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• Cho Oyu Speed Ascent Update: Go Time!

  06-10-2023 23:26 via powder.com
  
  This article is part of an ongoing series covering Benedikt Boehm and Prakash Sherpa's planned speed ascent of Cho Oyu, Tibet -- the 6th highest mountain in the world. For background information, click here. Earlier today, October 6th, a representative from Dynafit announced that Benedikt Boehm and Prakash Sherpa planned to attempt a speed ascent push towards Cho Oyu's summit at around midnight. Boehm estimates that the uphill will take under hours, with the descent (sans skis) taking about fou
  
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• Up & Coming Freeskiers Take on Whitewater Kayaking's Rowdiest Race

  20-06-2026 12:31 via powder.com
  Even the most passionate skiers need a break from ski boots, and a reprieve from winter’s go-go-go.
  In the warmer months, many skiers turn to activities like mountain biking, cycling, and trail running. However, there’s a deep crossover between those who find their flow state on water in its frozen form and those who find it when the snow has melted into liquid.
  For a long time, there has been a correlation between skiers and river runners. You’d be hard-pressed to find a white
  
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• New Catskiing Operation Adds Acres of Terrain to Canadian Ski Resort

  20-06-2026 12:14 via powder.com
  When Baldy Mountain Resort, British Columbia, opens for the season next winter, skiers will have access to another 200 or so acres of cat-served terrain above the ski area’s lifts. Plus, single rides are cheap, totaling $35 Canadian a pop.A few hours south of Kelowna, Baldy is sleepy, rolling, home to one of Canada’s highest base elevations, and known for dry, light snow. “We’re very family friendly,” said the resort’s general manager, Brandan Datoff. But
  
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• 4 Unbelievable (and Imaginary) New Ski Products Coming Next Winter

  20-06-2026 12:10 via powder.com
  Welcome to Snidecountry, a monthly or semi-annual ski humor column. It should not, under any circumstances, be taken seriously. You’re welcome to laugh, though, either with us or at us. Both work. Our hope is to honor the fact that skiing, perhaps above everything else, is a deeply silly sport, no matter how much we love it. We might look like idiots in the process. But hey, that’s probably the point.It's June, but the vast machinery of the ski industry never sleeps. Hot, mysterious
  
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• 7 Last-Minute Father's Day Ski Gifts, All Under $75

  20-06-2026 01:19 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.Father’s Day is almost here and, if you’re anything like us, you’ve put off gift-getting until the last minute. Dads, after all, are a tough crowd to buy presents for—doubly so if they’re gearhead skiers who already have everything they need in the garage.With that in mind, we aren’t recommending new skis or boots this Father’s D
  
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• "We Are Ready for the Olympic Stage," Freeride Boss Eyes French Alps 2030 Inclusion

  19-06-2026 17:58 via powder.com
  Captivating youthful audiences and strategically keeping the Olympic Games relevant remain top priorities within the Olympic movement, evidenced by the inclusion of halfpipe, ski cross, slopestyle, surfing, skateboarding, and big air over recent decades. Freeride skiing and snowboarding could be next.The dynamic snow sports appear to be on the right trajectory, dazzling audiences and commanding greater international exposure. The inaugural FIS Freeride World Championships, now integrated wi
  
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• Utah's New Bike Park Opens This Weekend and Tickets Are Cheap

  19-06-2026 13:24 via powder.com
  There are countless miles of single track for mountain bikers to access in the Salt Lake City area, but when it comes to lift-served, gravity-fueled experiences, the region is surprisingly lacking.Snowbasin, one of the state's under-the-radar ski resorts, is taking a big step to fix that this summer with the opening of its brand-spanking-new bike park.The resort's Bike Park Powered by SCOTT will open to the public on Saturday, June 20, and Sunday, June 21, 2026. Tickets are just $29 for kids and
  
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• Brown Bear Attacks Mountain Biker On Popular Alaskan Trail

