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• McCauley: Going Strong

  06-03-2026 13:10 via nyskiblog.com
  The first signs of spring appeared last weekend and the doomers were out in full force. The winter is over! The rain is coming! If you internalized the social media discourse then you might as well pack your gear and call it a season. The rest of us will be enjoying the warmer weather and soft turns. Way up North in Old Forge the locals had missed the news that winter was over. The Olympic snowfort built the previous weekend » Read More »
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• Rockfall Closes Whistler's Peak Express Lift

  12-03-2026 22:48 via powder.com
  
  Rockfall occurred at Whistler Blackcomb early Thursday morning, before the mountain had opened, leaving a debris pile in a popular area of North America's largest ski resort.
  The slide took place on Whistler Peak, off the mountain's Peak Express chair, and spanned roughly 100 meters wide between the West Cirque and Monday's runs, the CBC reported.
  The resort said in statement that no one was in the area at the time of the rockfall and there were no reported injuries. Both Whistler Peak and the P
  
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• Revelstoke Eyes Reopening of Key Chairlift After Mechanical Issue

  12-03-2026 22:08 via powder.com
  
  Following an unexpected closure of Revelstoke Mountain Resort's Stoke Chair earlier this week, teams are working to reopen the chair as soon as possible. Initial updates shared by the mountain hoped for a Thursday, March 12, reopening, which could still be possible, a representative for the resort said. However, if teams are unable to reopen the chair on Thursday, more updates will be available via web and social media. Just as a major storm moved into the area earlier this week, a mec
  
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• Need Kids Winter Wear? Used Gear Seller Announces New Trade-in Deal

  12-03-2026 20:52 via powder.com
  
  Kids' outdoor apparel company, Town Hall Outdoor Co., has a new partnership in the works that will help bring kids' outdoor gear for less. Town Hall Outdoor Co. has announced that they've teamed up with award-winning online gear resale site  Geartrade to launch a new resale program devoted to kids' winter sports gear. Geartrade, founded in 2019, is a leading online reseller of used outdoor gear.Through both consignment and self-listing options, Geartrade allows individuals, retail
  
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• Comp Confirmed: Freeride World Tour Names Start Date for Eagerly-Anticipated Haines Alaska Pro

  12-03-2026 20:19 via powder.com
  
  After a series of cancellations, the Freeride World Tour confirmed the planned start date of the eagerly anticipated Haines Alaska Pro. The event, set on the flanks of Alaska’s imposing mountains, begins the morning of Friday, March 13. As with its other events, the FWT will stream the show live and for free on its website at 10:30 a.m. local time.Skiers will test their mettle on a venue that, somewhat confusingly, is called The Venue. The slope appeared during the FWT’s la
  
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• High Winds and Rain Stall Washington Ski Area Operations

  12-03-2026 18:53 via powder.com
  
  The intense atmospheric river forecasted to hit much of Washington State has arrived, and it's even more chaotic than predicted. Over the last week, ski areas in Washington, such as Crystal Mountain, Alpental, and Stevens Pass, have been forecasting snow totals in the 40-50 inch range for this weekend. As the storm moved in over the last day or so, high winds and rain have come with it as far north as Stevens Pass, Washington, and as far south as Bend, Oregon. Just southeast of Se
  
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• Erik Mogensen Buys Black Mountain, Indy and Entabeni Will Move To New Hampshire

  12-03-2026 18:21 via powder.com
  
  In a reversal of a plan set to make Black Mountain, New Hampshire, a community co-op, Indy Pass director and Entabeni Systems CEO Erik Mogensen has announced that he bought and took full ownership of the ski area, reimagining it as an “Independent Mountain Laboratory.” 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.Erik Mogensen.Courtesy Black Mountain/Brent DoscherEnta
  
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• Steamboat Announces Paid Parking in Major Lots Next Season

