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• Look: Thayne Rich Throws Huge Switch Double Backflip

  02-05-2023 17:14 via powder.com
  
  Thayne Rich is one of those pro skiers that drops out of nowhere three or four times per year with an incredible clip.That's not to say he's completely unknown, obviously. The guy has a ski named after him with 4FRNT for crying out loud, but it seems like Thayne likes to stay pretty lowkey until he's ready to drop a banger.Check out this sweet clip he just dropped of a big switch double backflip:Oooooooo yeah. So nice I watched it twice (and a handful times more).I have loved watching this dude
  
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• Milan Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony: How to Watch, Timing and More

  06-02-2026 06:01 via nytimes.com
  They will take place at 2 p.m. Eastern on Friday across four separate venues in Northern Italy.
  
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• Meet Team USA's Talented Alpine Skiers for Milan-Cortina 2026

  05-02-2026 22:50 via powder.com
  
  Team USA Alpine Skiing. These are the American ski racers everyone knows, the names dominating the news in and out of the ski industry.
  Ski racers garner some of the highest celebrity and renown in the sport, and the Olympic field is stacked with international powerhouses like Marco Odermatt and Lara Colturi on the docket.
  So, who are the men and women getting ready to click in and brave Cortina's slopes at top speed to represent Team USA?Keep reading to meet Team USA's alpine ski team.The 2026
  
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• It’s Time for the Olympics

  05-02-2026 22:26 via nytimes.com
  The Games are supposed to bring people from around the globe together, but there’s no escaping politics.
  
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• 67 Are Rescued From Stuck Gondolas at a New York Ski Resort

  05-02-2026 21:54 via nytimes.com
  A mechanical failure at the Gore Mountain resort in the Adirondacks left guests in about 20 gondolas hovering above the snow for several hours.
  
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• Quiz: How Much Do You Know About the Winter Olympics?

  05-02-2026 21:43 via nytimes.com
  As top athletes prepare to test their limits in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, why not take a minute to test your knowledge of Winter Olympics trivia?
  
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• New York Police Investigating Skier Death at State's Largest Resort

  05-02-2026 21:38 via powder.com
  
  The New York State Police Department responded to a call from Whiteface Mountain yesterday, February 4, 2026.According to a press release, an investigation determined that Michael E. Vacek Jr., age 44, of Atlanta, Georgia, was found unresponsive in a tree line along the Upper/Lower Skyward Trail, hours after his ski party reported him missing.Life-saving measures were continued as Vacek was transported to a medical building. He was later pronounced deceased at the scene.The investigation remains
  
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• Meet Team USA's Freestyle Skiers for Milan-Cortina 2026

  05-02-2026 21:12 via powder.com
  
  Team USA Freeski has quite the talented roster between halfpipe, slopestyle, big air, aerials, and moguls.
  Across the disciplines, there are already two Olympic gold medals and a total of eight medals from previous years, not to mention X Games and World Championship medals. There's no doubt the USA is showing up in Milan Cortina with a solid shot at more medals in the freeski categories. So, who are the folks representing Team USA?Keep reading for the full list of Team USA Freeski athletes and
  
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• Everything You Need to Know About Men’s Alpine Skiing for Milan-Cortina 2026

  05-02-2026 19:49 via powder.com
  
  PreviewThe notoriously icy, bumpy, dark, and unforgiving Stelvio track will be home to men’s Olympic alpine events at the Milan-Cortina Olympic Winter Games.
  It is revered as one of the toughest in the world, inaugurated in 1982 and gaining status as a regular stop on the World Cup in 1993. When Bormio’s annual World Cup Downhill and Super-G races were contested over the Christmas holiday, a lack of sufficient light on the shadowy course increased the difficulty of tackling terr
  
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• Ted Ligety on Why the Best Skiers Often Don’t Win Gold at the Olympics

  05-02-2026 19:12 via nytimes.com
  Unlike many Olympic sports, the best Alpine skiers often don’t win gold. Two-time Olympic champion Ted Ligety explains why the sport is so unpredictable.
  
