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• Holiday Ski Lift Ticket Prices Are Out of Control ($300+)

  27-12-2024 15:29 via powder.com
  
  The first ski resortto sell a lift ticket for more than $300 was Arizona Snowbowl, but that was two seasons ago, and was spurred by the perfect storm of Holiday crowds, fresh snowfall, and a dynamic pricing model in which lift tickets increase in price based on demand.Regardless of how the first $300 lift ticket came to be, the news spread like wildfire throughout the ski industry, and folks were outraged. The writing had been on the wall for some time, but to charge $300 for one day of ski
  
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• After Wildfire Torches Ski Lift In Montana, Local Group Starts Fundraising

  26-08-2026 20:56 via powder.com
  After a fire torched the lone chairlift at Montana’s small Maverick Mountain, a local non-profit that runs a program for young skiers, the Dillon Jaycees, is raising money to help get the ski area back on track by launching the Friends of Maverick Mountain initiative.  
  You can learn more by following this link.
  Ignited on August 1, the Sand Creek fire crossed into Maverick Mountain’s boundaries just over a week later, burning a portion of its runs and causing the chairlift
  
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• Vermont Ski Resort Denounces Trade War Tensions With Neighbors In Canada: "You Are Our Friends"

  26-08-2026 20:18 via powder.com
  As the Trump administration ramps up its new trade war with Canada, Jay Peak, Vermont, known for being the snowiest and one of the best ski resorts on the entire Eastern Seaboard, is reaching out with words of support to their friends across the border.
  Jay Peak General Manager Steve Wright, who testified before Congress in 2025 about the catastrophic impacts of Trump’s tariffs on his resort and the local community, has penned an open letter to his Canadian friends and colleagues.Shared on
  
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• Crested Butte Touts New Avalanche Control Systems Ahead of 65th Season

  26-08-2026 19:12 via powder.com
  Crested Butte, Colorado, has some “extreme” news, just in time for its 65th anniversary season: the ski resort is installing a new remote avalanche control system (RACS) over the next few weeks. The project will “help improve safety and efficiency in getting some of our most coveted expert terrain open,” according to the resort. 
  Crested Butte is building the RACS in two areas of the mountain.
  Parts of those areas (shaded in red by a map Crested Butte shared) “
  
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• Bored Skier Recreates Popular California Ski Resort In Minecraft

  26-08-2026 18:19 via powder.com
  It’s the end of August, and unless you’re a skier fortunate enough to hop on a jet to South America, odds are you’re tired of waiting for winter to get here already.
  Redditor u/ReforminDesert expressed how bored they are waiting for the season to start, and rather than playing a new skiing video game, they took matters into their own hands.Using a few mods and some time to kill, ReforminDesert recreated California’s Kirkwood Mountain Resort on a near 1:1 scale in Minecraf
  
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• Utah Ski Guide Passes Away In Chile

  26-08-2026 17:24 via powder.com
  Wasatch Mountain Guides and the greater Utah skiing community is mourning the passing of longtime guide Todd Passey.
  Passey died in a skiing accident on Chile’s Osorno Volcano on Friday, August 21, 2026. Passey’s wife, Winslow Passey, provided the following statement:
  “Our beloved Todd passed away Friday in Chile while skiing on a volcano. He slipped and fell. We are devastated. We know we will be okay in time, but right now we are in a sea of sorrow, with quiet moments of peac
  
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• A New Ski Pass for East Coasters Is Here, and It Costs Less Than $500

  26-08-2026 11:52 via powder.com
  A new Northeast-focused ski pass that includes access to 14 mountains has officially arrived, giving skiers looking for a way to hit the slopes another option. 
  Called the Snow Pass, the product is the latest from Snow Partners, who, in addition to offering ski resort business tech, own Mountain Creek Resort and the indoor ski area Big SNOW in New Jersey.
  It works much like the Indy Pass or Mountain Collective, with two days of access at each partnering resort. Beyond the second day, the Sn
  
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• 17 Feet of Snow With No End In Sight: Chilean Ski Resort Extends Season Into October