  12-03-2026 11:45 via powder.com
  
  Starting in the 2026-27 ski season, Steamboat Resort, Colorado, is implementing a new parking program meant to reduce single occupancy vehicles and manage parking demand.
  However, this new program also means more paid parking at the ski resort, which has some locals upset.
  Steamboat will charge $15 per day on Fridays and weekends and during peak periods to park in the Meadows Lot, which is just down the road from the resort. Free shuttles will still transport skiers from Meadows to the resort.
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• New Drone Tech Triggers Avalanches From the Sky (Video)

  12-03-2026 11:00 via powder.com
  
  Avalanche mitigation has come a long way.Explosives, which are used to trigger avalanches before they can strike unsuspecting skiers or drivers, have long been a core part of the program. The delivery vehicle for those explosives, however, varies wildly. In Utah’s Little Cottonwood Canyon, military howitzers famously trigger slides from afar. More recently, static towers that can be operated remotely trigger blasts without direct human involvement. Then, of course, there’s the c
  
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• 36 Hours in Grand Junction, Colo.: Things to Do and See

  12-03-2026 10:02 via nytimes.com
  This western Colorado city is drawing more than just outdoor enthusiasts with its small but growing destination-dining scene, new hotels and expanded arts programming.
  
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• Vermont Resort Explains Why Multiple Ski lifts Are Closed

  11-03-2026 20:23 via powder.com
  
  Sugarbush, Vermont, is taking to the internet to explain a suite of chairlift issues on the Mt. Ellen side of its slopes.First, the ski resort noted in a social media post, North Ridge remains out of commission as crews work to fix an “electrical problem” on the “monitoring circuits” with the manufacturer. That lift is one of two that climb into the summit area.The 2026 POWDER Photo Annual is here! Look for a print copy on a newsstand near you, or click here to have a cop
  
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• Jackson Hole Announces $60 Spring Lift Tickets

  11-03-2026 18:50 via powder.com
  
  The sixty-buck deal is back.At Jackson Hole, Wyoming, the final four days of the season will cost $60 in celebration of the resort’s 60th Anniversary. The discount recalls and prolongs another special in December that also dropped Jackson Hole’s ticket pricesThis time, though, instead of ringing in the season, Jackson Hole is giving it a send-off. The new deal applies to April 9 through April 12, 2026, the last days that the ski resort will be open for skiing.The 2026 POWDER Pho
  
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• Skier Dies in Crash at Mt. Bachelor, Oregon

  11-03-2026 17:45 via powder.com
  
  A 65-year-old skier is dead after an accident at Mt. Bachelor, Oregon, on Monday, March 9, local police said in a news release. The skier, identified as Nigel Barry Young of Portland, Oregon, was skiing with three friends at the time of the crash, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said. He was wearing a helmet.According to the Sheriff’s Office, Young’s friends were ahead of him and didn’t see the fall.At 2:22 p.m., Mt. Bachelor Ski Patrol was notified of an injur
  
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• SkiMo Was Boring To Watch at The Olympics

  11-03-2026 16:08 via powder.com
  
  Welcome to the Last Chair with Jack O'Brien, a new backpage-style column that will focus on human-interest stories and ski culture. A new installment will run every other week.I’ll readily admit it. Even as someone who religiously ski tours—who tracks their times and even skins with a weighted backpack occasionally—I’ve always felt an aversion to ski mountaineering (skimo) races.Maybe it’s the Lycra, or the many hearty good mornings! I’ve uttered on predawn re
  
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• Yes, You're Right: Skiers Are Masochists

  11-03-2026 13:08 via powder.com
  
  My hackles were raised from the start. “People who ski have more money than sense,” the op-ed’s headline declared.I felt a flash of anger and, like a particularly stupid fish, was lured right in, giving The Guardian the click it was after. They’d found their mark. After all, the article assaulted almost every part of a sport that’s consumed my life. I couldn’t help but be offended. Each paragraph made me squint.“You pay thousands for the privilege o
  
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• 5 Expert Tips to Make Packing for Your Backcountry Hut Trip Way Easier

