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• Six Days in Alaska's Takhinsha Mountains

  05-02-2025 19:35 via powder.com
  
  This article appears in the 2025 Photo Annual print issue of POWDER Magazine. The magazine is still available on newsstands near you, and can be shipped directly to your front door.Dream WorldOut of our group of five skiers, Dave and I were the ones on the first flight in Drake’s small, modified Cessna. That meant we had the responsibility to choose and confirm a suitable area for a proper basecamp with proper ski objectives for our group’s needs.
  In Alaska, you can come up with a st
  
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• Behind the Shift in Skier Visits That Crowned a New World Leader

  23-09-2026 20:39 via powder.com
  After a tough and often snowless season stymied visitation in the western U.S., France has emerged as this past winter’s ski capital of the world, clocking more skier visits than any other country, according to an industry trade association.
  During the 2025-26 season, France tallied 56.1 million skier days, beating out Austria and the U.S., which saw 53.7 million and 53.1 million skier days, respectively. France hasn’t claimed the top spot since the 2014-15 season.
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• Mt. Hood Meadows Shares Startling Photos From Grasshopper Fire

  23-09-2026 20:33 via powder.com
  The wildfire that burned near Mt. Hood, Oregon, this summer is almost contained, nearly two months after a lightning strike started the blaze. As of September 21, 2026, the Grasshopper Fire, which burned 93,971 acres across Clackamas, Hood River, and Wasco Counties, was at 98% containment.
  Although the fire is not completely out, parts of Mt. Hood and Wasco Counties that spent much of the end of summer under Level 3 Evacuation notices have been reduced to Level 1 and the smoke has largely cleare
  
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• Tamarack Resort Invests Seven Figures in Snowmaking Expansion Ahead of 2026/27 Season

  23-09-2026 19:43 via powder.com
  As summer turns to fall in Donnelly, Idaho, Tamarack Resort has big upgrades to its snowmaking system underway. Ahead of the 2026/27 winter, Tamarack has made a seven-figure investment to expand snowmaking coverage, improve consistency, and to take advantage of early-season cold snaps.The expansion includes installing new TechnoAlpin TT10 tower-mounted fan guns, which will be permanently mounted to provide snowmaking along the length of the ‘Serenity’ and ‘Waltz’ trails.
  
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• Two Up-and-Coming Skiers Throw Down at Kicking Horse In Must-Watch Game of SLVSH

  23-09-2026 18:57 via powder.com
  What do you get when you combine flat light, not-so-great snow, two rippers, and one of North America’s gnarliest ski resorts? A big mountain SLVSH game worth watching.
  Last winter, Ry Mann and Townsend Reed faced off at Kicking Horse in British Columbia, a steep skiing hotspot outside Golden that, at times, feels more like the backcountry than a ski resort.
  The guys showed out, but not without taking some heavy slams. SLVSH games, traditionally, are held in the terrain park. Heading furth
  
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• Long Island Sound: Sailing the Salty J

  23-09-2026 18:55 via nyskiblog.com
  An old friend stopped by recently while I was in Peekskill, NY, visiting my mom. Joe and I grew up in the same neighborhood and he was visiting his parents as well. Our conversation drifted to his Precision 21 Pocket Cruiser, which he loves sailing near his current home on the north shore of Long Island. He was bummed that the calendar had already flipped to August and he had yet to get the sailboat in the water for the » Read More »
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• Adam Vinatieri Kicks World Record Field Goal in Swiss Alps, Says He Wants To Bring His Family To Ski

  23-09-2026 18:11 via powder.com
  Switzerland’s Jungfrau Region is a veritable paradise for skiers, hikers, and climbers, with its jaw-dropping views of the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau peaks. The Jungfraujoch, situated at an altitude of 11,332 feet, is referred to as the Top of Europe.
  Not exactly the place that you’d expect an extreme elevation field goal with a regulation NFL football to take place, but it happened on Tuesday afternoon, September 22, 2026.
  Hall of Fame kicker Adan Vinatieri, who is remembered f
  
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• 4 Myths You’ve Probably Been Told About Heliskiing

