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Skiing's Governing Body Bans Russian Athletes From 2026 Olympic Qualifiers

The council of skiing’s main governing body, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS), has voted to bar Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing in its Olympic qualifying events ahead of the 2026 Winter Games in Italy.

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Tamarack, Idaho To Limit Lift Ticket, Season Pass Sales for First Time Ever

Tamarack Resort in Idaho is following the lead of other ski resorts that are limiting lift ticket and pass sales. A trend that largely started during the pandemic to allow folks to distance in lift lines and indoor resort amenities, some ski areas started limiting the number of daily lift tickets and season passes sold.

Skiing News / Powder / October 21

The Verdict Is In: These Are 2025’s Best Ski Films, According to iF3

The verdict is here. iF3, a long-running ski movie festival, has named the best ski films of the year, as decided by its panel of judges. First, the headliner—Matchstick Productions' After the Snowfall was named the best overall ski movie of 2025.

Skiing News / Powder / October 21

New Snow Falls on Mount Washington, Still Far Below October's Average

One of the most formidable peaks in the northeast is having a remarkably slow start to winter. New Hampshires's Mount Washington, with its summit at 6,288 feet, is the highest peak in the Northeast, and is known intense weather events that hit the mountain.

Skiing News / Powder / October 21

Ikon Pass Just Announced a Big Ski Resort Expansion Into Japan, China, and South Korea

As the 2025-26 season approaches, Alterra Mountain Company and the Ikon Pass have announced a new expansion into Asia, with fresh access at ski resorts

Skiing News / Powder / October 21

New Web Series Tells the Stories of Colorado Ski Patrollers and Avalanche Educators

The first episode of Peaks and Passages, a three-part web series telling the stories of skiers, patrollers, and avalanche educators, releases on November 4, 2025.

Skiing News / Powder / October 21

Jackson Hole’s Ski Bum Spirit Lives On in TGR’s 30th Anniversary Film

When Steve and Todd Jones, brothers and co-founders of Teton Gravity Research (TGR), first established Jackson, Wyoming, as their home base in the early 1990s, the town’s accompanying ski resort was relatively quiet aside from a strain of extreme skiing inoculated below the bright red Aerial Tram.

Skiing News / Powder / October 21

These Are The Best Skis For Telemarking In 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. Free-heelers have long debated what characteristics a ski used for the telemark technique should have.

Skiing News / Powder / October 20

Watch: Skier Lucas Braathen Dodges an Unexpected Obstacle Like a True Olympian

Ski racing, by design, requires lightning quick reflexes. Incoming gates, minute changes in the snow surface, gusts of wind: when you’re competing in a mountain environment, you have to stay on your toes. What usually isn’t part of the ever-changing ski racing equation, however, is other skiers.

Skiing News / Powder / October 20

Northeast Ski Season Quietly Starts in Massachusetts

As major ski resorts in Colorado and elsewhere prepared for the start of the 2024-25 season, Ski Ward, Massachusetts, quietly opened a slope for skiing

Skiing News / Powder / October 20

British Columbia Ski Resorts Just Got Hit With Fresh October Snow

Hot on the heels of a storm that transformed California’s ski resorts, mountains across British Columbia were hit with another round of October snowfall.

Skiing News / Powder / October 20

The 7 Best Ski Resorts for Early-Season Skiing

October and November are, understandably, frantic-feeling months for skiers. The snow is starting to pile up, ski resort opening dates are on the calendar, and FOMO looms.

Skiing News / Powder / October 20

3 Lessons and a Season Ski Pass for $799—Palisades Tahoe Targets Beginners

There's one thing every person in America knows about skiing, regardless of whether they've ever clicked into a pair of bindings—it's expensive. Skiing has never been positioned as an affordable pastime.

Skiing News / Powder / October 20

Best Powder Skis of 2025

Powder aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. It’s in our name, literally.

Skiing News / Powder / October 20

Atomic’s Bent 110 Is a Secret Weapon for Freeride Skiers

Powder aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. When Atomic first introduced the Bent 100 in 2018/19, fans of the brand, and Chris Benchetler’s skis, immediately started asking when a Bent 110, aka a modern version of the 2012-era Atomic Blog would show up.

Skiing News / Powder / October 20

Review: 2025 Salomon QST Blank

Powder aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. There’s an aspect to ski

Skiing News / Powder / October 19

You Can Skip the Lift Line at These 6 Ski Resorts With Alterra’s ‘Reserve’ Pass

Earlier this week, a program at many Alterra Mountain Company resorts called the 'Reserve Pass' caused a stir. The upgrade is an additional cost on top

Skiing News / Powder / October 19

Review: Rossignol RallyBird Soul 102

Powder aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. Rossignol threw their hat in the ring when it came to making a quiver-killing all-mountain ski in 2025 with the Soul 102 and Rallybird Soul 102.

Skiing News / Powder / October 18

Review: Rossignol Sender Soul 102

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 term quiver-killer gets thrown around a lot these days, but having one ski to do it all–and do it well–is perfection worth striving for.

Skiing News / Powder / October 18

Review: 2026 Dynastar M-Pro 98 W

Powder aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. Dynastar set out to make an aggressive, all mountain, women’s specific ski and that they did.

Skiing News / Powder / October 17

Review: Rossignol Sender Free 118

Powder aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. Last year, Rossignol’s Sender Free 118 replaced the long-standing favorite of many a big mountain charger, the venerable Black Ops 118.