Making of ORNADA, Armada's Bold, Two-Year Film Project

  26-01-2026 12:48 via powder.com
  
  This story originally appeared in the print magazine POWDER 2026 Photo Annual. Copies are still available while supplies last. Click here to get yours.Space Time ContinuumIn the spring of 2023, the Armada ski team visited Absolut Park in Austria for a video shoot alongside the artist Mark Paul Deren, best known by his nom de guerre, Madsteez. Deren had an out-of-this-world plan. He wanted to construct and paint enormous murals imbued with his signature, spray-can brush stroke
  
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• Mikaela Shiffrin Clinches Record-Setting Win at the Same Ski Area Where Her Career Began

  26-01-2026 11:49 via powder.com
  
  Hollywood couldn’t have scripted it any better. Mikaela Shiffrin stormed to her 108th World Cup victory, while clinching a record ninth slalom title on a slope and at a ski area where it all began for her.It all unfolded at unheralded Špindlerův Mlýn in the Czech Krkonoše Mountains, on the Svaty Petr Black piste, where Shiffrin made her World Cup debut nearly 15 years ago, on March 11, 2011. Shiffrin was then a precocious 15-year-old—the GS race coming just
  
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• We Polled Skiers on Ski Pass Value: Here’s the Pass They Chose

  25-01-2026 15:00 via powder.com
  
  It’s Sunday, and you know what that means—we’re back with the results of another POWDER Weekly Poll!This week, we asked, what ski pass offers the best value?Here’s what 702 skiers had to say.POWDER Weekly Poll ResultsPOWDER's latest poll.POWDERThe 2026 POWDER Photo Annual is here! Look for a print copy on a newsstand near you, or click here to have a copy shipped directly to your front door.Poll HighlightsTotal Votes: 702Number of Votes on Instagram: 220Number o
  
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• Oak Mountain: Let’s Go!

  25-01-2026 00:40 via nyskiblog.com
  I’ve been public about my goals for this season, shooting my mouth off about all kinds of things. Ski 100 days. Ski every ski area in New York in three years. Do more backcountry.  Tele ’til I’m smelly. Probably some others that I’ve forgotten. But then reality showed up. Now you can watch me backpedal. One of my big promises was based on my idea that it is Time to Ski New York.  As the editor of NYSkiBlog, recently retired » Read More »
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• Colorado Skiers Get a Break as a Powerful Storm Dumps Fresh Powder

  24-01-2026 23:11 via powder.com
  
  It’s been a largely snowless, dry season for ski resorts across Colorado, spoiling many skiers’ hopes for powder turns and faceshots.But this weekend, at least, it’s feeling like winter in the Centennial State again, as a powerful storm moves across the U.S., depositing snow in cities from Texas to New York. In Colorado, the inches at popular ski resorts have tallied up fast.Aspen Mountain, for instance, started the day with six inches of new snow according to its snow report (
  
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• What Winter Olympic Events and Stories Are Most Exciting?

  24-01-2026 12:00 via powder.com
  
  It’s been a long four years and, at last, we’re on the cusp of another moment when, however briefly, the world beyond two-seaters and resort parking lots will care about skiing. The Winter Olympics are almost here, baby. Racing and ski racers are gearing up as they prepare to visit Italy, pursuing glory at the highest level. In the spirit of all the excitement that’s sure to follow, here at POWDER, we’ve decided to weigh in on the events and skiers we’ll be wat
  
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• One of Skiing's Steepest Ticket Discounts Is Back, but It May Not Last for Long

  23-01-2026 21:40 via powder.com
  
  One of skiing’s steepest lift ticket discounts is back, but it may not last for long.The New Hampshire ski area King Pine is, after hosting a sold-out “rollback day” special earlier this winter, once again selling $4 lift tickets. “King Pine decided to give more skiers a chance to experience the great skiing and family vibe again on Friday, March 20,” the ski area shared in an email. “Tickets must be bought online in advance only. Ticket sales will be lim
  
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• Lindsey Vonn Graces Yet Another Magazine Cover Ahead of the Olympics

