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 the last decade, BCA has kind of dominated the radio market in the backcountry skiing community, but haven’t released a new product in several years.
The best places to chase powder during our summer, while indulging in a little red wine or a Pisco Sour by night.
As summer construction season looms, ski resorts turn their attention to infrastructure upgrades. These 12 are on our radar.
Officials at Winter Park, CO, posted a chairlift POV with their long-awaited closing day announcement. Although they have remained open long after many
Our tester approved picks for new skis and boots, now on sale at Christy Sports.
Towering above Copenhagen, Denmark, stands the Amager Bakke, a state-of-the-art waste incinerator notable for its enormous smokestacks. The plant burns around 560,000 tons of trash annually, using the energy byproducts to produce power.
The two elected officials in charge of Megève and Saint-Gervais-les-Bains in the Alps are fighting over the rights to ski lifts that touch both municipalities.
Bob Kilmain moved to Jackson Hole from Massachusetts during the Winter of ‘98/’99. Like many east coasters, he was seduced by the bigger lines and deeper snowfall of the Tetons.
As the North American ski season winds down, the Southern Hemisphere's ski season is just gearing up. Hence, we have compiled a list of the opening dates
Yuma County, Colorado is licking their wounds after a destructive hailstorm wreaked havoc on the night of Monday, May 20, 2024. The hail was "baseball size", and was large enough to shatter car windows, destroy the siding of homes and businesses, and even pile up "knee high" in some locations.
Precipitation will begin over the northern Rockies on Wednesday and peak through Thursday morning. Colder air will drive snow levels down to near 6,500 feet and just below many pass locations.
Visionary artist and professional skier Chris Benchetler, the man behind the ubiquitous Atomic Bent Chetler skis, just announced his latest creative project, Mountains
Due to recent heavy snowfall, Pirovano Stelvio, an Italian summer ski area and hotel, has delayed its opening. Initially, Pirovano Stelvio planned to open
Palisades Tahoe, California is closing after Monday, May 27th, 2024, but filmmaking legend Scott Gaffney proves there's still "plenty" of exciting spring lines to be skied.
The landmark decision rules that liability waivers can’t be used to protect ski areas from certain claims of negligence.
Solitude Mountain Resort in Utah celebrated the end of their second longest season ever this past Sunday, May 19th, 2024. They ended with a season total of 574 inches of snowfall, and a cardboard derby for their employees.
It wasn't an all-time year for snowfall for Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, Colorado, but enough fell to keep skiers and snowboarders sliding into June, as is tradition.
The sun is shining. The smell of brats wafts from the parking lot. Your entrepreneurial friend has a trunk full of your favorite beverage—alcoholic or not; I’m a big fan of Spindrifts, maybe you are, too—and the slopes beckon.
The demolition of Sun Valley’s Seattle Ridge chairlift is well underway. Last week, the Idaho resort shared footage of construction machinery tearing apart the lift’s upper terminal, making way for a new, six-person detachable replacement set for installation this summer.
On May 16th, the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office responded to a medical emergency report from Eldora Mountain Resort. According to the Sheriff's Office report of the incident, the 9-1-1 call reported that there was CPR in progress on a male patient.
Huff Hills is an unimposing, yet charming ski area located south of Bismarck, North Dakota. As one of only four downhill ski areas in the entire state, and the largest at that, skiers travel from far and wide to satisfy their alpine skiing itch.
Outside spoke with Christina Lustenberger about what it was like to ski the west face of Pakistan’s Great Trango Tower
Four seasons' worth of festivities hosted by our favorite resorts across the continent.
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Arapahoe Basin, CO, asks guests to join them for their Festival of the Brewpubs to sample "some of the best beers Summit County has to offer." The event—scheduled
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