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U.S. Skier Mikaela Shiffrin Sends Message After Winter Olympics Withdrawal

U.S. Skier Mikaela Shiffrin Sends Message After Winter Olympics Withdrawal

Mikaela Shiffrin will compete in her fourth Winter Olympics in February as she looks to add to her Olympic medal count. The Team USA skier is expected to race in multiple events at Milano Cortina 2026, including the women’s slalom, women’s giant slalom and the women’s team combined slalom.

Lindsey Vonn News / NBC Sports / February 6
Skiing News / Powder / February 5
Meet Team USA's Talented Alpine Skiers for Milan-Cortina 2026

Meet Team USA's Talented Alpine Skiers for Milan-Cortina 2026

Team USA Alpine Skiing. These are the American ski racers everyone knows, the names dominating the news in and out of the ski industry. Ski racers garner some of the highest celebrity and renown in the sport, and the Olympic field is stacked with international powerhouses like Marco Odermatt and Lara Colturi on the docket.

Skiing News / Powder / February 5
Meet Team USA's Freestyle Skiers for Milan-Cortina 2026

Meet Team USA's Freestyle Skiers for Milan-Cortina 2026

Team USA Freeski has quite the talented roster between halfpipe, slopestyle, big air, aerials, and moguls. Across the disciplines, there are already two Olympic gold medals and a total of eight medals from previous years, not to mention X Games and World Championship medals.

Skiing News / Powder / February 5
Everything You Need to Know About Men’s Alpine Skiing for Milan-Cortina 2026

Everything You Need to Know About Men’s Alpine Skiing for Milan-Cortina 2026

The notoriously icy, bumpy, dark, and unforgiving Stelvio track will be home to men’s Olympic alpine events at the Milan-Cortina Olympic Winter Games.

Skiing News / Powder / February 5

Another Oregon Ski Area Has Closed Indefinitely

Is this the worst winter ever? For some skiers in Oregon, it just might be. POWDER reported earlier this week that two Oregon ski areas, Mt. Hood Ski Bowl and Mt.

Lindsey Vonn News / Field Level Media / February 5
Lindsey Vonn working out well as she prepares to compete with torn ACL

Lindsey Vonn working out well as she prepares to compete with torn ACL

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- Lindsey Vonn opened a window into her workout regime on Thursday as the 41-year-old U.S. Alpine ski great prepares to take on the Milano Cortina Olympic downhill with a severely damaged knee.

Skiing News / Powder / February 4

I’m Not a Ski Racer—But I Loved the 2026 DPS Pisteworks 94 Carving 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. DPS skis are perhaps best known for their unique carbon construction, meant to deliver a quiet, damp, almost metal-like ride at a fraction of the weight.

Skiing News / Powder / February 4

5 Skiers Didn't Get To Compete at The Freeride World Championships, Here's Why

The inaugural Freeride World Championships took place earlier this week and brought together the best freeride skiers and snowboarders from 17 countries to compete for the title of World Champion.

Skiing News / Powder / February 4
Dozens of Skiers Rescued From Gondola at Gore Mountain

Dozens of Skiers Rescued From Gondola at Gore Mountain

The New York State Police and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's forest rangers responded to calls from Gore Mountain after the Adirondacks ski area's Northwoods gondola stopped today.

Skiing News / Powder / February 4

Uphill Skiers Keep Breaking The Rules at Black Mountain, Maine

Black Mountain of Maine (not to be confused with Black Mountain in New Hampshire) is giving skiers a slap on the wrist for breaking uphill travel rules.

Skiing News / Powder / February 4

$99 Heli Skiing Returns To Colorado After Public Reaction

Colorado's Silverton Mountain isn't your run-of-the-mill ski resort. There's one chairlift, and guides are required to lead you around the mountain for most of the season.

Skiing News / Powder / February 4

The First Ski Descent of Canada's Deltaform Mountain

Years ago, when Guillaume “Gee” Pierrel was at Moraine Lake, he was a tourist.  The glittering body of water near Banff, Alberta, is ringed by a series of towering, jagged peaks that, historically, appeared on the back of Canadian twenty-dollar bills.

Skiing News / Powder / February 4

The Death of the Ski Bum, And Imagining Their Return

Shrouded in cliché and nostalgia, at once our heroes and our foil, the ski bum has become so legendary that its true nature is now nearly impossible to grasp.

Skiing News / Powder / February 4

The World's First Skiing Robot Is Lame

This is not a news story. This is a roast. Chinese company LimX Dynamics recently posted a YouTube video of its TRON 1 robot "conquering" the slopes of a ski area in -20°C.

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