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AI-Powered PEAKS Model Improves OpenSnow Predictions for Skiers Seeking Powder

OpenSnow, a weather service that caters to skiers searching for deep powder, has debuted PEAKS, a new weather model that delivers better accuracy in mountain terrain with help from machine learning AI.

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Viewers Stunned by Ski Mishap That Turned a Chairlift Into "Final Destination"

Another beautiful day starts on the mountain. You’re cresting the top of the chairlift, chatting with your buddies about where you think the snow is best.

Skiing News / Powder / December 9

Vail Resorts Is Switching Up How It Sells Lift Tickets—Here's How It Benefits Skiers

As the ski season arrives at mountains across the continent, Vail Resorts is unveiling a new discount aimed at more spontaneous skiers. The deal, which

Skiing News / Powder / December 9

Top 4 Alternatives to Skiing During Low-Snow Seasons

Winter has arrived—kind of. While some mountains and skiers are dancing through the snow globe, others are wondering when the mercury will finally plummet.

Skiing News / Powder / December 9

Chris Benchetler’s Latest Arc’teryx Drop Honors the Grateful Dead’s 60th Anniversary

Skier and artist Chris Benchetler is back with another collaboration with his creative muse, the Grateful Dead. In partnership with the band and his outerwear sponsor Arc’teryx, he’s released a limited edition jacket.

Skiing News / Powder / December 9

“I 100% Should Have Died”: Skier Reveals the Wild Story Behind His New Short Film

Since he was a kid, Parkin Costain had dreamed of being a professional skier. In school, his textbooks were filled with doodles, and his mind was often elsewhere when it should have been focused on his studies.

Skiing News / Powder / December 9

Jackson Hole Athlete Qualifies for Olympics in Skimo Debut

Jackson Hole-bred athlete Anna Gibson and her teammate Cameron Smith, of Crested Butte, Colorado, are going to Milano-Cortina 2026. 2026 marks the first time that ski mountaineering, or Skimo, will be included in the Winter Olympic Games.

Skiing News / Powder / December 9

Deer Valley Caps Off Kids Ski Free Week With New Mascot and Children's Book Signing

Deer Valley Resort, Utah, is introducing a new mascot, Eddie the moose, and an accompanying children’s book to celebrate the arrival of the 2025-26 season. The book, called Meeting of the Mascots: An Adventure Story & Coloring Book, features Eddie alongside the resort’s other mascots, like Bucky, a deer, and Silver, an eagle.

Skiing News / Powder / December 8

Eileen Gu Is Back and Better Than Ever

Freeskiing made its debut in Shaun White's Snow League competition series over this past weekend at Yunding Snow Park in China. The halfpipe event featured a head-to-head battle style bracket format, with some of the most talented skiers going up against one another.

Skiing News / Powder / December 8

Atmospheric River Snow Forecast—Whistler Is Expecting Deep Snowfall Totals

A potent Atmospheric River is slamming into the Pacific Northwest and Northern Rockies, delivering impressive moisture totals, but bringing a "Pineapple Express" flavor with rising snow levels.

Skiing News / Powder / December 8

"Immersive" Red Bull Ski Movie Drops on Apple Vision Pro

Never a company to shy away from a shinier, more high-tech way to experience the world, Apple has thrown its hat in the ski film ring. That's right, the company that brought you the iPod is now bringing you ski films via their new VR technology, Apple Vision Pro.

Skiing News / Powder / December 8

Young Skier Dodges Deer at Aptly-Named Ski Resort

It’s in the name, after all. During opening weekend at Deer Valley, Utah, a young skier wasn’t buzzed by other people on the slopes. Instead, it was a

Skiing News / Powder / December 8

9 Tips for Finding the Best Ski Deals on Facebook Marketplace

Facebook Marketplace is the wild west. Need a Yankee hat with no brim? You’re probably covered. What about a Ziploc bag filled with air from 2019? Someone out there is selling that, too. Strange finds aren’t necessarily the platform's bread and butter, though.

Skiing News / Powder / December 7

What Counts as a Powder Day? We Asked More Than 1,000 Skiers

Welcome to another weekly result from POWDER’s Department of Polls and Skier Opinion. The subject this week? Powder days. Or, more accurately, what counts as a powder day. Depending on where you live and ski, the amount of snow that is cause for celebration—and powder panic—might vary.

Mikaela Shiffrin News / NBC Sports / December 6

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Skiing News / Powder / December 5

9 Major Ski Resorts Are Opening This Weekend, Here's Where to Be

Although it's later than anyone wanted, and there might not be much terrain open, a chunk of ski resorts, particularly in the Western US, are finally opening for the season this coming weekend.

Skiing News / Powder / December 5

Ryan Cochran-Siegle Lands First American Beaver Creek Downhill Podium Since 2014

For the first time since 2014, an American stood on the World Cup downhill podium in Beaver Creek, Colorado, this week. That honor went to Vermont's Ryan Cochran-Siegle.

Skiing News / Powder / December 5

20+" of Snow Allows Snowmass To Open Top-to-Bottom Terrain

While other ski areas are hurting for snow, Aspen Mountain and Aspen Snowmass are celebrating a storm that allowed them to open terrain. The Colorado ski resorts have received 21" of snow this week, adding a healthy amount to their 13" base depth.

Kim Kardashian Expands SKIMS x The North Face Line With New Outerwear and Kids Gear

Kim Kardashian’s shapewear label SKIMS is returning to the snow sports world with a The North Face collaboration that includes outerwear and base layers.

Skiing News / Powder / December 4

After A Late Start to Season, Alta Finally Announces Opening Day

After a bit of a delay to start of winter in the Wasatch, Alta Ski Area has announced their new opening date. The beloved Utah ski area will officially open for the 2025/26 ski season on Sunday, December 7, 2025.

Skiing News / Powder / December 4

6? 7? New Hampshire Ski Resort Hops on Viral Trend With Discounted Lift Tickets

For technically being part of Gen Z, I am painfully behind the times on most social media trends and trends generally. Luckily, my coworkers are far more with it than I am and have informed me of a social media trend based on a Skrilla song called 'Doot Doot (6 7)' that originated on TikTok.