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• Peek’n Peak: Think Snow

  23-02-2024 21:50 via nyskiblog.com
  
  Packing my ski gear Tuesday morning, I knew a good day was ahead. There was a beautiful sunrise to start the day that gave way to clear visibility for the drive to Clymer, NY. It was an early start to a long, but fun day. I had plans to meet my friends Kyle and Mike at Peek’n Peak later in the morning. We love PnP’s terrain park and it was the focus of our trip. My first visit to Peek’n » Read More »
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• What Happened to Mikaela Shiffrin's Eyebrow? In Candid Video, Ski Star Explains

  13-02-2026 20:21 via powder.com
  
  If you see Mikaela Shiffrin missing part of her eyebrow at the Winter Olympics, no, you didn’t.Known for being candid, the American ski racing superstar explained the situation on social media.Shiffrin has an eyebrow scar. In the past, while she was doing balance training, she said, she “fell off the balance thing.” That caused her eyebrow to split open. Thirty stitches followed.Now, Shiffrin said, sometimes her eyebrow hairs “grow a little bit funky”—she comp
  
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• A Major Winter Storm Is Coming to California. What Ski Resorts Could Get the Most Snow?

  13-02-2026 19:42 via powder.com
  
  A major Sierra storm arrives late Sunday and runs through Thursday.
  The heaviest snow falls from Monday through Wednesday, and totals build into the multi-foot range along the crest. Winds ramp Saturday and stay active through the heart of the storm, so expect wind-affected snow on exposed terrain.Snow levels start around 4500-5500 feet as the storm spins up Monday, then drop hard Monday night into Tuesday and stay low through Wednesday. That trend lifts snow ratios from moderate early to fluffy
  
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• Live Now: Watch the 2026 Kings & Queens of Corbet's Competition

  13-02-2026 18:43 via powder.com
  
  Ladies and gents, the moment’s here. The Kings & Queens of Corbet’s, the ultimate huckfest and showdown at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, started the morning of Friday, February 13.As the competition’s name implies, it involves skiers and snowboarders leaping off Corbet’s Couloir, a famed Jackson Hole run with a huge drop. After cruising down the chute, the competitors hit a manicured set of park jumps at the bottom. Whoever laces the best line wins, earning the title of King
  
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• How Hard Is Olympic Halfpipe Skiing, Really? Sports Journalist Finds Out

  13-02-2026 17:03 via powder.com
  
  The Olympics are strange in that, watching from the comfort of your couch, it’s possible to naively assume that whatever the athletes are doing isn’t hard. The curling looks like no big deal. The alpine racing, at least in those moments that it doesn’t involve hair raising crashes, seems straightforward. You just go down, right? And then there’s the freestyle skiers and snowboarders. Their tricks are so impeccable you might guess that they’re hardly thinking ab
  
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• La Niña Wanes, Neutral Conditions Expected To Follow

  13-02-2026 12:44 via powder.com
  
  The reign of La Niña should soon end, according to the Climate Prediction Center, which estimated that there’s a 60% chance the climate phenomenon’s current outing wraps up between February and April this year. The agency expects a period of El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) neutral through the summer, adding that there’s a 50 to 60% chance of El Niño forming during the late summer and beyond.Although the Climate Prediction Center, which publishes up
  
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• Looking for Love This Valentine's Day? Try Chairlift Speed Dating at These 8 Resorts

  13-02-2026 12:00 via powder.com
  
  Notoriously, mountain towns are home to quick flings, missed connections, and fleeting crushes. Something about the alpine air makes people crazy, and we’re not just talking about the powder.Always, though, amid the seasonal shuffle, there’s the promise of a lasting relationship with a person who actually likes skiing as much as you do.
  In service of trying to forge those bonds, several ski resorts, from Utah to California and beyond, are hosting chairlift speed dating sessions on Va
  
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• What To Look Out For At Tomorrow's Kings & Queens Of Corbet's Competition

  12-02-2026 22:54 via powder.com
  
  The wait is almost over! Teton Village, Wyoming (home of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort) has been electric for the last four days with athletes and media crews anticipating the 8th running of the now infamous Kings and Queens of Corbet's event. I've been on location since Sunday evening and can certainly say it's been the highest-energy week of the year here at my home mountain.
  With a lackluster start to the season for most mountains out west, this crew of athletes is absolutely frothing to ski s
  
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• Oregon Ski Area's Indefinite Closure Continues for Presidents Day Weekend

  12-02-2026 22:07 via powder.com
  
  The powder taps are turning back on across the West, but for Hoodoo Ski Area, Oregon, the return of winter hasn’t proven fruitful enough quite yet.“We did get a good amount of snow in the last storm and we're very thankful for it,” the ski resort wrote in a recent social media post, noting that the lifts won’t spin over Presidents Day weekend. “However, it's not enough to reopen.”Hoodoo added that it’s watching the forecast and that there’s “
  
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• Colorado Warns of "Heightened" Avalanche Danger During Holiday Weekend

