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• How Do The Atomic Bent 100 & Rossignol Sender Free 100 Skis Compare?

  22-05-2025 16:57 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.Versatility is a term that gets thrown around a lot when it comes to talking about skis, but it can mean different things to different skiers. What might be a “versatile” ski to someone living in Jackson Hole might not be such a jack-of-all-trades to someone living on the East Coast. However, for most people, a ski in the 100mm-underfoot range is going to cov
  
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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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• X Games League Unveils Its Next Winter Team in Utah Skiing Hotspot

  12-06-2026 22:44 via powder.com
  As the X Games prepares to debut its bold new team-based take on action sports called the X Games League, more details are trickling out about which four cities will have their own winter clubs.The latest confirmed addition is Park City, Utah, a fitting choice given the town’s ski-centric scene and Olympic history. On Thursday, X Games announced that the newly created Park City team, or XC Park City, had been bought by private equity investor Allen Thorpe. He also bought the summer X
  
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• Another Lift Added for Summer Skiing at Banff Sunshine Village

  12-06-2026 19:27 via powder.com
  It’s official: skiers and snowboarders won’t only have one lift to choose from when Banff Sunshine Village, Alberta, reopens for summer skiing later this month.The resort, in a recent announcement, said that the Standish Express lift will now be in play for as long as conditions permit, joining another lift that was already confirmed: the Strawberry Express. The Strawberry Express accesses a slew of beginner and intermediate terrain, while Standish climbs higher up the
  
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• El Niño Is Here and May Become "Very Strong"

  12-06-2026 18:17 via powder.com
  Well, it's official: El Niño has arrived, according to the Climate Prediction Center.The natural phenomenon, which can have wide-ranging impacts on temperature and precipitation, has been a hot topic this spring, with talk of a so-called “Super El Niño” dominating the headlines.Will this one really be strong, though? Amid all the buzz, the Climate Prediction Center has stayed relatively conservative, previously noting that “there is still substantial uncertainty i
  
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• Killington Ski Resort Investing $25 Million in Improvements This Summer

  12-06-2026 12:15 via powder.com
  Now in its second year of independent ownership, Killington and Pico Mountain, Vermont, are pouring millions into improving their infrastructure.$25 million has been allocated for on-mountain infrastructure improvements this summer, an increase over the previously announced figure of $22 million, bringing the two-year investment total to more than $65 million.Per a recent announcement, the resort upped its summer investment plan from $22 million to $25 million, bringing the two-year total to mor
  
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• Northstar's Downhill Bike Park Is Open, but Its Iconic Trail Looks Different This Season

  12-06-2026 11:56 via powder.com
  Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls! It's the unofficial beginning of Lake Tahoe summer today, June 12, 2026, as Northstar's Downhill Bike Park opens for the season.While there are dozens of ski areas in the region, Northstar is the lone resort with a full-fledged lift-served downhill bike park. When it opens, mountain bikers flock to it from far and wide.The most exciting new thing this season is the reconstruction and revamping of the resort's iconic jump-trail, 'Livewire'. Livewire has been
  
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• Vail Resorts Subsidiary Awarded $1 Billion Grand Teton National Park Contract

  11-06-2026 22:18 via powder.com
  The National Park Service has awarded a new 15-year concessions contract expected to generate more than $1 billion in revenue over its lifetime to the Grand Teton Lodge Company, a business owned by Vail Resorts that’s overseen food and beverage, retail, and other services in Wyoming’s famed Grand Teton National Park since 1998.The federal agency, in a press release, called it “one of the most significant visitor services contracts in the National Park System,” noting that
  
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• FIS Enters New Era as Liechtenstein’s Alexander Ospelt Narrowly Wins Presidency Over Johan Eliasch

  11-06-2026 19:22 via powder.com
  Liechtenstein’s Alexander Ospelt is the new president of the International Ski Federation. The FIS Council member, attorney at law, and former president of the Liechtenstein Ski Association won an election over incumbent Johan Eliasch, an outcome preceded by internal drama, lobbying, and jockeying, and by leading nations and athletes insisting upon change.National ski associations made their voices heard, albeit by the slightest of margins. Ospelt won the election by a vote of 65-64 a
  
