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• The Great Unconformity in Telemark Knowledge

  15-04-2025 18:00 via powder.com
  
  Like any subculture's new guard, the modern telemark movement seems to have a quirky relationship with its history. Instead of prioritizing things past, the niche sport’s new school is naturally focused on their particular take on free-heel skiing.But there’s more to it. Telemark disappeared from the wider consciousness for so long and so profoundly that its current resurgence–albeit small–appears to be not just a reawakening, but a wholesale resurrection. While the reali
  
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• Skier Front Flips Off One of Palisades Tahoe’s Most Feared Lines

  31-12-2025 15:19 via powder.com
  
  How do you shake off the cobwebs when the ski season starts? I tend to make a few groomer laps. Then, after getting my ski boots under me, I might start venturing into tougher terrain. That approach, I assume, will look similar to most skiers. Isaac Kaufman, however, prefers the equivalent of a quadruple shot espresso—mixed with a bit of Monster energy, for good measure.Only days after Palisades Tahoe, California, received enough snow to open its upper mountain, Kaufman ventured to Mc
  
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• POWDER Gear Editor Max Ritter's Predictions for 2026

  31-12-2025 14:17 via powder.com
  
  I can't predict the future, but I have opinions on what we're going to be seeing next year in the wide world of skiing. Here they are.Here's what ski boot innovation looked like back in 1978.Photo: Powder Magazine Volume 7, Issue 2Ski Boot InnovationSki boots are as good as they've ever been, but it's no secret that there's plenty of room for improvement. Looking into my witchy crystal ball, I'm going to make a prediction that we're going to see some pretty big changes and ma
  
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• The Best Ski Playlist, According to Me

  31-12-2025 13:19 via powder.com
  
  Editor's Note: This article is the second installment of Chairlift Chatter, a column written by Izzy Lidsky. Stay tuned for more columns right here at powder.com.Skiing with or without music is a somewhat polarizing topic, depending on who you ask.
  However, in most cases, I fall firmly in the camp of skiing with tunes. I grew up watching ski movies, and the imagery of watching my favorite skiers shred lines with an amazing song in the background is something that never left my psyche. It's no se
  
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• Meet Chris Owens, Alaska's Miracle Maker

  31-12-2025 12:21 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.Advance TeamOnly 18 percent of Alaska’s land mass is accessible by car. It’s that remoteness—along, of course, with the massive mountains and maritime snowpack—that has cemented AK’s place as skiing’s final frontier. It can also make the 49th state a risky and expensive place to do business.
  
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• Whistler Officials Discover "Fraudulent" QR Codes In Parking Lots

  30-12-2025 22:12 via powder.com
  
  Paid parking at ski areas has been a point of contention since resorts started implementing it.
  As if skiing wasn't expensive enough already, paying for parking has unfortunately become an expected part of the ski experience in many places. After all, there is something to be said for the convenience of many paid lots. While you may not like it, odds are at some point you've accepted paying Vail Resorts, or whomever, $18 a day for parking, but what if that money wasn't actually going to the reso
  
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• Telluride Resumes Snowmaking, Is Working To Reopen "As Soon as Possible"

  30-12-2025 20:51 via powder.com
  
  The popular Colorado ski resort, Telluride, announced that it has resumed snowmaking efforts and is working on a plan to safely reopen as soon as possible amid a unionized ski patrol strike that began on December 27, at the height of the busy holiday season.“Please stay tuned for further updates,” the resort wrote in the social media update, noting that colder temperatures have allowed for snowmaking. The mountain, like others in Colorado, has seen a warm and largely snowless start t
  
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• Is Tecnica’s Upcoming “Decoy” Boot the Best Touring Boot Yet? Spy Shots Say Maybe

  30-12-2025 17:45 via powder.com
  
  Backcountry touring boots have come a long way since the days of wearing leather boots and skiing on cable "Kandahar" bindings. Today, most manufacturers make some sort walkable/tourable boot that allows for more efficient and comfortable uphill travel–but there's a few boots that have really stood out in the crowd. Perhaps the most ubiquitous of modern touring boots, Tecnica's Zero G Tour Pro, has long been rumored to be getting a bigger, badder cousin, and we think that moment is finally
  
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• Learning How To Ski as an Adult Was Scary, but I'm Forever Grateful

  30-12-2025 14:45 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.Adult Onset SkiingI am not one of the lucky ones who skied from the time I could walk. Nope, I grew up on the edge of the Southern California desert, made from equal parts dusty ponderosa forest and saltwater. The rugged San Bernardino Mountains were my family’s regular playground, hiking and camping in our giant orange t
  
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• The Very Real Experience That is TELE COLO's Telemark Film 'worthless milk'

  30-12-2025 14:34 via powder.com
  
  In a small co-working and event space, projected on a grubby screen, I’m watching a ski film. And my head snaps to attention with every mention therein of the word telemark. It’s an involuntary reaction, and perhaps a stereotype incarnate. Who hasn’t heard the trope, how do you know someone telemarks? They’ll tell you. With the mere mention of the word, free-heelers everywhere clamor.But as with all things misunderstood about telemark, there’s much more than meets t
  