  26-08-2026 11:48 via powder.com
  The good times will keep rolling into October in South America this winter.
  Just days after Ski Portillo announced its season would be extended to October 12, Valle Nevado, another popular Chilean ski resort, announced its season will now run through October 18, 2026.
  “We are experiencing a remarkable season, and the snow and slope conditions are exceptional,” said Dominique Rudloff, General Manager of Valle Nevado in a press release. “Extending through October 18 gives skiers
  
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• Freeride Event Above One of World's Southernmost Cities Cancelled

  25-08-2026 21:16 via powder.com
  The eagerly anticipated Backcountry Invitational event in Ushuaia, Argentina, has been canceled by organizers who cited uncooperative snow conditions.
  The competition, a spin-off of an original series held in Nendaz, Switzerland, blends freeride with slopestyle, adding human-built jumps to natural faces. In a run, a skier might jump off a cliff before throwing a double cork 1080, making for some entertaining multi-discipline action.
  Another key part of the Backcountry Invitational’s draw i
  
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• Summer Snow Day: How a Nevada Ski Area Made Snow in August

  25-08-2026 20:03 via powder.com
  It’s August. It’s hot. Winter and ski season still feel more like a mirage than something that will actually, you know, happen. We’re in the doldrums.
  And yet, at a small ski area near Reno, Nevada, it just snowed.
  Well, kind of. Last weekend, Sky Tavern hosted a BBQ, a live DJ, and a group bike ride. Those are all fun and great, but more interesting was the pile of snow, purpose-built for a snowman-making competition and snow play.
  The snow, obviously, didn’t come courte
  
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• Washington Ski Area Delays New Lift Installation Again Until Next Summer

  25-08-2026 19:20 via powder.com
  Washington’s small Bluewood ski area has once again been forced to delay the opening of its new-to-them high-speed quad lift.
  The ski area recently shared a letter from its general manager, Pete Korfiatis, who wrote that two of the four shipping containers with material for the lift had arrived. While he wrote that the haul rope was expected to arrive in the next two weeks, the bull wheels weren’t set to arrive until mid-September.
  “Because of that, we cannot confidently say th
  
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• How We Talked of Wildfires And How We Do Now

  25-08-2026 14:54 via powder.com
  On July 11th, 1910, J.E. Kirkwood, a thirty-eight-year-old, Ivy League-trained botanist left the budding Northern city of Missoula, Montana by train, bound for the pine-choked peaks around the tiny outpost of Haugan. “The object in undertaking this trip was to gain a knowledge of the natural features of this country,” he would later report. “In the second place the operations of the Forest Service as carried out on the National Forests was made the object of special study,&rdqu
  
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• Ski Forecaster Reveals 2026-27 El Niño Winter Predictions

  25-08-2026 13:24 via powder.com
  As the ski season draws nearer, another forecaster is providing a broad look at what we might see.
  This time, it’s Chris Tomer, who’s known for his regular ski season snow forecasts and forecasting work for skiers and mountaineers.
  Of course, the headline has to be El Niño, the climatic pattern that’s dominated the news and could reach historic strengths in a few months, according to the Climate Prediction Center.
  “We’re a locomotive at this point,” sai
  
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• Lindsey Vonn Hits Another Major Milestone In Injury Recovery

  25-08-2026 12:13 via powder.com
  Lindsey Vonn nearly lost her leg in a horrific crash at the 2026 Winter Olympics, but, similar to her impressive professional comeback at age 40, she is used to beating the odds.
  Not only did Lindsey Vonn not lose her leg, but she’s well on her way to a full recovery. She shared in June that she was back in the gym and was looking strong.
  Vonn revealed in an Instagram post on August 25, 2026, that she hit another major milestone by getting back on her road bike. “First time back on a
  
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• Maine Ski Area Hits Market for $3.5 Million

  25-08-2026 11:42 via powder.com
  Mt. Jefferson, a small ski area in Lee, Maine, is for sale.
  The property, encompassing about 152 acres, was listed for $3.5 million and includes “an operating ski and tubing area, a functioning firewood business and lumber kiln operation, extensive commercial infrastructure and equipment, and residential and commercial development opportunities,” according to Zillow.
  Per Lift Blog, a database of ski lifts across North America, Mt. Jefferson has one t-bar, a Hall lift called the &ldqu
  