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• Pennsylvania Ski Resort To Stay Open Into May for First Time Ever

  05-02-2026 17:58 via powder.com
  
  While the majority of ski resorts west of the Mississippi River are hurting for snow, Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains have experienced a banner season.With prolonged stretches of cold, snowmaking-worthy temperatures, and above-average natural snowfall, Camelback Resort, one of the most popular in the region, could be having one of its best seasons ever.Conditions are so good, in fact, that Camelback announced today, February 5, that it wants to remain open for skiing and snowboarding into May, a
  
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• Another Oregon Ski Area Has Closed Indefinitely

  05-02-2026 17:36 via powder.com
  
  Is this the worst winter ever? For some skiers in Oregon, it just might be.POWDER reported earlier this week that two Oregon ski areas, Mt. Hood Ski Bowl and Mt. Ashland, had made the tough decision to close operations due to a dwindling snowpack and unseasonably warm temperatures.Today, February 5, POWDER has learned that Hoodoo Ski Area, located in Sisters, Oregon, has also paused operations due to poor snow conditions.
  A message on Hoodoo's site begins, "Hoodoo Ski Area will be suspending ope
  
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• NBA Legend: "My New Hero Is Lindsey Vonn"

  05-02-2026 17:00 via powder.com
  
  Lindsey Vonn tore her ACL in a crash at Crans-Montana, Switzerland, on Friday, January 30, 2026, just nine days before she was scheduled to compete in the Women's Downhill at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.Despite the injury, Vonn is "confident in [her] body's ability to perform" and has consulted doctors and physical therapists to make a decision that has inspired the greater sports world.
  At 41 years old, and with a newly torn ACL, Vonn will race in Sunday's Downhill.
  The announcement
  
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• Los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno: qué ver y cómo verlo

  05-02-2026 13:08 via nytimes.com
  Los mejores atletas del mundo sobre la nieve y el hielo tienen su cita cuatrienal este mes en los Juegos de Invierno de 2026 en Italia.
  
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• Jessie Diggins is the Olympian Testing the Limits of Endurance

  05-02-2026 11:01 via nytimes.com
  Jessie Diggins has become the best-ever American cross-country skier because of what she pushes her body through.
  
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• 2026 Winter Olympics Guide: How to Watch, Schedule, and Top Events

  05-02-2026 11:00 via nytimes.com
  The best athletes in the world on snow and ice get their quadrennial moment this month at the 2026 Winter Games in Italy.
  
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• I’m Not a Ski Racer—But I Loved the 2026 DPS Pisteworks 94 Carving Skis

  05-02-2026 00:52 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.DPS skis are perhaps best known for their unique carbon construction, meant to deliver a quiet, damp, almost metal-like ride at a fraction of the weight. They’re also known for being one of the few ski brands that currently manufacture everything they sell in the US. While testing these skis, I got to tour the DPS Factory in downtown Salt Lake City and watch the fo
  
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• 5 Skiers Didn't Get To Compete at The Freeride World Championships, Here's Why

  04-02-2026 22:46 via powder.com
  
  The inaugural Freeride World Championships took place earlier this week and brought together the best freeride skiers and snowboarders from 17 countries to compete for the title of World Champion.
  The day started with a weather delay due to poor visibility and clouds that caused a significant delay to the competition's start. Once things cleared, the first category, Snowboard Men, ran without delay. Snowboard Women and Ski Men followed up.
  Ski Women was the last category of the day to drop in, w
  
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• Dozens of Skiers Rescued From Gondola at Gore Mountain

  04-02-2026 22:29 via powder.com
  
  The New York State Police and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's forest rangers responded to calls from Gore Mountain after the Adirondacks ski area's Northwoods gondola stopped today.
  Calls for rescue were made around 10:35 a.m. EST after a non-emergency mechanical alignment issue with a component of the lift system was detected. In accordance with the ski resort's evacuation procedure, the gondola was stopped immediately.Around 20 gondola cars were stopped, stranding 67
  
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• Uphill Skiers Keep Breaking The Rules at Black Mountain, Maine

  04-02-2026 21:20 via powder.com
  
  Black Mountain of Maine (not to be confused with Black Mountain in New Hampshire) is giving skiers a slap on the wrist for breaking uphill travel rules.
  The ski area took to social media to remind folks that they need a ticket for uphill access.The Facebook post states that Mountain Ops recently encountered multiple skiers without an uphill pass who were utilizing the mountain's uphill access route, and that doing so was technically considered theft of services."Not a reminder we love posting, b
  
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• How The Cult of POWDER Magazine Started—Founder Jake Moe on New Podcast

  04-02-2026 19:23 via powder.com
  
  Professional skier, accomplished trail runner, mental health advocate, and talented filmmaker Drew Petersen has started a new endeavor—a podcast.Dubbed the Drew Petersen Podcast, the show centers around chairlift conversations with some of the biggest names in skiing.
  The show launched yesterday, February 3, 2026, with three episodes: Angel Collinson, Caroline Gleich, and POWDER Magazine co-founder Dave Moe. You can watch or listen to all three episodes on Petersen's YouTube channel, on Sp
  
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• $99 Heli Skiing Returns To Colorado After Public Reaction

