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• Review: 2027 Blizzard Rustler 11

  08-10-2026 13:36 via powder.com
  For the last three years, Blizzard’s engineers have looked at the Rustler 11, which got updated back in 2024, and said “you can’t fix it if it ain’t broke.” I can actually confirm this happened as I watched it at a Blizzard product meeting in Austria last year, although it might have been a bit more nuanced.While Blizzard has been busy focusing on new skis like the Canvas line and the Decoy boot, the Rustler line has remained their tried and true, burly, freeride sk
  
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• Shaun White's Snow League Reveals Stacked Ski Roster for Season Two

  08-10-2026 21:05 via powder.com
  Another winter, another year of Shaun White’s grand halfpipe experiment.
  Now, his brainchild, the Snow League, is sharing which skiers will go head-to-head across a three-stop season that’s appearing in Aspen, Park City, and LAAX.
  Given its chief backer, it makes sense that the Snow League’s snowboard roster is larger than the ski roster, but this winter, the number of skiers competing in the series has grown from 16 to 24, plus eight wildcards at each event.
  Both defending ski
  
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• Peak Performance to Celebrate 40th Anniversary with 13-Stop Film Tour, Tickets Are Free

  08-10-2026 19:40 via powder.com
  Swedish outerwear brand Peak Performance is celebrating its 40th Anniversary with a time-honored fall ski-industry tradition: watching ski films. The brand will embark on a 13-stop film festival tour spanning two continents and showcasing talent from across Peak Performance’s athlete roster.
  The Peak Performance Film tour kicks off on October 8th in British Columbia, at Vancouver’s Hollywood Theater. Films from the CHEF crew, the FLINTA-led Bucket Clips crew, and freeskier Yu Sasaki
  
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• Big Names Make a Comeback in 2027 Freeride World Tour Roster

  08-10-2026 19:25 via powder.com
  As skiers everywhere begin to think about their favorite sport again, the Freeride World Tour is announcing its roster for the 2027 season. 
  The list includes stalwarts, champions, and more than a few rookies who could shake up the competitive dynamics on Tour. Women’s Ski 2027 FWT Roster
  Lou Barin (FRA) – Reigning FWT ChampionSybille Blanjean (SUI)Justine Dufour-Lapointe (CAN) – 2023 and 2025 FWT ChampionZoé Delzoppo (FRA)Agostina Vietti (ARG)Wynter McBride (U
  
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• El Niño Is Strengthening, According to Latest Report, and Chances for a "Historic" Event Are High

  08-10-2026 18:16 via powder.com
  The talk of the town this Fall, well, mountain towns, anyway, has been El Niño, but not just any El Niño.No, this winter will be influenced by a “strong”, “super”, “mega-” or whatever adjective you want to use, El Niño, that meteorologists and climate scientists are warning could wreak havoc in the American southwest and abroad.
  California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared an ongoing State of Emergency ahead of the weather phenomenon, and
  
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• Dynastar's Unapologetically Stiff Twin-Tip Skis Bridges the Gap Between Park and Freeride

  08-10-2026 14:49 via powder.com
  The Dynastar M-Free 108 is an absolute resort freeride monster, balancing power and agility, and once again comes in as a freeride tester favorite on the daily driver resort charging list. Dynastar carries over the shape and construction from last year, when they brought their more eco-friendly Hybrid Core 2.0 (polyurethane/poplar) to the M-Free 108. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.View the 3 images of this gallery on theoriginal article2027 Dynastar M-Free 108 Specs
  Size skied: 185c
  
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• Review: 2027 Armada Whitewalker 108

  08-10-2026 14:24 via powder.com
  When making a new ski, a manufacturer typically goes one of two ways: make an approachable ski that a ton of people will enjoy (and hopefully spend their hard-earned cash on), or make a specialty tool that caters precisely to a very specific kind of skier. Armada’s new Whitewalker 108 falls squarely into the latter category. It’s the third descendant of Sammy Carlson’s pro model lineage, and it takes direct design cues from the pow-specific Whitewalker 116 and 121. It’s a
  
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• Eagle Point Owner Sets Goal for Reopening After Devastating Wildfire