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• After Catnapping, Washington Ski Area Tells Visitors: Don't Take the Felines

  24-08-2026 20:05 via powder.com
  If you see a cat, don’t take a cat.
  That’s the message from Mt. Baker Ski Area, Washington, where a coterie of resident felines has lived for decades.
  Someone recently made off with one of those cats, prompting the ski area to issue a notice on social media.
  “Quick PSA. Please don’t take the Lodge Cats home or to an animal shelter even if you find them hanging outside the lodges,” Mt. Baker wrote.
  In the comments section of the post, Mt. Baker confirmed that, yes, a
  
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• The Snow Keeps Coming: Chile's Ski Resorts Brace for Another Blizzard

  24-08-2026 19:51 via powder.com
  Have you heard the news about Chile and Argentina’s ski season? It’s true.South America is experiencing one of the snowiest winters in recent memory, and conditions at ski resorts are at an all-time high.
  The season started off slowly, forcing multiple resorts to delay their openings, but then a record blizzard dumped nearly 200 inches of snow in less than two weeks.Alec Blossom, a ski instructor from Jackson who spends his summers teaching and guiding at Ski Portillo, described the
  
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• "Snow, Sleet, and Surprises": Farmers' Almanac Reveals Canadian 2026-27 Winter Forecast

  24-08-2026 19:14 via powder.com
  It’s that time of year again. The pre-pre season, maybe?It’s the point at which skiers and snow enthusiasts begin to understand that summer, with its hot days and sunburns, won’t last forever. Ski resorts are sharing planned opening dates in a bid to build hype. Forecasters are taking their best stab at what they think will happen in the coming months.
  Among the latter, the Farmers’ Almanac recently shared its first look at the 2026-27 Canadian winter season, breaking dow
  
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• California Guide Company Appeals $150k OSHA Fines For State's Deadliest Avalanche

  24-08-2026 18:34 via powder.com
  Cal/OSHA has fined Blackbird Mountain Guides (BMG) more than $150,000 for the deadly avalanche that claimed nine lives near Castle Peak on February 17, 2026, according to KCRA3.
  BMG was guiding a group of skiers from the popular Frog Lake backcountry huts during one of the largest storms of the season. The avalanche killed three of BMG’s professional guides and six guests.
  BMG has since revealed in a press release dated August 21, 2026, that it is officially appealing the fines levied by C
  
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• "That's a Wrap": Multiple Australian Ski Resorts Throw In The Towel

  24-08-2026 17:49 via powder.com
  It’s been a challenging ski season Down Under.
  Australia’s handful of ski resorts typically operate on thin margins, relying on a few days of natural snowfall and below-freezing temperatures each winter. And while ski resorts in South America are reporting near-record snowfall and all-time conditions, Australia’s winter of 2026, much like the last few in recent memory, has been plagued by rain and warm temperatures.
  Selwyn Snow Resort gave it everything it had, but Mother Natur
  
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• A New Ski Resort Game Features Simulated Snow and Peaks You'll Recognize

  23-08-2026 12:00 via powder.com
  Jesse Zigthor worked at Armature Studio for more than a decade. When its parent company, Meta, shut it down earlier this year, he wasn’t sure what to do. 
  He thought, maybe, he’d retire at the video game studio, which produced a VR port of Resident Evil 4 and created its own original IP. Zigthor loved the people he worked with and felt respected—if that didn’t change, he wasn’t going anywhere. Instead, he faced unemployment in an uncertain job market.
  “I
  
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• Hot Dogs, French Fries, and Designer Labels: 7 of the Wackiest Ski Topsheets

  22-08-2026 12:00 via powder.com
  While we’re firmly of the opinion that you probably shouldn’t buy your skis based on the top sheet alone, there’s a lot to be said for good ski graphics. Despite being fairly niche itself, ski culture has all of these funny sub-sectors that allow for collaborations or simply just slapping your favorite food on your favorite sticks. Luckily, many ski makers agree and have created great collaborations and limited-edition skis over the years. 
  Companies like Atomic, Volkl, an
  