  12-02-2026 21:01 via powder.com
  
  Snow is arriving in Colorado, and for skiers, the excitement is palpable as the long weekend approaches. At the same time, the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) is warning those planning to head into the backcountry that avalanche danger is expected to reach the highest levels seen so far this month.The weekend danger, the CAIC said, will be most elevated in areas that receive the most snow on Thursday and Friday.In response, the organization urged travelers to make avalanche saf
  
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• From a Gold Medal to a Ring: Ski Star Gets Engaged at the Olympics

  12-02-2026 20:12 via powder.com
  
  First an Olympic gold medal, now an engagement ring.Following her performance in Thursday’s Olympic super-G race, Breezy Johnson’s boyfriend of more than two years, Connor Watkins, got down on one knee at the bottom of the ski hill in Italy. Tearfully, Johnson said yes. Along with the ring, Watkins handed Johnson a wood carving that included lyrics from the Taylor Swift song The Alchemy, “Honestly, who are we to fight the alchemy?” That prompted a response
  
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• Skier Death Confirmed at Northstar, California

  12-02-2026 17:28 via powder.com
  
  The Placer Country Sheriff's Office has confirmed that a 26-year-old skier died at Northstar Resort, a popular Lake Tahoe ski resort, on Friday, February 6, 2026.Nicholas Kenworthy of Los Angeles was found unresponsive on the Martis Trail. Life-saving attempts were made, but Kenworthy was pronounced dead at the scene.Martis Trail is a Black-Diamond rated slope accessible by Northstar's Martis Camp Express. The Martis Camp Lodge is a members-only lodge at the base of the lift.See below on Northst
  
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• Natural Selection Ski Reveals Stacked Wildcard Roster Including Tanner Hall

  12-02-2026 16:26 via powder.com
  
  The five wildcard invitations for one of skiing’s most anticipated competitions, Natural Selection, have arrived, including Olympians, all-around legends, and Freeride World Tour stars.The selection of skiers, which was picked by Natural Selection’s star-studded ski advisory council (Sammy Carlson and Michelle Parker are members, to name a few), will join qualified athletes at the finals competition in Valdez, Alaska.Here are the newly announced wildcards you can look forward to watc
  
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• Palisades Tahoe Is Bracing for 50+ Inches of Snow

  12-02-2026 16:17 via powder.com
  
  The long-awaited pattern change seems to be here, and with it, forecasters say, feet of snow could pummel the mountains and ski resorts across California. A taste has already arrived this week, with the Lake Tahoe ski resort Palisades Tahoe reporting a welcome, if not extreme, snowy refresh. It comes amid a largely dry season with few powder days, which has seen the snowpack across the Sierra Nevada plunge below normal.Thinner snow cover in the mountains can cause concerns about future wild
  
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• Americans Go One-Two in Olympic Mogul Event for Gold and Silver

  11-02-2026 22:12 via powder.com
  
  It was a one-two performance for America’s Liz Lemley and Jaelin Kauf in the women’s Olympic mogul event.Lemley earned the win and the gold. Kauf earned silver. France’s Perrine Laffont, who took Olympic gold in 2018, rounded out the podium. During the competition, Australia’s Jakara Anthony, a medal favorite and the defending Olympic champion, slipped and finished eighth, saying later that she was “bummed” about the performance.Other members of the Ameri
  
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• Thanks, Olympics. We Needed This.

  11-02-2026 21:16 via nytimes.com
  The Olympics have brought a much needed injection of awe, a welcome breather from a barrage of disturbing news.
  
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• Lindsey Vonn Shares Photo Update From Hospital

  11-02-2026 21:04 via powder.com
  
  The road to recovery continues for Lindsey Vonn, the superstar ski racer who, after leading an increasingly successful return to competition, crashed and broke her leg in the Olympic downhill.In a recent Instagram post, she shared a message saying that she’d undergone her third surgery, alongside a photo of her sitting in a hospital bed.“Success today has a completely different meaning than it did a few days ago,” she wrote. “I’m making progress and while it is slow
  
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• American Ryan Cochran-Siegle Locks Down Second Olympic Silver Medal

  11-02-2026 19:48 via powder.com
  
  American ski racer Ryan Cochran-Siegle is once again coming home with an Olympic silver medal.In the men’s super-G race at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games, he cruised into second place, sneaking ahead of Switzerland’s ever-dominant Marco Odermatt.
  Franjo von Allmen, another member of the Swiss squad who’s come out swinging this Olympics, claimed his third gold. “I felt like I went out there, skied with a lot of heart and just the focus that I've been doing consistently
  
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• Jessie Diggins' Last Olympics Have Started Slow, but Medals Are Still Within Reach

  11-02-2026 19:29 via powder.com
  
  PreviewAmerica’s most decorated cross-country skier Jessie Diggins is poised to earn her fourth or more Olympic medals at the familiar Milan-Cortina 2026 venue in Val Fiemme, a place that conjures warm memories and at which she had a defining career breakthrough 13 years ago. Aged just 21 and teamed with Kikkan Randall, the duo blazed to a historic 2013 world championship gold medal in the team sprint in Val di Fiemme, Italy. It marked a first-ever triumph for USA cross-country skiing
  
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• Is This Candide Thovex's Best Video Ever?