  23-09-2026 14:01 via powder.com
  Sponsored StoryIt’s a rite of passage: any serious skier has seriously thought about going heliskiing in Canada at least once in their life. The promise of epic snow, complete and utter solitude, and the thrill of flying in a helicopter through the mountains gets our heart pumping, too. These days, there are plenty of options to choose from, but if your idea of the experience of a lifetime includes a small operation catering to small groups, all-day first tracks in world-class terrain, som
  
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• Six Upgrades Shaping California Ski Resorts Next Winter

  23-09-2026 12:15 via powder.com
  As the 2026-27 ski season approaches, a slew of upgrades are coming to California’s ski resorts, from new lifts to remote systems that can trigger avalanches from afar and keep staff out of harm’s way. 
  It’s all part of the great renovating, reconstructing, and reimagining that takes place at mountains when the snow stops, and the slopes go quiet. For the most part, these are incremental changes—a new ticket deal or ski school progr
  
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• Ortovox Launches Two New Avalanche Beacons With Voice Tech

  23-09-2026 12:00 via powder.com
  German mountain safety and outerwear brand Ortovox has announced the launch of two new beacons ahead of the winter season that can help talk you through a tricky situation in the backcountry. 
  In the past, the brand has been recognized in the mountain rescue space for its innovative and ultralight airback pack designs as well as for the Diract Voice beacon it launched in 2021. Their new beacons aim to build upon the features introduced in the Diract Voice. 
  The new Focus Voice and Focu
  
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• Vandals Significantly Damage Beloved Oregon Ski Cabin

  22-09-2026 21:38 via powder.com
  Vandals damaged a cabin at Gold Lake Sno-Park, Oregon, which serves Nordic skiers and other backcountry users along Willamette Pass, prompting an investigation led by local officials.
  The training director of the Willamette Backcountry Ski Patrol (WBSP), Jamie Sullivan, said in a social media post that on September 7, she and her friends saw a “suspicious” car parked past the entrance on the right side of the building. They spotted a person sleeping inside the car and left immediatel
  
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• Viral Video Captures Moment Runaway Truck Loses Control on Busy Ski Highway

  22-09-2026 20:39 via powder.com
  If you’ve ever driven I-70 through parts of Colorado (or most major US highways with steep sections, for that matter), you’ve undoubtedly seen runaway truck ramps along the road. Not to make too many assumptions, but odds are, if you’ve seen one of these, you’ve also wondered what it would be like to see a truck actually use one. 
  Just a few weeks ago, a handful of Colorado drivers got to witness just that. One captured a video of a semi-truck flying up a runaway tru
  
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• Climate Change Forces Permanent Closure of Austrian Ski Area

  22-09-2026 19:21 via powder.com
  Schigebiet Unterberg, a small Austrian ski area, is permanently closing as part of a broader climate-driven trend that’s forced European resorts to tangle with increasingly mild winters, particularly at lower altitudes. 
  “After taking over and saving the ski area in 2014, and years of commitment to regional winter sports, the continuing mild winters and the noticeable climate change are now forcing us to permanently stop the lift operation,” Erich Panzenböck, Klaus Pa
  
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• One of Skiing's Funniest Mockumentaries Now Has a Sequel

  22-09-2026 17:25 via powder.com
  An award-winning mockumentary that highlights the experience of being a professional skier and a mom—alongside mining for laughs—now has a sequel.
  As its name suggests, the newest adventure, Here Hold My Kid – The Austrian Job, heads overseas with the same cast alongside some new additions.
  Jackie Paaso and Elyse Saugstad still star, as do their husbands and fellow pro skiers, Cody Townsend and Reine Barkered. Based on the trailer (which you can watch below), new addition and a
  
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• Could Utah Build a State-Funded, Affordable Ski Area? One Resident Has a Plan

  22-09-2026 13:30 via powder.com
  A resident of Logan, Utah, is hoping to bring a more affordable resort skiing option to the Wasatch Mountains.
  Clint Richins, who grew up enjoying winter sports at Snowbasin, has proposed a solution to the ever-rising costs of skiing in Utah in the form of a publicly funded ski area. Richins, 31, has a background in finance and economics and has worked in roles in both the outdoor and health & fitness industries, not to mention as a volunteer ski patroller at Beaver Mountain. 
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• 1000cm And Counting: It Won't Stop Snowing at Ski Portillo, Chile