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• Why Eileen Gu Won't Compete at the Next World Cup Stop

  30-12-2025 14:18 via powder.com
  
  On December 28, 2025, freeskier Eileen Gu announced via Instagram Story that she would not be competing in the upcoming FIS World Cup competition in Calgary, which is slated to take place January 1-3, 2026.
  While Gu hasn't said much more, she did cite that her brief hiatus from the World Cup was in order to "be smart" and to "schedule her contests around the big one in February," referring to the upcoming 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.Gu had a great start to the season, with a first-place f
  
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• Lindsey Vonn Qualifies for Olympics—Why Her Comeback Is Such a Big Deal

  30-12-2025 14:08 via powder.com
  
  Lindsey Vonn is no stranger to dazzling the world with her talent on skis.
  However, since her return to competitive ski racing last year, following a partial knee replacement, it seems Vonn's wow factor has increased even more. The 2024/25 winter season was only the beginning of Vonn's legendary comeback. When the public told her that returning to competition was dangerous or misguided, Vonn silenced them by taking a podium spot in super-G in Sun Valley, Idaho.Now, Vonn has proved that her parti
  
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• Mikaela Shiffrin Claims Sixth Straight Slalom Win, Calls Out "Not Safe" Course

  29-12-2025 23:18 via powder.com
  
  In Semmering, Austria, American ski racing star Mikaela Shiffrin added to her slalom streak on Sunday, with her fifth consecutive win in the discipline since the World Cup season started. Across two runs, Shiffrin tallied a quicker time than Switzerland’s Camille Rast and Albania’s Lara Colturi. They placed second and third, respectively.  It was, of course, another triumphant moment for Shiffrin, who, last season, seriously injured her oblique muscles and spent part o
  
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• Do You Wear a Ski Helmet? (Poll)

  29-12-2025 21:19 via powder.com
  
  The ski helmet is a bundle of padding, plastic, straps, and buckles. At first glance, you might guess that it’s an unassuming, uncontroversial object. Guess again.On ski helmet use, skiers often have strong opinions. While the majority of skiers wear helmets, a smaller contingent prefers the natural approach, sometimes or always ditching head protection. That can cause potent reactions, at least online. This is their sentiment: why in the world would you eschew something that can protect a
  
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• Telluride Ski Patrol Strike Continues, Resort Closed Indefinitely

  29-12-2025 20:26 via powder.com
  
  The famed Colorado resort Telluride remains closed after its unionized ski patrollers went on strike in pursuit of a new contract with improved wages, marking another dramatic chapter in the wave of union efforts at ski resorts across North America over the past year.The closure began on Saturday, December 27, 2025, at the height of the busy holiday season, as announced by Telluride’s owner, Chuck Horning.“Telluride didn’t make this decision—the strike nor the timing of i
  
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• Christmas Holiday at Titus

  29-12-2025 19:50 via nyskiblog.com
  We left home in Western New York around noon on Friday after a few consecutive days of holiday festivities. With sleet in the forecast locally, we planned to hit the road and make the best of our time off of work. When holiday crowds swell and conditions feel uncertain, Evan and I often find ourselves heading north to Titus Mountain. A place we trust for consistently great snow, zero lift lines, and a refreshingly stress-free ski experience, even during the » Read More »
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• Over 3,000 Skiers Told Us How Much They're Willing To Pay for a Lift Ticket

  29-12-2025 15:17 via powder.com
  
  Lift tickets cost too much, at least that's what over 3,000 skiers told POWDER in last week's Weekly Poll.We asked: How Much Are You Willing To Pay for a Lift Ticket?Check out the results below. Keep reading for more.Poll Results: How Much Are You Willing To Pay for a Lift Ticket?Poll HighlightsTotal Votes: 3,605Number of Votes on Instagram: 1,748votesNumber of Votes on Website: 1,857 votesMost Popular Option: $51-$100 (1,967 votes, 55% of voters)Least Popular Option: $1
  
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• Mammoth Ski Patroller Dies From Injuries

  29-12-2025 14:33 via powder.com
  
  Mammoth Mountain, California, confirmed on Sunday, December 28, 2025, that ski patroller Cole Murphy, 30, had passed away from injuries sustained in an avalanche.The avalanche occurred on Friday, December 26, 2025, at approximately 7:30 a.m., according to the ski area. A second ski patroller sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the slide."With profound sorrow, Mammoth Mountain confirms that the Ski Patroller who was critically injured and hospitalized Friday has died from his injuries," wr
  
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• Why the Moment Countach 104 Is My Go-To Ski for Less-Than-Perfect Days

  29-12-2025 12:05 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.Moment has built a cult-like reputation over their twenty-plus year history. As one of the largest domestic manufacturers of skis, they’ve gained a loyal following among core skiers because they simply make the kind of skis rippers want. Unapologetically anti-corporate, some of their models are pure niche, and they like it that way. While the Countach 104 doesn&rsq
  
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• How to Enter the 4FRNT X POWDER Devastator Giveaway