  11-03-2026 13:06 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.There are few responsibilities we wouldn’t totally blow off for a hut trip. Getting fully off the grid at a cabin in the woods, skiing until the sun goes down and making snow cone margaritas might be as close to heaven as you can get.Once you’re there, a multi-day backcountry hut trip is bliss. But wrangling gear into small spaces and getting organized for a
  
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• Jackson Hole Announces Kings & Queens of Corbet's People's Choice Winners

  11-03-2026 12:25 via powder.com
  
  The People's Choice Awards voting for Jackson Hole's Kings and Queens of Corbet's Couloir has closed, and the people have spoken.
  As always, the Kings & Queens roster was chock-full of talent with athletes launching the biggest tricks into the famous couloir. Kings and Queens has a unique format in which the athlete field decides the winners.
  Last year, along with an overall King and Queen title, they also added prize money for the top athletes in the men's and women's ski and snowboard fiel
  
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• Stunt Gone Wrong: Skier Collides With Burning Ring of Fire (Video)

  11-03-2026 11:06 via powder.com
  
  There comes a time in every skier’s life when they think, “Hmm. I wonder if I could jump through a ring of fire.”Well, maybe not, but for skier Mathias Birkelund, this was a real idea. Alongside a friend, he almost pulled it off.Instead of a triumphant outcome, though, the stunt, which went south, offered a reminder: it’s always best to measure twice and cut once, particularly when flames are involved. The video Birkelund shared shows a skier colliding chest-first with fi
  
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• Alterra CEO To Step Down at End of Season

  11-03-2026 01:45 via powder.com
  
  Jared Smith, the CEO of Alterra Mountain Company, is stepping down at the end of this ski season.“Serving as CEO of Alterra has been an honor, and I am deeply proud of the incredible people, capabilities and businesses we’ve added to this amazing company,” he said in a statement. “The commitment of the ownership group to these mountains, and to the team members and communities they serve, is truly unique.”Alterra, which owns multiple famous ski resorts and sells the
  
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• Why Skiers Should Care About Wyoming's Wealth Inequality Gap

  10-03-2026 20:26 via powder.com
  
  Last week, the New York Times published an article titled Welcome to Wyoming, the Frontier of America's New Gilded Age.The article chronicles the subtext beneath Wyoming's great ski town, which has only become more prevalent over the last five years. Once a small town that attracted only the most die-hard mountain lovers, Jackson Hole has become a billionaire's tax haven disguised as a ski town.
  TheTimes does a fantastic job breaking down the conundrum that so many mountain towns now face, exace
  
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• Small Wyoming Ski Area Vandalized by Off-Road Vehicle

  10-03-2026 20:05 via powder.com
  
  It seems every ski season, at least one ski area falls victim to a driver who had trouble obeying parking lot signage or simply got lost.
  A photo surfaces of a car (usually a rental, without proper snow tires or 4WD) parked haphazardly on a ski run with skiers around it looking confused, and a quirky comment from the resort reminding folks that parking directly on the mountain doesn't qualify as "ski in, ski out."While these instances are typically innocent mistakes, occasionally, the odd driver
  
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• "The Cut" Is Set: Freeride World Tour's Best Athletes Heading To Alaska

  10-03-2026 19:48 via powder.com
  
  After a bumpy few weeks that included multiple event cancellations, the Freeride World Tour is looking ahead towards its final two events of the season: the Haines Alaska Pro and Xtreme Verbier.These competitions serve as the circuit’s finals, meaning only a select number of skiers—the top 13 men and the top 6 women—made what the FWT calls the “cut.” This season’s cut was colored by those cancellations. The FWT had hoped to give competitors four opportuni
  
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• Forecasters Predicting Alpine Snowmelt as Temps Expected To Soar Out West

  10-03-2026 18:20 via powder.com
  
  A heat wave is almost here, according to forecasters, and it may lead to earlier than usual high-elevation snowmelt amid an already tough and often snowless ski season out West.“Warmer conditions are coming for the West! Probabilities reach 90-100% across the Southwest,” the Climate Prediction Center wrote in a recent social media post. “Temps may reach upper 80s over the CA Valley and triple digits over the Desert Southwest.”“This pattern may lead to early onset of
  
