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Winter Is Coming Fast: Colorado’s Top Resorts Start Snowmaking

And they’re off! Last night, as cold temperatures arrived in Colorado’s mountains, Arapahoe Basin and Keystone Resort began snowmaking before the start of the 2025-26 season.

Skiing News / Powder / October 13

5 Ski Brands We're Excited To See At Boston's Snowbound Expo 2025

Industry trade shows are like the science fairs of middle school–except a lot more fun. We all get to hang out together and check out one another's booths, but now there are no teachers haunting the aisles, and usually plenty of adult beverages going around.

Skiing News / Powder / October 13

Here's What an OpenSnow Forecaster Said About the Upcoming Winter

As the first storms of the season start to hit the Mountain West and parts of the West Coast, it's hard not to get excited for the impending winter. Memories of winter's past always fill my brain as I sort through ski gear I haphazardly put away at the end of last season.

Skiing News / Powder / October 13

Review: 2026 Dynastar M-Free 100

Powder aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. In the early years of the Freeride World Tour, the Dynastar Legend Pro Rider found its way onto the podium more times than just about any ski of the era.

Skiing News / Powder / October 13

Review: 2026 Nordica Unleashed 120 Skis

Powder aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. For good reason, truly massive skis tend to scare off a good portion of skiers.

Skiing News / Powder / October 13

Review: 2026 Elan Playmaker 111 Skis

Powder aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. Among ski brands in North American, Elan has long stood out as a bit of a dark horse.

Skiing News / Powder / October 12

4 Pro Skier Workouts To Prep for Ski Season

There are all kinds of ways to get ready for ski season, but one of the most important is getting in shape. Lots of mountain town gyms have ski conditioning classes if you enjoy group workout settings.

Skiing News / Powder / October 11

Review: Blizzard Rustler 11

Powder aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. For 2026, Blizzard looked

Skiing News / Powder / October 11

Review: Dynastar M-Pro 100 | 2026

Powder aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. The magic of the all-mountain ski category is that it encompasses such a wide variety of shapes, flex profiles, and constructions that all bring a unique style of the sensation of sliding around on snow.

Skiing News / Powder / October 11

The Best Cheap Lift Ticket Deals You Can Still Find in 2025

The humble, beleaguered lift ticket is feeling more and more like a relic of another time. At major ski resorts across the nation, pricing structures now de-incentivize buying tickets at the window, instead directing skiers towards the long list of multi-mountain season passes available.

Skiing News / Powder / October 10

Chris Benchetler's Grateful Dead Inspired Art Appears on a Rampage Bike

If you've been hanging around the ski industry for a bit, you've probably noticed the grasp the Grateful Dead seems to have over it. Grateful Dead imagery like the Steal Your Face symbol and the Dancing Bears have made their way to outerwear and soft good brands to ski movie merch to hard goods.

Skiing News / Powder / October 10

This French Skier Just Hit 75 MPH on Sand, Shattering a World Record

In the oddly niche realm of sand skiing speed world records, there's a new sheriff in town: Mahé Freydier, a ski instructor from France. On September 25, 2025, Freydier raced down the side of a dune on skis, clocking a record-setting speed of 121 kilometers per hour or, in American, 75 miles per hour.

Skiing News / Powder / October 10

2026 Armada ARV 112 Skis, Tested and Reviewed

Powder aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. Armada makes a lot of

Skiing News / Powder / October 10

Powder Alert—18+ Inches of Snow Forecasted Across the West

A two-part October pattern is lining up to paint the high country white from the Cascades to the Northern Rockies this weekend, then slide the focus to the Sierra early next week.

Skiing News / Powder / October 10

Timberline Lodge Announces Price Increases Caused by "Broken" Oregon Liability System

Prices at Timberline Lodge are set to increase as the resort grapples with what it calls a "broken" liability system for recreation businesses in Oregon.

Skiing News / Powder / October 10

Park City Takes Aim at a New Shotski Record

The ski season is almost here, and another tradition—downing as many shotski shots as humanly possible—is coming with it. On Saturday, October 11, 2025, in Park City, Utah, the Park City Sunrise Rotary Club and High West Distillery plan to roll out 1,410 whiskey shots affixed to skis on the historic Main Street.

Skiing News / Powder / October 9

Eldora Ski Patrol Union Celebrates Tentative Contract Agreement

At the beginning of the 2024/25 winter, Eldora Mountain's ski patrol unit officially unionized and joined the local 7781. Since then, the unit has been hard at work to negotiate the terms of their first union contract, with Eldora's current ownership company, POWDR Corp.

Skiing News / Powder / October 9

Aspen's Newest Employee Will Melt Your Heart

As Fall ever so slowly makes way for winter in the Colorado high country, ski areas are hard at work prepping for ski season. Part of this preparation includes, of course, training new employees to keep the mountain safe, open, and running smoothly.

Skiing News / Powder / October 9

La Niña Has Officially Returned: What It Might Mean for Winter Weather

It’s official: La Niña is back. In a monthly update, the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center confirmed today, October 9, 2025, that during September, La Niña conditions emerged.

Skiing News / Powder / October 9

The 4FRNT Team Is Absolutely Feral In Their New Edit (Video)

What happens when you get a bunch of pro skiers together and stick them in a lodge with, presumably, a bunch of Twisted Teas? If you were going to answer something like 'absolute mayhem,' you'd be right.

Skiing News / Powder / October 9

Freeride World Tour Unveils 2026 Lineup: Here’s When and Where It All Goes Down

We now know when and where Freeride World Tour (FWT) competitors will face off next winter as they compete for the overall title. The FWT, in a Thursday announcement, laid out the dates for the six stops of the competition circuit’s 2026 season. See the stops and dates below.

Skiing News / Powder / October 9

The Playful Women’s Ski You’ll Want This Season: K2 Reckoner 110W

Powder aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. K2’s Reckoner Line is made to be the brand’s most playful, freeride line of skis.

Skiing News / Powder / October 9

7 Reasons Why Skiers Should Watch Red Bull Rampage

Red Bull Rampage is arguably one of the most well-known and important events in freeride mountain biking. For more than two decades, the best mountain bikers in the world have gathered in the Utah desert to build and ride the craziest features you could imagine.