  04-02-2026 18:47 via powder.com
  
  Colorado's Silverton Mountain isn't your run-of-the-mill ski resort.There's one chairlift, and guides are required to lead you around the mountain for most of the season. Oh, and there's a helicopter.Silverton used to be known for offering individual heli rides for just $99. For less than the cost of a third of a modern lift ticket at a major ski resort, skiers and snowboarders were whisked to 13,000+ feet above sea level and treated to bucket-list-worthy descents.For whatever reason, perhaps th
  
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• The First Ski Descent of Canada's Deltaform Mountain

  04-02-2026 18:18 via powder.com
  
  Years ago, when Guillaume “Gee” Pierrel was at Moraine Lake, he was a tourist. The glittering body of water near Banff, Alberta, is ringed by a series of towering, jagged peaks that, historically, appeared on the back of Canadian twenty-dollar bills. Like many other sightseers who’ve stopped by to soak in an unforgettable alpine view, Pierrel took a picture. He thought the peaks were protected, and you couldn’t climb them.However, those mountains, part of the Valley
  
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• A New First Ski Descent on Canada's Deltaform Mountain

  04-02-2026 18:18 via powder.com
  
  Years ago, when Guillaume “Gee” Pierrel was at Moraine Lake, he was a tourist. The glittering body of water near Banff, Alberta, is ringed by a series of towering, jagged peaks that, historically, appeared on the back of Canadian twenty-dollar bills. Like many other sightseers who’ve stopped by to soak in an unforgettable alpine view, Pierrel took a picture. He thought the peaks were protected, and you couldn’t climb them.However, those mountains, part of the Valley
  
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• The Death of the Ski Bum, And Imagining Their Return

  04-02-2026 17:28 via powder.com
  
  Shrouded in cliché and nostalgia, at once our heroes and our foil, the ski bum has become so legendary that its true nature is now nearly impossible to grasp.
  At once foundational, mysterious, and perhaps more lately dosed with a dash of irrelevance, this countercultural figure inhabits a sort of purgatory in the modern skiing consciousness. Subject to both reassessment and wistful regard, nothing else might strike the ski world with ambivalence as much as the ski bum. But this figur
  
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• The World's First Skiing Robot Is Lame

  04-02-2026 16:56 via powder.com
  
  This is not a news story. This is a roast.Chinese company LimX Dynamics recently posted a YouTube video of its TRON 1 robot "conquering" the slopes of a ski area in -20°C. The small, bipedal robot, attached to two small skis, navigates a flat slope amid fanfare and hubbub."Graceful slope run, zero skidding all the way," reads one caption of the 48-second video. "Cruising the runs steady as a pro," reads another as the robot bumbles and fumbles its way down an embarrassingly flat trail.Robots
  
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• Olympic Skiers Have Some Pretty Cool Sponsors, We're Jealous

  04-02-2026 16:08 via powder.com
  
  It's no secret that brands love capitalizing on the many advertising opportunities provided to them by the Olympics.
  After all, what better way to sell cereal and energy drinks than with the face of your favorite Olympic skier?
  On the flip side, these brand endorsements are also a great way for skiers (and athletes of all kinds!) to get paid. While some ski brands certainly have money, it's usually pennies compared to, say, a car company.
  So, many skiers turn to non-endemics, or brands that aren
  
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• The First-Ever Freeride World Champions Have Been Crowned, but Not Without Controversy

  03-02-2026 21:25 via powder.com
  
  The first-ever Allianz FIS Freeride World Championships Andorra 2026 have wrapped up, and the winners of the historic freeride event have been crowned.
  40 of the best freeride skiers in the world (minus a few due to the competition being cut short) dropped into Ordino Arcalís, Andorra, to represent 17 countries and battle it out for the title of World Champion.
  Many favorite Freeride World Tour (FWT) riders from both the current season and past ones were on the roster for the event, altho
  
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• Armada's New Film 'ORNADA' Is Now Available to Watch Online

  03-02-2026 21:13 via powder.com
  
  At long last, Armada Skis will grace the internet with their much anticipated two-year film project, ORNADA.
  ORNADA toured this fall with a band coined the Ornada8, live-scoring the film's original soundtrack. The ORNADA Live Experience was truly something to behold, and if you were lucky enough to catch one of the showings, you'll know what an epic blend of music and skiing it was.
  However, now anyone with internet access will be able to watch the brand's all-team film that not only features in
  
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• The World's First Professional Ski Bum

  03-02-2026 21:08 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.The No-Vision VisionaryGary Bigham is watching tennis.
  After playing phone tag for the better part of spring, I finally caught the self-professed professional ski bum at his chalet in Argentière, the small community nestled at the base of the Grands Montets just up valley from Chamonix. It’s a few weeks after his 7
  
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