  18-06-2026 21:14 via powder.com
  A mountain biker was attacked by a brown bear while out trail riding on Saturday, June 13, 2026.
  According to Alaska Fish and Game biologist Cory Stantorf, the man was riding Dome Trail near Stuckagain Heights in Chugach State Park, just outside Anchorage, Alaska, when he was attacked. Dome Trail connects to a larger network of popular trails near Anchorage.
  As the man came down the hill on his bike, he saw the bear walking along the trail ahead of him. He braked and got off his bike while talki
  
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• South American Ski Destination Postpones Opening Day for 2026 Season

  18-06-2026 21:09 via powder.com
  Excitement is building for the South American ski season, but one of the resorts best known to skiers here in the States is having to pump the brakes on the stoke train.On social media, Ski Portillo in Chile just announced it has postponed its opening day. Originally, the resort aimed for June 20, 2026, but its website now lists June 27 as the winter opener. The last day of the season is set to be September 26.“Although the last storm left us with 40cms of snow and we have been making snow
  
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• Major Ski Resort Company To Acquire Three Golf Courses in Arizona

  18-06-2026 19:43 via powder.com
  The reach of Mountain Capital Partners (MCP), a Durango-based ski and summer resort group, is expanding.This time, though, the new digs aren’t a ski resort. Instead, alongside Texas Capital Partners, MCP plans to pick up The Arizona Hideaway Collection, a collection of three resort and golf courses: Tubac Golf Resort & Spa, Sedona Golf Resort, and Rancho Mañana Golf Club.Tubac Golf Resort & Spa has been open since 1959. Sedona Golf Resort is set among Arizona’s famed r
  
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• Why a Skier Designed Goose's New Madison Square Gardens Concert Poster

  18-06-2026 11:47 via powder.com
  It's Chris Benchetler's world, and we're just living in it. That's what it feels like, at least.The iconic skier, artist, filmmaker, and designer of the ever-popular Atomic Bent line of skis is already well-known for his deep connection and collaboration with The Grateful Dead.
  One of Benchetler's paintings even appeared during a Dead & Company performance at the Sphere in Las Vegas last year.Chris Benchetler, Mountains of the Moon.Photo: Christian PondellaBenchetler recently revea
  
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• Lindsey Vonn Hits Major Milestone In Injury Recovery

  17-06-2026 21:01 via powder.com
  Months after a dramatic and serious fall in the Olympic downhill, Lindsey Vonn is back in the gym and said on social media that she can now “actually” work out.The ski racer shared videos of her doing a series of workouts, including pull-ups and unassisted Bulgarian split squats. While Vonn's already been working out, previous videos and posts often showed a wheelchair or crutches."The face I make when I can actually workout in the gym!" she wrote. "Makes me so happy and excited I ca
  
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• Fundraiser Launched for Lone Survivor of Climbing Accident in Denali National Park

  17-06-2026 19:42 via powder.com
  Relatives of a Latvian mountaineer who survived a fall on North America’s tallest peak, Denali, are asking for help by raising money through GoFundMe. According to the fundraiser, Mārtiņš Bilzēns endured more than 10 hours awaiting safe rescue conditions. He was being treated at a hospital in Anchorage, Alaska, when the fundraiser was published five days ago.
  While he is stable, the GoFundMe said, “he faces a long, difficult road of treatment, rehabilitatio
  
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• Skiing's World Cup Announces Record-Breaking 13 U.S. Events for Winter 26/27

  17-06-2026 19:16 via powder.com
  The FIFA World Cup has taken the United States by storm this summer, and another World Cup is poised to follow suit this upcoming winter.U.S. Ski & Snowboard has announced that a record-breaking 13 FIS World Cup events will take place on American soil between November 2026 and March 2027.Highlights include the return of the Stifel Killington Cup after a one-year hiatus, multiple ski and snowboard freestyle events, and the FIS World Cup Finals in Sun Valley, Idaho, in late-March, but the fun
  
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• A Snowy Look at Banff Ski Resort's Slopes Ahead of Its June Reopening

  17-06-2026 12:34 via powder.com
  In only a few days on June 20, Banff Sunshine Village, Alberta, will reopen for summer skiing and riding, sending off a remarkably snowy winter with another few weeks of lift-accessed action. The resort first offered post-season-skiing in the 1990s, later reviving the tradition, when possible, in 2022. The criteria, of course, revolves around snow. If there’s a lot of it, Sunshine aims to open for another window during the warmer months after taking a break for maintenance.This won&rs
  