  08-10-2026 14:02 via powder.com
  Earlier this year, a wildfire that would go on to burn more than 97,000 acres broke out in Beaver County, Utah, due to human causes. Although the exact cause of the Cottonwood Fire has not been released by the Forest Service, it wreaked havoc on the area, including Eagle Point Resort.
  Since 2010, Shane Gadbaw has owned Eagle Point Resort in Utah’s Tushar range. Following the devastation of the Cottonwood Fire, Gadbaw joined Tom Kelly on Ski Utah’s Last Chair podcast to discuss the sk
  
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• Review: 2027 Dynastar M-Free 94 Open

  08-10-2026 13:58 via powder.com
  The product of Dynastar’s collaboration with French freeride legend Richard Permin, the M-Free line has grown and evolved since its release in 2020. Over the last six seasons, the brand has toyed with different widths of skis for the line as well as the ski’s construction. This year, the brand has kept the M-Free 100, 112, and 108 as well as added a new, narrower player to the game in the form of the M-Free 94 Open, in place of the M-Free 90. Although the M-Free 94 Open isn’t t
  
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• It Won't Stop Snowing in Chile as Resorts Tally Feet of Snow

  08-10-2026 12:39 via powder.com
  How do the last few days of the ski season usually go for you?If you answered sunburns, slushy turns, and skiing in a T-shirt, you’re in good company. Those answers also highlight the somewhat bizarre and exciting end to South America’s winter, which started with a bang and hasn’t really let up. 
  Rather than toasty temperatures and blue skies, several resorts already on bonus time got slammed with snow in the last few days. 
  Ski Portillo, Chile, one of the biggest win
  
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• U.S. Alpine Ski Team Names 2026-27 Roster, Lindsey Vonn Included

  08-10-2026 11:40 via powder.com
  With the World Cup debut fast approaching on October 24, 2026, in Sölden, Austria, the U.S. Alpine Ski Team is rolling out its roster, from big names like Mikaela Shiffrin to developing squad members. 
  “This is a very determined and impressive group of alpine athletes who are fully prepared to compete at the highest level as we head into a World Championship season,” said newly named alpine director Sasha Rearick in a release.
  The women’s team includes a stacked cast
  
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• If You Know, You Know: The Colorado Mountain That Attracts The World’s Best Skiers

  08-10-2026 01:09 via powder.com
  Sponsored StoryColorado is one of the most talked-about destinations for skiers, and we all know the names of the major resorts, but if you were to ask the best skiers in the country, “Where do you go when you want a real experience and adventure?” odds are they would answer “Silverton”.
  Silverton is a mountain, not a resort. With one old double chair, 100-ish people a day, 26,819 acres of backcountry-style terrain, and a helicopter idling at the base ready for anyone wit
  
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• From Lifts to Lodges, These Are the Biggest Improvements Coming to Utah's Ski Resorts

  07-10-2026 21:33 via powder.com
  It’s been a busy off-season for Utah’s ski resorts, with several new lifts and other improvements set to come online next winter.
  From a small step forward for Deer Valley’s hulking Expanded Excellence project to an updated lodge at Alta Ski Area, these are some of the most notable changes you’ll spot across the Beehive State.New Ski Lifts
  Courtesy Deer Valley
  Deer Valley: Hail Peak Express
  Visible from Deer Valley’s new East Village base area, the Hail Peak Express
  
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• Review: 2027 Nordica Santa Ana 97

  07-10-2026 20:57 via powder.com
  If ever there was a 2008 Subaru Legacy Outback of skis, it’s the Nordica Santa Ana 97. Versatile, reliable, sturdy, but when you give it to a dirtbag that will use the hell out of it or really hit the gas, it’ll surprise you with just how sendy and rad it can be.Maybe that’s a far-fetched analogy, but the Santa Ana 97 really does compliment the rest of the Santa Ana line as truly one of the most versatile women’s skis on the market that doesn’t make the same comprom
  
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• Review: 2027 Ellis Meraki 112 Skis

  07-10-2026 20:55 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 brands are few and far between these days, so it’s always a pleasure to see someone fresh throwing their hat in the ring. Now in their second official season, Ellis Skis is making a splash with a small line of indepedently-produced freeride skis. When the brand first launched two years ago, I spoke with Kevin Schaefer and Sean O’Brien, the founders o
  