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• Four US Skiers Made TIME's 100 Most Influential People in Sports List, and They're All Women

  11-06-2026 19:03 via powder.com
  Four members of the U.S. Ski Team made TIME’s inaugural list of the 100 most influential figures in sports, joining big names like LeBron James, Lionel Messi, and Caitlin Clark.The skiers cover multiple disciplines, but share one thing in common: they’ve made an outsized contribution to snowsports.Perhaps most recognizable are Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin, two alpine racers who’ve earned Olympic hardware and drawn headlines for their record-breaking tendencies.Lindsey Vonn
  
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• Classic Vermont Ski Resort Names New General Manager

  10-06-2026 21:10 via powder.com
  Brandon Swartz, an experienced ski industry leader, has been tapped to help lead Smugglers’ Notch, Vermont, as the resort’s new general manager.Most recently, Swartz served as general manager of Attitash Mountain and Wildcat Ski Area in New Hampshire. While there, according to a release shared by Smuggs, “he earned a reputation as a hands-on leader focused on culture, operational excellence, and community engagement.”At Smuggs, Swartz will be responsible for all aspects o
  
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• New Electric Skis Make Carving In the Summer a Reality

  10-06-2026 20:07 via powder.com
  As the biking world reckons with the fact that, yes, e-bikes are pretty cool, electronic assists are starting to show up in all kinds of products aimed at skiers.One new one, the aptly-named Skwheel, doesn’t involve snow. Instead, it’s all about the off-season. The product, basically, is a Onewheel split in two, with wheels and motors for each foot. You could think of it as motorized roller blades, too.Here’s a look at the Skwheel at work featuring pro skier Owen Leeper. Tap or
  
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• X Games, Aspen Snowmass Sign Three-Year Partnership

  10-06-2026 18:56 via powder.com
  In the near future, Aspen, Colorado, will continue to be a regular roost for the X Games as it unveils a new team-based format.In a press release, Aspen Snowmass and the action sports circuit announced that they had signed a three-year deal to bring the inaugural X Games League to Buttermilk ski resort through the 2028-29 season.“Aspen Snowmass is where the best in freeskiing and snowboarding come to compete at the highest levels every year,” said John Rigney, chief Business developm
  
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• Celebration of Life Planned for Bernie Rosow at Mammoth Mountain This Weekend

  10-06-2026 17:23 via powder.com
  The world lost professional skier and Mammoth Mountain snow groomer-slash-local legend Bernie Rosow on April 23, 2026.
  Rosow was hiking Bloody Mountain near Mammoth Lakes for a classic Eastern Sierra springtime backcountry descent when a tragic cardiac issue struck.You can read the full obituary written by Rosow's family here.Rosow's family recently announced that a celebration of life will be held for the late skier at Mammoth Mountain's Main Lodge at 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, 2026.All are w
  
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• Skiing and the Outdoors' Endless Struggle Between Art and Commerce: A View Through Dean Potter and "The Dark Wizard"

  10-06-2026 16:35 via powder.com
  “I’m trying to leave this body’s limitations; trying to go beyond the physical and not be hindered by this carcass,” the late, legendary climber Dean Potter says in the sweeping HBO documentary The Dark Wizard, eyes looking to the ceiling in contemplation. “The mind can bring you beyond the body.”Potter was a master of the megalithic walls of Yosemite and the ochre-tinged boulders of Hueco Tanks; venues that have forged more than a few climbers. It’s par
  
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• The X Games Are About To Do Something They've Never Tried Before: A Team Draft

  10-06-2026 12:33 via powder.com
  It’s not the NBA, NFL, or NHL. Instead, we’re talking about the high-flying X Games—the action sports circuit known for spotlighting wild skiing and snowboarding tricks—which plans to head in a new direction that’s conventional and unconventional at the same time.And by that, we mean yes, the X Games will soon hold a draft, just like mainstream team sports. The inaugural draft, set for September 16, will be held at Cosm, a venue in Los Angeles, California. 
  