  22-09-2026 11:11 via powder.com
  The snow keeps piling up at Ski Portillo, Chile.
  A record-breaking storm dumped more than 200 inches (508cm) of snow in less than a week at Ski Portillo in July, and while there have been breaks in the weather (as expected), the snow keeps finding its way back to the resort with an iconic yellow hotel and unique surface lifts.
  Following an over-performing storm that dumped 22 inches (55cm) at Ski Portillo over the last seven days, the resort is reporting a whopping 401 inches (1021cm) of snow on
  
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• He Held On for Minutes To Save His Friend, Now This Young Skier Is Being Honored

  21-09-2026 22:13 via powder.com
  A Virginia youth has been honored with a Carnegie Medal for saving his friend from falling off a ski lift.
  In January 2025, Major Metzger, who was 10 at the time, hopped on the ski lift alongside three other kids when his seat neighbor, 6-year-old Bryce Rader, had trouble loading and began to slip, according to the Carnegie Medal website. 
  Metzger grabbed Rader and held on, attempting to pull him back onto the seat. 
  Eventually Rader slipped completely off, with Metzger holding his arm
  
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• New Mexico Ski Resort Announces Largest Investments in 70-Year History

  21-09-2026 20:01 via powder.com
  As Pajarito Mountain Ski Area heads into the 2026-27 winter season, the New Mexico ski resort is getting ready to show off the biggest infrastructure updates in the resort’s 70-year history. Updates to the mountain come as part of Project Pajarito, the multi-year, multimillion-dollar investment plan to improve guest experience across the board.
  Perhaps the most notable updates to Pajarito Mountain, which was founded in the 1950s by Nobel Prize-winning scientists from the Los Alamos Nationa
  
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• California Declares State of Emergency Ahead of El Niño Winter

  21-09-2026 19:20 via powder.com
  As the ongoing El Niño edges into record territory, Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency for California, directing agencies to begin preparations for reducing flood, landslide, and coastal risks.
  “California is strongest when we look out for one another. That is what this action is about. Giving communities the support they need, giving first responders the tools to do their jobs, and giving families the confidence that their state is ready,” Newsom said in
  
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• The Top New Ski Films You Can't Miss Ahead of the 2026-27 Season

  20-09-2026 13:00 via powder.com
  Snow’s beginning to fall in the mountains and, before too long, we’ll all be clicking into our skis. In the meantime, we all could use a reminder that, yes, summer’s finally over and we should, probably, do something about the fact that our skis need wax, we still haven’t decided on which of the bazillion multi-passes now on sale to buy, and our snow tire’s tread depth resembles whatever the opposite of the Mariana Trench is.
  Ski movies, we think, are the best way t
  
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• Mac Forehand Joins Armada's Stacked Athlete Team

  19-09-2026 18:00 via powder.com
  Armada Skis is adding another heavy hitter to their already incredible stacked team roster. Two-time X Games gold medalist, Olympic silver medalist, and two-time FIS Crystal Globe winner, Mac Forehand has officially joined the brand. 
  Forehand competes in big air and slopestyle, and has come to be known as one of the most talented and accomplished freestyle skiers of his generation. Raised on the slopes of Stratton, Vermont, Forehand started out skiing moguls alongside his older sister, and
  
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• Sasha Rearick Rolls Up Sleeves To Lead Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team

  18-09-2026 22:17 via powder.com
  A familiar personality returns to guide the Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team for the coming season and into the next Olympic cycle, toward the Alpes 2030 Winter Games and beyond.
  Sasha Rearick rejoined the Park City, Utah-based organization as Alpine Program Director in March, after a five-year hiatus in which he was the performance director at the Apex 2100 Ski Academy in France. 
  Across nearly two decades alongside the U.S. ski racers, Rearick, 50, held various coaching positions between 2002
  
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• St. Mary's "Glacier" Vanishes After Colorado's Hottest Summer Ever