  23-01-2026 21:14 via powder.com
  
  With the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games just around the corner, all eyes are on not just the athletes most likely to perform well, but those with the most captivating stories. Amongst them is, of course, Queen of the Comeback, ski racer Lindsey Vonn. Vonn stunned the world with her return to ski racing last winter, at 40 years old and sporting a partial knee replacement. As the Olympic winter kicked off, Vonn quickly proved that she wasn't messing around after coming out of retire
  
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• Midwest Ski Areas Close Amid Extreme Cold Warnings and Plunging Temps

  23-01-2026 20:29 via powder.com
  
  A colder-than-usual snap is hitting the Midwest this week. Temperatures are plummeting to lows that even hearty Midwest skiers won't dare braving. The National Weather Service has issued several cold-weather alerts for the Great Lakes area, including an Extreme Cold Warning for parts of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota. In particular, parts of Wisconsin reported temperatures as low as -17 degrees (feels like -39!) on Friday morning, with wind chill dropping things as low as 40-45 below, and no
  
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• Olympic Snowboarder Turned Accused Drug Kingpin Arrested

  23-01-2026 19:11 via powder.com
  
  One of the strangest stories in snowsports has, for now, come to an end. Friday morning, NBC News reported that, according to law enforcement officials, Ryan Wedding, a snowboarder and one-time Canadian Olympian accused of running a transnational drug trafficking operation that imported drugs from Mexico, had been arrested.The 2026 POWDER Photo Annual is here! Look for a print copy on a newsstand near you, or click here to have a copy shipped directly to your front door.Ryan Wedding slides
  
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• Olympic Snowboarder and “Largest Distributor of Cocaine in Canada” Arrested

  23-01-2026 19:11 via powder.com
  
  One of the strangest stories in snowsports has, for now, come to an end. Friday morning, NBC News reported that, according to law enforcement officials, Ryan Wedding, a snowboarder and one-time Canadian Olympian accused of running a transnational drug trafficking operation that imported drugs from Mexico, had been arrested.The 2026 POWDER Photo Annual is here! Look for a print copy on a newsstand near you, or click here to have a copy shipped directly to your front door.Ryan Wedding slides
  
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• Ski Season Back on Track: After Strike, Quebec Ski Resort Announces Plans To Reopen

  23-01-2026 16:10 via powder.com
  
  The closure of a Quebec ski resort that was negotiating with unionized employees who went on strike is coming to an end. “We are very pleased to announce that the mountain will officially reopen as of January 24, 2026,” reads a message published on the website of Le Massif de Charlevoix. The ski resort added that daily tickets and consecutive multi-day tickets will be refunded for days that coincided with the strike-related closure, up to and including January 23, 2026.The
  
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• Skier Recreates Iconic Shane McConkey BASE Jump

  23-01-2026 16:02 via powder.com
  
  A skier paid perhaps the ultimate tribute to the late and legendary Shane McConkey earlier this month.
  Professional wingsuit pilot and BASE jumper Kasey English ski BASE jumped Lover's Leap, the iconic cliff in Strawberry, California, just outside of Lake Tahoe. The death-defying stunt not only paid tribute to McConkey but also replicated one of his first-ever ski BASE jumps.
  English shared POV footage of his jump, noting that he was inspired by watching McConkey's segment in the 2007 MSP film,
  
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• We Tested The Best Ski Pants and Bibs For Men–These 7 Outperformed The Rest

  23-01-2026 13:44 via powder.com
  
  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 pants and bibs aren't all made the same. When it comes to choosing, there’s likely hundreds of options on the market at this point, and between insulated, hardshell, and softshell pants and bibs, we’ve been busy testing the year’s best products. Here are our Editor’s Pick choices for the year’s best ski pants and bibs for men.Bibs Vs. Pa
  
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• Colorado Skiers Swarm Trail in Seconds After Rope Drop Amid Wild Powder Frenzy (Video)

  23-01-2026 12:43 via powder.com
  
  How fast can a run get skied out after new snow falls? In a minute or so, at least according to this video shared by Ryan Gaterman documenting a hectic rope drop at Eldora Mountain, Colorado.The clip starts slowly, showing a few skiers cruising through fresh snow, before the intensity picks up. By the end, around 20 are in the frame at once, all jostling to make turns. Many cruise flawlessly down the run. Others get hung up in the snow. If you were looking for a visual definition of the fam
  