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• Tough Winter? Not in Vermont, Where Ski Resorts Saw Best Visitation in Decades

  09-06-2026 20:20 via powder.com
  It was a challenging year out West, but for ski resorts in Vermont, the 2025-26 season told a different story.Earlier this month, Ski Vermont, a local non-profit trade group, announced that the state’s ski resorts reported 4.36 million skier visits, a 4.7% increase over the previous year and an 11% increase over the ten-year average. The stat, according to Ski Vermont, also marked the best ski visitation in the state since the 2014-15 season.Vermont’s ski resorts had a strong start w
  
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• Alterra Decides To "Part Ways" With Steamboat Ski Resort President

  09-06-2026 19:43 via powder.com
  Steamboat Ski Resort, Colorado, announced this week that its owner, Alterra Mountain Company, had decided to “part ways” with the resort’s president and COO, Dave Hunter. In a news release covered by the Steamboat Pilot, the resort said that the search for a new leader would begin immediately. Steamboat Ski Resort didn’t share more information with the local outlet about the decision to part ways with Hunter.In the meantime, the executive vice president of Alterra&rs
  
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• Are You Ruining Your Touring Bindings Without Realizing It?

  09-06-2026 19:06 via powder.com
  As skiers, we're by and large pretty good about taking care of our gear in the middle of winter. It's pretty obvious when your bases need a wax or your edges need a sharpen, and not hard to address that yourself, or drop your planks off at the local shop for a quick overnight tune. However, come spring and summer, when it's time to (sadly) hang things up for a few months, I'd wager that we're far less careful with our gear. Perhaps its laziness, disbelief that the season is over, or just plain o
  
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• Forever Intertwined: The Telemark Turn and the Jamband

  09-06-2026 12:44 via powder.com
  On a toasty spring day I’m bounding down the slushy south-facing runs at Steamboat, lunging on pin bindings with low-cut boots through hero moguls and corn snow. It’s not my usual tele gear—I’m typically found sporting aggressive boots and the newer, stiffer binding norms. But today I’m leaning into the free-flexing equipment and vibe of a time gone by. The gear is slack, lending itself to loose turns that feel like a leap of faith in a way the more rigid modern gea
  
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• Vail Resorts Says Next Season's Pass Sales Are Down After Challenging Year Out West

  09-06-2026 12:32 via powder.com
  As the snow settles after a memorably challenging Western ski season, Vail Resorts is reporting a decline in pass sales for next winter and readjusting it's financial forecast.The resort conglomerate, which sells the popular Epic Pass and owns ski areas in the US and around the world, trimmed its expected yearly net income to between $128 million and $162 million, down from a previous forecast of between $144 million and $190 million.Sales of Vail Resorts’ 2026-27 season passes also sagged
  
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• Review: Fischer's Super-Secret Freeride Ski

  08-06-2026 21:02 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.New ski releases are generally accompanied by loads of marketing language, detailed spec sheets, and a firehose of information and imagery to help sell the new product. It's a process as old as time, and Fischer decided to turn it completely on its head this year, with the release of their all-new Fischer Nothing. Other than a cryptic PR blast and a few photos shot in gr
  
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• Snow Keeps Flying Ahead of Canadian Ski Resort's June Reopening

  08-06-2026 20:55 via powder.com
  Up in Banff, Alberta, winter doesn’t seem interested in quitting. After a memorable season at Banff Sunshine Village that saw powder galore, it just keeps snowing. The ski resort recently shared more photos from its webcams on social media.Is it June? Sure doesn’t look like it. Check out the photos captured on Sunday, June 7, 2026, below. The resort has recorded 22 cm (9 inches) of snow over the last seven days.View this post on Instagram
  This past winter around Banff was a big
  
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• The US Open of Mountain Biking Is Moving To Utah and Tickets Are Free

  08-06-2026 20:25 via powder.com
  The US Open of Mountain Biking has a new home starting in 2026, following approval from the Park City Council last week. From September 10-13, 2026, Deer Valley Resort will host the Fox US Open on the Bald Eagle Mountain trail system.The US Open is part of the Monster Energy Pro Downhill series, which has five stops across the country for professional and amateur downhill racers. The series kicked off its first two events of the season at Ride Rock Creek in North Carolina and Mountain Creek in N
  
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