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• New Ski Resort Simulator Game Is Completely Free To Play

  17-06-2026 12:14 via powder.com
  Stories of mountains that didn’t quite make it pepper the annals of skiing. Maybe poor management sunk them, or a shiny new resort down the road snuffed them out. Either way, when each ski area disappears, they leave a void in our collective memories. From finally tackling a double black diamond to simply discovering the joy of skiing, all those moments start to melt away.Wouldn’t it be nice, then, if you could snap your fingers and bring some of those ski areas back?This is the
  
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• After 15 Years, a California Ski Resort's Summer Bike Park Is Closing

  16-06-2026 20:14 via powder.com
  After 15 years of operation, the bike park at China Peak, California, will operate for a few more days this summer before calling it quits. Serviced by the ski area’s Chair 1, the park includes 26 trails spanning 21 miles. It’s also hosted the California Enduro Series and the Southwest Downhill Series, two multi-stop tours.Both those races remain on the calendar. The Southwest Downhill Series is set for June 20 and June 21. The California Enduro Series is set for July 11, 2026.A
  
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• Why The World’s Best Trail Runners Are Flocking to Palisades Tahoe This Month

  16-06-2026 19:24 via powder.com
  Fancy a sweat? The ski season at Palisades Tahoe, California, ended weeks ago, but that isn’t stopping the resort from making use of its impressive vert. Between June 18 and June 27, 2026, three trail running races are coming to Palisades Tahoe, each offering something a little different.The first, the Broken Arrow Skyrace (June 18-21), features a slew of races, including the Ascent, a grueling three-mile sprint that covers 3,000 vertical feet. If you’re into serious endurance p
  
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• A Technology Cynic Finally Gives The Flip Phone Another Go

  16-06-2026 17:28 via powder.com
  The skin on my knuckles cracked and bled as I finished washing the last dish, a stinging end to a full day. The drone of work had relented to chasing my kids around, who now laid peacefully in their beds.
  Before, I had picked up a litany of Legos and scattered children’s books. And after drying my hands, I slumped into the couch. The day was done. So as the sun set and a quiet, solitary moment at last came, I did what so many of us do; I reached for screens.Grabbing the remote, I turned on
  
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• New York Ski Season Finale 2026

  16-06-2026 15:20 via nyskiblog.com
  This winter was anything but normal compared to previous years. New York and the rest of the Northeast received a heaping of snow towards the beginning of the season, with of course the Tug Hill and Buffalo regions getting pummeled with lake-enhanced storms. From the New Year, the snow continued to stack up nicely – with Whiteface reporting well over their seasonal average of 155” — until it all came crashing down as soon as the calendars flipped to March. » Read More &ra
  
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• The Start of New Zealand's Ski Season Is Delayed

  16-06-2026 12:49 via powder.com
  Excitement is building for the New Zealand ski season, but at many of the island country’s resorts, Mother Nature hasn’t started cooperating quite yet.One mountain, The Remarkables, announced in a social media post that despite its snowmaking efforts, the slopes aren’t ready to go.The resort pushed its planned opening date to June 20, writing, “Thanks for sticking with us, freedom seekers. We’ll keep you updated, and when those lifts start spinning, it’ll be w
  
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• World Cup Match Forces America's Indoor Ski Resort To Temporarily Close

  16-06-2026 11:43 via powder.com
  Big Snow American Dream is known as the only indoor ski resort in North America.The resort is typically open 365 days a year, thanks to climate control and man-made snow, but a World Cup soccer match is causing it to temporarily close."Please be advised that Big SNOW will be closed on Tuesday, June 16, due to operational impacts related to the FIFA Club World Cup match taking place at MetLife Stadium. We will resume regular operating hours on Wednesday, June 17," wrote the resort on social media
  
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• Famous BASE Jumper Andy Lewis Perishes In Moab Accident