  18-09-2026 20:47 via powder.com
  One of Colorado’s most popular spots for skiers to earn their turns in the summer and fall has melted out for what seems to be the first time on record.
  St. Mary’s Glacier, which is not actually a glacier but a perennial snowfield, located just southeast of James Peak, has long been a spot where skiers hoping to get turns all year have hiked to make a few down the “glacier.” It’s also a popular hiking spot for Front Range residents.
  An Idaho Springs resident hiked u
  
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• As El Niño Grows Stronger, New Forecast Shows Where It Could Be Wettest This Ski Season

  18-09-2026 19:57 via powder.com
  Another month, another update from the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center, which is sharing a new map that provides a broad look at the expected temperature and precipitation outcomes this coming winter.
  The fresh slate of seasonal outlooks, as they’re called, was issued on September 17. They don’t look dramatically different from last month’s update but do reinforce a common theme among long-range forecasts: the say that the likeliest outcome for the so
  
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• Colorado Ski Resort Catches First Snowflakes of the Season on Camera

  18-09-2026 19:43 via powder.com
  Temperatures are dropping, and flakes are starting to fly in Summit County, Colorado. Keystone Resort’s North Peak webcams picked up a little flurry of snow on Wednesday night around 8 p.m. 
  Wednesday evening, temperatures dropped into the high 40s at Keystone, and rain in the forecast turned to snow at higher elevations. Although there wasn’t much accumulation, it’s a sure sign that winter is on its way in Colorado’s high country.View this post on InstagramAccording
  
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• Olympic Organizers Reveal Venues for French Alps 2030

  18-09-2026 12:15 via powder.com
  A new plan from the International Olympic Committee shows where ski events from super-G to slalom are planned to be hosted when the Winter Olympics touch down in the French Alps in 2030. 
  While we’re still years away from the return of the Winter Games, the plan, released on Wednesday, provides an early look at which resort towns will see Olympic ski action in the future.
  Alpine skiing is split across two French locales, Courchevel and Val d’Isère. The former is taking th
  
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• Who's Competing at Snow League's First-Ever World Challenge?

  18-09-2026 12:00 via powder.com
  The Snow League has landed in New Zealand, and its inaugural World Challenge kicks off at Cardrona Alpine Resort this weekend.
  Unlike the normal Snow League format, where skiers and snowboarders compete individually in a head-to-head bracket halfpipe competition, World Challenge will have four teams competing for a shared $20,000 prize purse.Team North America, Team Europe, Team Asia-Pacific, and Team Challengers are each represented by one female skier and snowboarder and one male skier and sno
  
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• An Unusual "Ski-Thru" Subway Is Opening in the Mountains of New Zealand

  17-09-2026 20:36 via powder.com
  Fancy a slopeside sub? How about one that isn’t a five-dollar footlong—but free?
  You might be in luck, depending on your proximity to Tūroa, a New Zealand ski resort. In a hilarious marketing stunt, the mountain has partnered with Subway to host the country’s first ski-thru Subway for three days, from Friday, September 18, to Sunday, September 20.
  The bright green shack, located atop Tūroa’s Parklane Chairlift, will sling free pre-made subs (dragging an entire d
  
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• Eileen Gu Goes No. 1 in X Games League Winter Draft

  17-09-2026 19:32 via powder.com
  Fall is in the air, which means it’s nearly time for the inaugural winter season of the X Games League. The X Games League made its debut this summer and introduced the action sports event series’ new expanded format into global, team-based competitions. 
  On September 16, the MoonPay X Games League (XGL) Winter Draft took place in Los Angeles, ultimately building out the four clubs for the 2027 XGL Winter Season from some of the best athletes in freeskiing and snowboarding.The f
  
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• Ikon Pass Reveals Ski Resort Opening Dates for 2026-27 Season

  17-09-2026 18:59 via powder.com
  Snow’s already falling on some of the highest peaks and, depending on how the weather shakes out, the North American ski season could start as soon as next month. If it was the pre-pre-season a few weeks ago, we think it’s safe to say that we’ve officially been upgraded to pre-season status. 
  It helps that the Ikon Pass just rolled out its planned opening dates for many of its resorts. You’re probably here for those dates, so we’ll start there—keep in min
  
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