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• Canadian Resort's New Technology Detects When Skiers Don't Lower The Safety Bar on Chairlift

  07-10-2026 19:44 via powder.com
  Many American skiers don’t put the safety bar down on the chairlift.
  We’re not going to speculate on the reasons why, but 13% of over 6,000 skiers told us in a poll last year that they never put the bar down, no matter the circumstances. We have a feeling this number is much higher in practice, but regardless, it’s no secret that skiers in states like California, Colorado, and Utah prefer bar up over bar down.
  Some chairlifts in the United States are still without safety bars,
  
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• Skiers Make First Turns of the Season at Humble Alaskan Ski Area

  07-10-2026 18:51 via powder.com
  It’s October, and folks are already skiing.
  At Alaska’s Arctic Valley Ski Area, more than a foot of snow tallied up last week and, as the mountain put it in a social media post, “it was great to see so many folks out getting after it too!”
  Arctic Valley shared images of its slopes, showing solid October coverage and, if you look closely, tracks left behind by go-getter skiers who presumably ventured uphill under their own power.
  Since the season hasn’t officially st
  
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• Review: 2027 Salomon QST 100

  07-10-2026 16:22 via powder.com
  Ski companies like to throw around the phrase “all-mountain skis” a whole bunch, but with so many skis on the market in the category now, it feels like the term has gotten a bit diluted. In an ideal world, an all-mountain ski would carve well on hardpack, bust through re-frozen crud and skied-off powder, float just enough in soft snow, tear up chalk, and still be fun popping off sidehits or natural features. This combination exists, but rarely, and often these skis make compromises i
  
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• Review: 2027 Stöckli Nela 93 Skis

  07-10-2026 13:56 via powder.com
  Swiss ski maker Stöckli is known for their high-end, performance-oriented skis, particularly in the ski racing world. However, when the technology used to make skis for racers like Marco Odermatt is applied to an all-mountain or freeride ski, the result is an extremely well-built ski that can take you further than a racing piste.Stöckli’s women’s specific freeride series, the Nela, takes design elements from their flagship freeride ski, the Stormrider, but puts it in a smal
  
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• Cody Cirillo's New Film Chases First Descents in Bolivia's Andes

  07-10-2026 12:09 via powder.com
  Few skiers have a knack for adventure like Cody Cirillo, and even fewer have an adventure buddy as talented with a camera as Matthew Tufts.The two have traveled around the globe documenting everything from bike-to-ski missions in Iceland to finding pow via camel in Mongolia. Most recently, Cirillo, Tufts, Fer Ferrandez, and cinematographer Isaiah Boyle ventured to South America to ski some of the highest points off the beaten path.
  The fifth-largest country in South America, Bolivia shares borde
  
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• Giveaway: Win a Pair of Ellis Kanso 106s and a Copy of POWER Magazine

  06-10-2026 23:50 via powder.com
  Are you interested in winning free skis and a free issue of POWDER Magazine’s soon-to-be-released print magazine? (If you answered no please check your pulse).
  The Ellis Kanso 106 earned an Editors’ Choice nod from POWDER for FW26/27, and now one of you will be taking a pair home. The winner gets one pair in their choice of length ($1,049 MSRP), plus a copy of the new POWDER print issue.
  Keep reading for how to enter, giveaway rules, and more. Good luck!
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• Giveaway: Win a Pair of Ellis Kanso 106 Skis and a Copy of POWDER Magazine

  06-10-2026 23:50 via powder.com
  Are you interested in winning free skis and a free issue of POWDER Magazine’s soon-to-be-released print magazine? (If you answered no please check your pulse).
  The Ellis Kanso 106 earned an Editors’ Choice nod from POWDER for FW26/27, and now one of you will be taking a pair home. The winner gets one pair in their choice of length ($1,049 MSRP), plus a copy of the new POWDER print issue.
  Keep reading for how to enter, giveaway rules, and more. Good luck!
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• Photos: Killington Turns On Snow Guns As Ski Season Inches Closer

  06-10-2026 21:11 via powder.com
  Can you hear that? It’s the sound of snow guns clicking on at Killington, Vermont. On Tuesday, October 6, as temperatures plunged to near freezing, the resort underwent its first major snowmaking test of the season.
  In total, Killington’s snowmaking team operated six fan guns in three separate locations: four fan guns at the bottom of Superstar and two new SMI Super Puma fan guns on Mouse Trap and Lower Skyeburst, both of which were purchased a
  