  15-06-2026 23:04 via powder.com
  Andy Lewis, a Moab-based professional slackliner and BASE jumper, was killed in a tandem jump accident in the Mineral Bottom area outside Moab, Utah, on Sunday, June 14, 2026.
  The Grand County Sheriff's Office and Search and Rescue teams responded to the accident, confirming that 39-year-old Lewis and another 50-year-old man were dead in a press release.Lewis rose to international fame after appearing in the 2012 Super Bowl XLVI halftime show behind Madonna, "surfing" a slackline while wearing a
  
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• Beloved Ski Races Return To Northeast Resort Next Thanksgiving

  15-06-2026 20:31 via powder.com
  After a season off, the wildly popular women's World Cup ski racing event will return to Killington, Vermont, next Thanksgiving weekend: the Stifel Killington Cup.Expected to draw 40,000 fans, the race is scheduled to include slalom and giant slalom. According to Killington, big names like Mikaela Shiffrin, Federica Brignone, and Paula Moltzan are expected to compete.The annual athlete bib draw is set for Friday, November 27, followed by giant slalom and slalom races on Saturday, November 28, an
  
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• Arapahoe Basin's Al Henceroth To Be Inducted Into Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame

  15-06-2026 20:27 via powder.com
  The Colorado Snowsports Museum and Hall of Fame announced its Class of 2026 inductees on June 11, 2026.
  According to a press release from the Colorado Snowsports Museum, this particular class was integral in shaping the state's snow sports culture through sustained contributions.“Snowsports are integral to who we are as Coloradans. They’re our spirit, our state pastime, and our identity,” said United States Senator and former Governor of Colorado John Hickenlooper in the press
  
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• The Best Campsites Aren't Always on Google Maps

  15-06-2026 20:02 via powder.com
  To me, there's nothing worse while summer camping than pulling into your favorite truck campsite only to realize someone else got there first. It's happened to me more times than I care to admit–but looking back, I realize that a tool like OnX's dispersed camping layer would have made my life a whole lot easier. Sure, there's something adventurous about having to piece together beta from all corners of the internet to figure out where to spend the night for free, but it's also pretty darn
  
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• Eileen Gu Attends Stanford Commencement Ceremony

  15-06-2026 19:37 via powder.com
  As if she hadn't had an exciting enough year already, freeskier Eileen Gu checked "walk at her college graduation" off her 2026 bingo card this weekend.
  The 22-year-old has been attending the prestigious Stanford University since 2022, when she enrolled following the Beijing Olympics.
  Gu was born and raised in the Bay Area of California, not too far from Stanford's campus. Her mother received an MBA from the university's Graduate School of Business in 1994.According to the Stanford Report, Gu sc
  
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• Lake Tahoe Ski Resort Reveals New Logo

  15-06-2026 19:31 via powder.com
  New year, new me. After seasons of uncertainty, Homewood, a ski resort nestled on the western banks of California’s Lake Tahoe, has a new logo. What was once a pair of mountain peaks is now two bears, one white and one blue. The resort, on its website, wrote: “The new Homewood brand was created to capture what has always made this place special: love, pride, belonging, and connection.”“It represents a mountain steeped in tradition and a lake deeper than time its
  
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• Will the X Games' Big Team-Based Experiment Succeed?

  14-06-2026 12:00 via powder.com
  Not so long ago, I was seated in a bustling bar hundreds of miles away from the mountains, cold drink in hand, while a TV screen slung from the wood-paneled walls showed a different, astounding world.On it, skiers flipped and pirouetted through a blizzard, doing stunts that a few decades ago viewers probably would’ve considered witchcraft. This was the big air shootout at X Games Aspen, one of the finest examples of elite human performance. And yet, as far as I could tell, no one else
  
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• 5 Unexpected Moments From Last Ski Season We Didn’t See Coming

  13-06-2026 12:30 via powder.com
  Every ski season brings a familiar set of rituals. There are the opening days, powdery storms, and chairlift chats. We find ourselves standing in line with the same people as fat flakes fall from the heavens. This is why we come back. The right amount of familiarity is good for the soul.But not all winters are the same. Each one brings its own surprises and twists. Some are welcome. Some are not. Looking back at the 2025-26 season, these are the unexpected moments that caught our attention.Linds
  
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