  11-02-2026 18:26 via powder.com
  
  Candide Thovex is arguably the best skier of his generation, but what isn't up for debate is his unique and mysterious social media strategy.Most pro skiers are forced to upload clips to social media weekly, if not daily. In 2026, it's all part of the game to earn sponsor money, meet brand obligations, and keep your name relevant in an industry known for one-hit wonders and passers-through.Candide, on the other hand, seemingly posts new videos on social media at random. A new clip, with a captio
  
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• It's a "New Era" for Beloved Ski Area Smugglers' Notch, Vermont

  11-02-2026 17:40 via powder.com
  
  Smugglers' Notch is a family ski area by trade, with endless steeps, glades, and powder stashes tucked between classic Vermont groomers.The ski area has stuck to its roots, namely in preserving its use of slow, fixed-grip double chairlifts to reach each of its three peaks, and has a cult-like following amongst New Englanders. It's known for getting nearly 300 inches of snow annually.An announcement made on Facebook today, February 11, came as a shock to many of the Smuggs diehards:
  "A new era be
  
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• Olympic Organizers Reveal Cause of Broken Medals

  11-02-2026 16:35 via powder.com
  
  So far, the Winter Olympics have treated American skier Breezy Johnson well.
  She raced into first place during the women’s downhill, claiming an Olympic gold, but the medal came with a quick caveat. Or, more accurately, it broke, the ribbon separating from the medallion, amid some post-skiing celebrations.“Don’t jump in them. I was jumping in excitement and it broke,” Johnson, according to The Associated Press. “I’m sure somebody will fix it. It’s not cr
  
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• Thanks Olympics. We Needed This.

  11-02-2026 11:02 via nytimes.com
  The Games have brought a much needed injection of awe, a welcome breather from a barrage of disturbing news.
  
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• Book Review: ‘Emilio Pucci,’ by Terence Ward and Idanna Pucci

  11-02-2026 11:02 via nytimes.com
  In “Emilio Pucci,” the subject’s niece and her husband explore the early life of the Italian designer who dressed the jet set.
  
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• Winter Olympics: How Athletes Handle Disappointment (and How You Can Too)

  11-02-2026 11:00 via nytimes.com
  Dealing with failure is part of the job for elite athletes. Here’s how they cope with it.
  
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• Paula Moltzan and Jackie Wiles Secure Olympic Bronze in First-Ever Team Combined

  10-02-2026 22:20 via powder.com
  
  A pair of Team USA skiers raced to bronze in the new Team Combined alpine racing event, which features one athlete in downhill and one in slalom, on Tuesday, February 10, 2026.For the duo, slalom skier Paula Moltzan and downhill skier Jackie Wiles, the standout performance marked their first Olympic medals. "I didn't sleep well the last couple of nights, but I felt grateful that I had another opportunity with Paula," said Wiles, per U.S. Ski & Snowboard. “I just tried to move forw
  
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• Solitude Cancels Some Paid Parking Days In Response To Slow Season

  10-02-2026 20:23 via powder.com
  
  In a move that may seem unlikely as parking programs become the norm at many ski resorts across North America, Solitude Mountain Resort, Utah, is heading in the other direction.The resort recently announced that, for the rest of the season, parking will be free and reservations will not be required on Fridays. Paid parking and reservations remain in place on Saturdays and Sundays. On those weekend days—and holidays—you’ll still pay to park.For vehicles carrying one to thre
  
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• Skier Tearfully Admits That He Cheated On Girlfriend After Winning Olympic Medal

  10-02-2026 19:55 via powder.com
  
  The 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics are well underway, and emotional celebrations have been the norm, but Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Laegreid took a different approach after winning his first Olympic medal.
  Holm Laegreid, 28, won the Bronze in men's biathlon on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, and his post-race interview is drawing international headlines.
  "There's someone I want to share this with, who may not be watching today," said Holm Laegreid emotionally to a Norwegian TV station. "Six
  
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• American Alex Hall Wins Silver Medal in Olympic Ski Slopestyle

  10-02-2026 19:16 via powder.com
  
  Another Olympics, another slopestyle medal for the American Alex Hall.This time, he grabbed silver, having been beaten out by Norway’s Birk Ruud amid a stacked field of skiers. Hall won the gold medal in Olympic slopestyle at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.In true Hall fashion, his silver medal run opened with a technical rail section, followed by a dizzying series of jumps.
  Among freeskiing fans, Hall’s known for his MAGMA video series, which tracks him and fellow Olympian Hunter
  
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• Nerds Are Ruining Backcountry Skiing

  10-02-2026 18:48 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.Shane McFallsNerds! Self-Righteousness! Paleolithic Murder!Taking backcountry skiing seriously is seriously dumb. I always figured that it was so purposeless, so goofy and impractical that it couldn’t become nerded out and uptight. I was so, so wrong.In 1991, high in the Alps on the Austria/Italy border, German tourists f
  
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