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• Eileen Gu Lands TIME Magazine Cover Ahead of Olympics

  23-01-2026 11:11 via powder.com
  
  Eileen Gu can add TIME to the list of publications she's graced the cover of, along with Vogue, Harper's Baazar, and others.
  The 22-year-old landed the cover of the prestigious publication just ahead of the quickly approaching Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic Games. Time and time again (no pun intended), Gu has proved to the world that she's one of the most multifaceted athletes in our sport, and not just on skis. Her celebrity extends far beyond the slopes, making an accolade like this as unsurpris
  
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• Snow Finally Returns To Colorado Ski Resorts This Weekend

  22-01-2026 21:16 via powder.com
  
  Friday night (January 23, 2026) into Saturday brings the main reload across Colorado, with cold temperatures and low snow levels keeping snow quality high.
  Wolf Creek and Monarch lead the state for both depth and consistency, while the I-70 corridor gets a solid refresher that should ski well, with generally manageable wind.New Mexico runs a longer storm from Friday night through Sunday, with the biggest totals down south and the best quality trending north and late as snow levels fall. Ski Apac
  
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• Who Made Team USA’s Olympic Ski Team? The Full Roster Revealed

  22-01-2026 21:06 via powder.com
  
  The snow has settled, and for America’s skiers, the ever-competitive race to earn a ticket to Italy has ended. On Thursday morning, U.S. Ski & Snowboard confirmed the members of Team USA, just ahead of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games start date.“This is a deep, experienced, and incredibly motivated alpine team that has earned its place on the Olympic stage,” said chief of sport Anouk Patty, in a statement. “From Olympic champions and World Championships me
  
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• This is Your Last Chance to See ORNADA Live

  22-01-2026 19:35 via powder.com
  
  Unless you've been living under a rock, odds are you've heard the buzz about the all-team film made by Armada Skis this year.
  ORNADA was one of our favorite ski films of the year, and through an insane production process, takes the brand's entire athlete team on a cosmic ski journey to a mythical planet, created by artist MadSteeze.
  The film has everything from epic big mountain lines and blower pow to hard-hitting street skiing in the birthplace of Armada. If a full hour of this with athletes l
  
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• This Brand Just Dropped Not One, But TWO Fresh 106mm Freeride Skis

  22-01-2026 19:01 via powder.com
  
  Powder aims to feature only the best products and services.If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission.Don't let anyone tell you that freeride is dead. In fact, I'd say it's heading straight into a new golden era. Never ones to sit back and relax, Nordica is doubling down on freeride skiing with the release of two new models today: the Unleashed 106 and Unleashed 106 CA. As a brand long known for its high-performance racing and on-piste skis and boots, it's cool to see th
  
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• Winter Storm Watch Sparks Hope for a Massive Powder Day at PA Ski Resorts

  22-01-2026 18:29 via powder.com
  
  It's still dry out West, but ski resorts in Pennsylvania like Camelback Resort and Blue Mountain are preparing for what could be a memorable storm.Earlier this week, Blue Mountain, known for being the largest ski resort in the state, shared a forecast from The Weather Channel showing forecasted snowfall totals of 12 to 18 inches from Saturday, January 24, through Monday, January 26, 2026. See below.“Could this be the powder day we've been dreaming of?” the resort wondered. Keep readi
  
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• Skiers Tackle the Best of Alaska's Backcountry Ski Lines In New Film

  22-01-2026 16:12 via powder.com
  
  Whether you know professional skier Caite Zeliff as the Queen of Corbet's Couloir or from her massive hucks on the big screen with MSP, you know she's no stranger to big mountains.Raised on the slopes of New Hampshire's Cranmore Mountain, Zeliff took her skills from icy eastern gates to the Tetons and then to some of Alaska's most formidable terrain to build her career.
  Along the way, Zeliff found Morgan McGlashon, another ski racer turned big mountain aficionado. McGlashon was born and raised i
  
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