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• New England's Largest Ski Expansion Is Officially Open

  27-02-2024 15:00 via powder.com
  
  Sugarloaf Mountain, ME, has above-treeline skiing, over 1,000 acres of glades, and a larger vertical drop than even Palisades Tahoe, CA, on the opposite coast. And it goes without saying that Sugarloaf has soul. What more could it possibly need? As it turns out, the answer was more intermediate terrain to balance things out for all types of skiers at Maine's largest resort.West Mountain, bird's eye view. Photo: Nathaniel Kaye/Sugarloaf MountainOfficials at Sugarloaf released a video, j
  
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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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• 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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