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• Sundance Resort Hosts Celebration of Robert Redford on Late Founder's Birthday

  21-08-2026 22:46 via powder.com
  Earlier this week, Sundance Mountain Resort in Utah honored the birthday of its founder—the late Robert Redford. 
  In honor of the famed actor, the Outlaw Express stayed open late, and proceeds from the $10 lift tickets went to the Sundance Nature Alliance. The resort also served one of Redford’s favorite desserts, complimentary brownie sundaes, along with a moment for remarks in memory of him around the Village firepits. 
  A memory station was set up in the Art Studio &
  
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• After Prolonged, Multi-Week Closure, Road Access to Chilean Ski Resort Reopening

  21-08-2026 21:07 via powder.com
  After a prolonged closure brought by enormous snowfall totals, road access to Ski Portillo is reopening this weekend, allowing the general public to make the drive from Chile’s capital, Santiago, into the mountains.
  Ski Portillo announced the opening on social media on Friday, writing, “the border crossing will be open to all vehicles — hotel guests, skiers and day visitors alike.” Just east of Ski Portillo, the road passes into Argentina. 
  “We can’t wait
  
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• Guide Company That Ran Fatal Ski Trip Faces Safety Fine in California

  21-08-2026 20:26 via nytimes.com
  The state levied a $151,300 fine on Blackbird Mountain Guides, which took backcountry skiers into the Sierra Nevada in threatening conditions. Nine died in an avalanche.
  
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• This Colorado Ski Town Just Got a Lot Better for Stargazing

  21-08-2026 19:33 via powder.com
  Frisco, Colorado, has officially achieved designation as an International Dark Sky Community by DarkSky International. 
  Defined as a “town, city, municipality, or other legally organized community that has shown exceptional dedication to the preservation of the night sky,” the Town of Frisco was able to receive the Community certification in recognition of its implementation and enforcement of quality outdoor lighting ordinances. 
  Frisco sits just off I-70, south of Silvert
  
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• Utah Ski Resort To Debut 100 Acres of New Terrain and High-Speed Quad Lift

  21-08-2026 19:05 via powder.com
  A long-anticipated upgrade to the slopes at Sundance Mountain Resort, Utah, is almost here.
  The resort, in a release, detailed its brand new lift, the Electric Horseman, which will open with more than 100 acres of new terrain this winter alongside a 1.7-mile groomed run called Storyteller cut from the slopes formerly known as the Far East Ridgeline.
  Storyteller pairs “sweeping turns with some of the most spectacular views on the mountain” and, for more advanced skiers, “introdu
  
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• Officials Encourage Vigilance After Two More Bear Attacks in Colorado Mountain Towns

  21-08-2026 12:00 via powder.com
  Following two more bear attacks in Colorado this week, Colorado Parks & Wildlife is urging the public to stay vigilant outside and remove anything that could attract bears. 
  The agency said in a release that wildlife officers have been responding to a record number of bear reports, a surge in activity the CPW attributed to low mountain snowpack, wildfires and drought, all of which make it harder for bears to find food. 
  Large parts of Colorado are in “extreme” or &ldquo
  
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• Tips for Adults Learning to Ski

  21-08-2026 01:00 via nyskiblog.com
  
  “Can I learn to ski as an adult?” We hear the question a lot. This article is for those who weren’t lucky enough to discover skiing at a young age and now wonder if they are too old to start. And it’s designed to get you to “yes.” You can learn to ski as an adult, if you’re reasonably fit and healthy. And we whole-heartedly recommend it. Picking up skiing or boarding at age 30 and beyond is more challenging » Read More »
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• Forecasters' New Outlook Provides Early Glimpse at El Niño Ski Season

  20-08-2026 21:26 via powder.com
  As buzz builds around the so-called “Super” El Niño, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center (CPC) is continuing to release seasonal outlooks that provide a broad glimpse at what the upcoming ski season might look like.
  The latest, published on Thursday, covers the next year, broken up into three-month chapters. 
  What does it say about the snow conditions? Not everything. But the CPC’s assessment hews close to the traditional wisdom surrounding El Niño—t
  
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