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• The Best Ski Photos of the Year, Part 2

  10-03-2026 17:35 via powder.com
  
  These images originally appeared in the print magazine POWDER 2026 Photo Annual. Copies are still available while supplies last. Click here to get yours.Click here to see Part 1 of the 2026 Photo Annual Gallery.The 2026 Photo Annual Gallery,Part 2Piers Solomon. Engelberg, Switzerland.Oskar EnanderAilo Riponiemi. Kuopio, Finland.Arttu HeikkinenBrennan Lagasse. Lake Tahoe, California.Ming PoonDominic Melanson. Blackcomb, British Columbia.Andrew BradleySam Cohen. Alta, Utah.Lee
  
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• Newcomb Ski Slope: Community Spirit

  10-03-2026 17:00 via nyskiblog.com
  I’ve gotten my ski days this year but I haven’t done much to advance my goal to ski all the lift-served hills in New York. Life has required me to stay close to home this season, and it shows in the list of areas I’ve skied. Early this year, I realized that skiing Central NY and Western NY wasn’t realistic. I made a separate list of ski areas ranked by their distance from our base in the Southern Adirondacks. I » Read More »
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• New Lifts and 1,000 Acres of Public Terrain Coming To Powder Mountain

  10-03-2026 16:00 via powder.com
  
  Powder Mountain, Utah, is pouring $40 million into infrastructure improvements that include a soon-to-open chairlift unlocking over 1,000 acres of advanced terrain in the DMI, or “Don’t Mention It,” area. The titular lift, Don’t Mention It, is a new Skytrac fixed-grip triple chair that, starting in the 2026-27 season, will climb uphill just beyond Powder Mountain’s current boundaries. “The terrain in DMI is some of the best in Northern Utah. As a ski
  
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• Is This The Ultimate Backcountry Skiing Repair and Medical Kit?

  10-03-2026 12:39 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.There's a lot to be said about saving weight when it comes to backcountry skiing–carrying less mass up the hill means you have energy left over when it comes time to pointing those skis back down. We spend a lot of time obsessing over lighter skis, boots, bindings, packs, jackets, helmets–all the obvious things, really. The thing about saving weight on the bi
  
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• Mt. Bachelor's Beloved Summit Chair Opened This Past Weekend

  10-03-2026 12:22 via powder.com
  
  Over this past weekend, Oregon's largest ski area opened its long-awaited final chairlift.
  On Saturday, March 7th, 2026, Mt. Bachelor spun the Summit Chair for the first time during the 2025-26 ski season. Aptly named, Summit Chair brings skiers to the top of Mt. Bachelor and provides access to 360 degrees of volcano skiing, making the ski area the nation's sixth largest.
  A storm brought 12" of snow to Mt. Bachelor early last week, helping to build the mountain's base enough to get Summit's stee
  
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• Soldier Mountain, Idaho Throws In the Towel on Season

  10-03-2026 11:12 via powder.com
  
  Southern Idaho ski area, Soldier Mountain, has officially closed for the 2025/26 season.
  The ski area announced the early closure in a social media post on Saturday, March 8, 2026, and cited weather and poor ski conditions.
  Ultimately, the mountain decided to close due to safety concerns stemming from a lack of seasonal snowfall.
  "Like many of you, we’ve been hoping for winter to finally arrive and allow us to open more terrain and build momentum for the season. Unfortunately, the conditio
  
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• Vail Resorts Revenue, Skier Visits Plummet Amid "Worst-Case" Season

  09-03-2026 22:57 via powder.com
  
  Revenue and visitation at Vail Resorts’ North American destinations have dropped this winter amidst what its CEO, Rob Katz, said many would consider a “worst-case weather scenario,” nodding to the snow drought that’s gripped mountain states across the West.In a news release for investors, the company, which owns numerous ski resorts and sells the Epic Pass, shared stats that compared this season so far to the last.Skier visits fell 11.9%, while total lift revenue, includi
  
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