  29-12-2025 10:02 via powder.com
  
  POWDER Magazine and 4FRNT Skis have partnered to give away a pair of 4FRNT Devastator Skis and a copy of the 2026 POWDER Photo Annual.The contest will be open from today, December 29, 2025, through January 5, 2026. A random winner will be selected at that time.Keep reading below for details and how to enter.One Winner Will Take Home: One pair of 4FRNT Devastators ($829)One copy of the 2025 POWDER Photo Annual ($19.99)Enter to Win Here View the original article to see embedded media.4FR
  
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• Want to Ring in 2026 With Pow Turns? Here's Where to Be

  28-12-2025 13:08 via powder.com
  
  Maybe it's just us, but we can't think of a better way to end the year than a few pow turns and a fun night.
  Luckily, quite a few resorts have a good bit of snow in the forecast for New Year's, even after a slow start to the season. Much of the US West Coast has seen enough snow for resorts to start spinning lifts just before Christmas, with much more on the way.
  Here are a few resorts with excellent forecasts in the near future and a fun event or two in the works for a top-tier New Year's celeb
  
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• Ski Slopes Are Empty as a Labor Dispute Shuts Down Telluride, Colo.

  28-12-2025 01:58 via nytimes.com
  Now, vacationers looking to ski are wondering what to do and merchants are hoping it doesn’t last.
  
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• How a No-Budget Ski Movie Turned Two Friends Into Freeski Icons

  26-12-2025 12:12 via powder.com
  
  Somewhere on the side of Mt. Hood, Oregon, Hunter Hess needed some courage, so he started screaming at himself. Then, a hiker wandered by. “You gonna try something scary?” he asked. Hess said yes, that was the plan, which was an understatement. The hiker offered some words of encouragement before ambling off. Hess dropped into the quarterpipe and went for the triple.He blacked out in the air, flipped three times, and landed on his feet. The next thing he remembered was regaining
  
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• These Indigenous Ski Films are Changing the Narrative

  26-12-2025 12:03 via powder.com
  
  Every fall, beanie-clad skiers pack themselves into small theaters to watch the latest ski films premiere.
  But what rolls on screen hasn’t changed much over the years: Lots of pow slashes and heli bumps, paired with upbeat music and an often manufactured storyline. The skiers in front of the lens? Mostly male, and mostly white. And the stories most often told are ones of conquering big lines or harvesting deep powder…and not much else.
  However, things are starting to change, with tw
  
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• Happy Holidays From POWDER Magazine

  25-12-2025 11:02 via powder.com
  
  Happy Holidays from the POWDER staff.We hope you're reading this article in between laps, but if not, know that the majority of the POWDER staff isn't skiing either.
  Mother Nature has cursed our locales with a wet and warm start to the season, but the tides appear to be turning. Here's hoping we're skiing by New Year's...In the meantime, I've asked each member of the POWDER staff to write a short story or recall a fond memory related to the Holiday season. I gave them carte blanche, and they del
  
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• 36 Hours in Park City, Utah: Things to Do and See

  25-12-2025 11:00 via nytimes.com
  More than 2,000 acres of new ski area add to the allure of this sporty mecca with a thriving cultural scene.
  
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• 5ive Sports Teases New Alpine Touring Binding Design

  24-12-2025 13:51 via powder.com
  
  This year, a new binding company out of Austria called 5ive Sports is planning to go to market with a really unique hybrid touring binding called the First Era that combines elements of both traditional alpine bindings and totally new take on a touring mode.If there's one sector of the ski industry that's seen technological advances occur in leaps and bounds in recent years, it's backcountry skiing. What long ago was the domain of a hearty few mountaineers who wanted to bring skis for easier bac
  
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• Why Your Favorite Outdoor Brand is Probably Struggling Right Now

  24-12-2025 13:21 via powder.com
  
  You wouldn’t believe it surfing Instagram, where brand after brand in the outdoor space projects the cool, stylish confidence endemic of a modern and mature industry.
  And it might not be apparent on the retail floor of your favorite outdoor store, where technologically ascendant wares are merchandised in myriad forms for any endeavor. But from outerwear to ski boots, and all points in between, your favorite outdoor brand has probably just had one of their most challenging years yet.As
  
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• We Tested Over A Dozen Skiing Base Layers—These 10 Were the Coziest for Men and Women

  24-12-2025 12:18 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.Staying cozy on the ski hill is of the utmost priority, no matter the conditions outside. Some days, however, that's easier said than done. We'll let you in on a little secret though–the key to proper temperature regulation while skiing is starting with the right base layers. It's kind of like building a house. Without a proper foundation, it's impossible to build
  
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• How To Ski The World's Largest Ski Resort as an American

  24-12-2025 10:30 via powder.com
  
  Despite living just 20 minutes away from four world-class ski resorts in Utah, I still get excited to see what the slopes are like in other places.
  There’s hardly a ski destination on Earth that’s not on my radar. Oukaïmeden, Morocco? Yes. Solbakken, Greenland? Absolutely. Tehran, Iran? If only.And then there are the places like Les Trois Vallées (The Three Valleys), which seem to be on everyone’s list, and for good reason. Located toward France’s eastern bord
  
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