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• Mikaela Shiffrin Announces Shift to Super-G and Giant Slalom for 26/27 Season

  06-10-2026 21:07 via powder.com
  With the 2026/27 World Cup season just around the corner, the greatest ski racer of all time (the G.O.A.T., if you will) took to Instagram and YouTube to address any questions and rumors about her plans for the season.
  For the last 16 years, Mikaela Shiffrin has dominated World Cup Alpine ski racing in the slalom discipline. As of the end of the 2025/26 season, Shiffrin has 73 wins and 99 podiums in World Cup Slalom races, and has won eight overall Crystal Globes in slalom. She also holds the re
  
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• $9 Lift Tickets Are Available at 9 Ski Resorts This Winter, Here's Where To Score

  06-10-2026 19:52 via powder.com
  The humble ski ticket is in a weird place.With the advent of multi-passes, they’ve become, in many places, wildly expensive, exceeding $100, $200, or even $300. That’s a fundamental shift in ski resort economics. And while you could argue that multi-passes, for all their complications, are a great deal for diehard skiers, there remains something special and nostalgic about going skiing for just a few bucks. 
  This winter, that dream doesn’t have to stay a dream. For the fir
  
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• Loon Proposes Massive Expansion That Includes Four Lifts and a New Peak

  06-10-2026 19:48 via powder.com
  Hot on the heels of a previously announced terrain expansion, Loon Mountain, New Hampshire, has shared plans to push its boundaries even further, tacking on an additional 280 skiable acres, another peak, and four new ski lifts.
  The proposed area borders the current South Peak area, just over the boundary line next to the Timber Town quad. Brian Norton, president and general manager of Loon Mountain, said in a release that it’ll deliver on progression, with the lower trails giving skiers an
  
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• The East Coast Records Its First Snowfall of the Season on New England's Tallest Peak

  06-10-2026 19:01 via powder.com
  Skiers have seen first flakes fall in Montana, California, Utah, Colorado, Oregon, and even Arizona this season, but the East Coast had been impatiently waiting for its first taste of winter, until now, that is.
  The Mt. Washington Observatory, located at 6,288 feet above sea level on Mt. Washington, New Hampshire, the Northeast’s tallest peak, saw its first snowfall of the season on October 5, 2026.
  “The first measurable snowfall of the season was recorded yesterday (October 5th), wi
  
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• The Season's First Major Winter Storm Is Starting To Take Shape

  06-10-2026 18:31 via powder.com
  Ski resorts from California to Alberta have recorded their first flakes of the season, but these storms have been small, and the snow hasn’t stuck around.That could change with a storm expected to hit the western U.S. next week, according to meteorologist Chris Tomer.
  Tomer, a popular meteorologist amongst skiers, said in his Mountain Weather Update for October 6, 2026, that a cold front is brewing in the Northern Rockies. It is expected to combine with moisture from Hurricane Rachel and d
  
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• Review: Armada AntiMatter 100 & AntiMatter 100W

  06-10-2026 16:32 via powder.com
  Fresh off the release of their live-scored, feature length, team film, Ornada, it seemed Armada skis could not stop mic-dropping cool stuff last winter. In one fell swoop, they added Ben Richards to the team and made the announcement by default when he climbed on top of the first FWT podium of the season with a pair of their new skis, the Antimatter 114, in hand. Richards, and the Antimatter, continued to dominate the FWT all winter long, but those details are beside the point. Designed by anoth
  
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• Review: 2027 Elan Ripstick 100 W

  06-10-2026 15:24 via powder.com
  The Elan Ripstick is perhaps the biggest dark horse in the all-mountain/freeride ski category. While many 100-ish underfoot freeride-oriented skis wind up somewhere along a Goldilocks scale (too soft, too aggressive, too similar), the Ripsticks seem to be just weird enough to stand alone. Developed with Elan’s W Studio athletes, the Ripstick 100 W hits that sweet spot mid-width in the line up, but has a shape that allows for much more than meets the eye. 
  While the Ripstick 100 W&rsqu
  
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