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Buying Your First Pair of Ski Poles? Here's What To Know

Most skiers use poles. These handy spears are key to a successful turn, and make balancing while skiing—and navigating flat areas—much easier. Like any part of the mountainous kit needed to go skiing, choosing the right sized poles can, at first, seem daunting.

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The POWDER Staff's 40 Hottest Skiing Takes

Everyone loves a hot take (for those out of the loop, a 'take' is synonymous with an opinion). After all, there's a multitude of opinions, as wrong as they may be, that differ from our own.

Skiing News / Powder / November 27

How To Plan a Backcountry Ski Trip

Planning a ski trip can be an involved process, depending on how far you're hoping to go and what kind of skiing you're looking to do. Adding backcountry skiing into that equation adds a whole other layer of logistics, knowledge, and planning you'll need to do—but can be an amazing way to see a new place and ski somewhere really cool.

Skiing News / Powder / November 27

Happy Thanksgiving From the POWDER Magazine Staff

Happy Thanksgiving, skiers. We hope you're taking time today to relax, enjoy copious amounts of food, and share time with loves ones. If not, then hopefully you're skiing.

Mikaela Shiffrin News / NBC Sports / November 26

Watch: Mikaela Shiffrin's scorching slalom start, Jessie Diggins announces retirement | STIFEL SNOW SHOW

Skiing News / Powder / November 26

Blizzard Warning Issued for Michigan, Heaps of Snow Expected

Parts of Michigan could see a particularly white Thanksgiving as a storm set to deliver inches of snow blasts the region, alongside high winds. Local snow totals on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula may be much higher, making travel very difficult or impossible, according to the National Weather Service.

Skiing News / Powder / November 26

Dry Start to the Ski Season? Not in Alberta, Where Feet of Snow Have Fallen

As one of the more uneven ski season debuts in recent memory gets underway, some mountains are enjoying a feast while others are dealing with a famine.

Skiing News / Powder / November 26

Out of the Ordinary: HEAD Skis' New Movie Is a Globe-Trotting Hit

HEAD Skis, for the most part, is known as a hard-charging brand that supports big mountain rippers and ski racers alike. These are the skiers who can bend a ski and, no matter how choppy the snow might get, maintain form.

Skiing News / Powder / November 25

Wisconsin Ski Area Files for Bankruptcy but Still Plans To Open

Whitecap Mountains, a beloved, small ski area in Wisconsin, has filed for bankruptcy. The ski area, in a social media post, shared the news, writing that

Skiing News / Powder / November 25

SilverStar’s Gen Alpha Update Has Skiers Laughing, but the Delay Is Real

A surprising number of western ski resorts have pushed back their opening dates amid a stretch of mild weather, from California to Utah to British Columbia.

Skiing News / Powder / November 24

Sleeping Vermont Skier Startled by Bears (Video)

Camping out to get the first chair of the season is... a choice. While personally, I couldn't be convinced to do such a thing, hats off to the skiers so dedicated to getting the very first chair of the season that they'll camp out the night before.

Skiing News / Powder / November 24

How Earthquakes, Oceans, and Glaciers Formed Jackson Hole's Iconic Terrain

Few ski areas are as visually iconic as Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Wyoming. Situated at one end of the Teton range, Rendezvous Peak drops more than 4,000 feet to the valley's floor, scaled in part by the Tram as it hangs above the mountain.

Skiing News / Powder / November 24

Colorado Hosting the World's Best Ski Racers This Week

This week, the World Cup alpine racing circuit is touching down in Colorado at Copper Mountain for a quartet of men’s and women’s races. The Stifel Copper Cup starts on November 27 and runs through November 30, including men’s super-G and giant slalom alongside women’s giant slalom and slalom.

Skiing News / Powder / November 24

Western US Stays Dry—Major Ski Resorts Delay Opening Day

We wish we were writing about things like ski resorts opening wall-to-wall, opening day powder, and a fruitful early season. After all, we spent the last six-plus months in anticipation of ski season's return and finally getting to ski our home mountains again.

Skiing News / Powder / November 24

Sights and Sounds From Whistler Blackcomb's Opening Day (Video)

The ski season is officially underway at Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia. On Friday, November 21, 2025, skiers and snowboarders climbed aboard the

Skiing News / Powder / November 24

Bar Up or Bar Down? A Complicated Question for Skiers

Bar up? Or bar down? Every skier chooses the latter, right? Not quite. Regionally and from skier-to-skier, there is no consensus on using chairlift safety bars, even as they’re simple, uncomplicated safety measures.

Mikaela Shiffrin News / Field Level Media / November 23

Mikaela Shiffrin wins second consecutive World Cup slalom event

Mikaela Shiffrin is staking her claim as the one to beat in the upcoming Winter Olympics, winning her second consecutive slalom race to start the 2025 World Cup season.

Skiing News / Powder / November 23

8 Comforting Après Ski Dishes Skiers Love After a Long Day on the Slopes

To ski is to eat. The calorie-intensive sport has a reputation for drumming up big appetites. How these cravings are settled differs. Some budget-minded skiers rely on clever, if unglamorous, workarounds, eating granola on the chairlift or hoovering chili from Ziploc baggies.

Skiing News / Powder / November 23

We Asked 2,000 Skiers How Often They Wax Their Skis

The brilliant scientists at POWDER’s Department of Polls and Skier Opinion have something new for you today. This time, members from our imaginary, entirely fictional department asked: How often do you wax your skis?