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Ever Been Skiing? You’ve Probably Asked One of These 12 Questions

Skiing may only be rivaled in complexity by rocket science. Okay, that’s an exaggeration, but the sport, even if you’re a freerider who makes up your own rules, has a lot of moving parts.

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Whistler Blackcomb Trail Map Breakdown: The Best Runs, Lifts, and Lodges

Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia, is a titanic ski resort, spanning more than 8,000 skiable acres of terrain. That footprint makes the ski resort the largest of its kind in North America, outpacing fellow giants like Park City Mountain, Utah, and Palisades Tahoe, California.

Skiing News / Powder / August 1

The 5 Most Eccentric Sunglasses of the '90s (And Where You Can Get Similar Ones Now)

Powder aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. In March of 1999, POWDER Magazine published a piece called Captain Powder Presents: How to be a rock star in 10 easy steps.

Skiing News / Powder / July 31

Winners of This Ski Race Are Immortalized With Their Own Gondola Car

Earlier this week, Canadian James Crawford received a distinct honor—his own gondola cabin—in acknowledgement of his big downhill win in Kitzbühel, Austria, this past winter, continuing a unique local tradition.

Skiing News / Powder / July 31

10 Weird (and Sometimes Shocking) Vintage Ski Ads That’ll Leave You Scratching Your Head

Modern ski advertisements are, for the most part, safe and sanitized. This wasn’t always the case, though. Back in the 1980s and 1990s, sex jokes and other less politically correct material were used to sell skis and other products in the pages of POWDER.

Skiing News / Powder / July 31

Arapahoe Basin Is Asking Skiers To Help Clean Up Trash on the Mountain

On August 10, 2025 Arapahoe Basin, Colorado, is inviting local skiers, snowboarders, and good Samaritans to help with an on-mountain clean-up. The free event, which can be joined by following this link, is capped at 50 participants.

Skiing News / Powder / July 31

Wachusett's "Clueless" Takes on Chairlift Construction Are Gold

Construction is underway at Wachusett Mountain, Massachusetts, on a new six-person chairlift, and the ski resort has spent this summer publishing regular updates about the project on social media.

Skiing News / Powder / July 30

Sage Cattabriga-Alosa Recalls The Exciting Story Behind His First POWDER Cover

Apparently, legendary freerider Sage Cattabriga-Alosa got the Summer of Ski Nostalgia memo, and has been sharing the stories behind some of the iconic photos hanging in his garage.

Skiing News / Powder / July 30

Chilean Ski Resort Nevados de Chillán Closes As Intense Winter Weather Arrives

Nevados de Chillán, a Chilean ski resort, announced Tuesday that it would be temporarily closed as a significant storm front passes through South America that could deposit more than three feet of snow by Sunday, August 3, 2025.

Skiing News / Powder / July 30

Powder Mountain Owner Reed Hastings Faced with $75.9M Lawsuit

Along with the most skiable acreage in the US, Reed Hastings inherited a couple lawsuits when he took over ownership of Powder Mountain, Utah. Hastings

Skiing News / Powder / July 30

7 Car Camping Essentials For Summertime

Powder aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. I know you can't go skiing, but I'll admit that summer is pretty darn fun in the mountains.

Skiing News / Powder / July 30

Jackson Hole's Absurd Trail Race Is Happening This Weekend

One of the most demanding trail races in the West is back this weekend in Wyoming. The most dedicated (or deranged, depending how you look at it) athletes will take on Jackson Hole Mountain Resort's Rendezvous Hill Climb on Saturday, August 2, 2025.

Skiing News / Powder / July 29

Blizzard Expected To Dump 20 Inches of Snow at Chile's Ski Resorts

A moisture-rich Pacific front sweeps the Andes this week, delivering a one-two punch of heavy, increasingly cold snowfall. The first, warmer wave pounds

Skiing News / Powder / July 29

5 Ski and Snow Outerwear Brands That No Longer Exist

The story of skiing is littered with brands that didn’t quite make it out of the slush. In some instances, there were forays into snow sports from major companies like Nike or Spalding that didn’t pan out.

Skiing News / Powder / July 29

Bear Valley, CA, Introduces New, Adorable Avalanche Dog

The ski patrol squad at Bear Valley, California, just got a bit bigger and fluffier. In a social media post, the ski resort recently announced that a new avalanche dog had joined the team.

Skiing News / Powder / July 29

Ski Writing Isn't Capturing Skiing Anymore. Can We Change That?

No matter the sheer volume of content that abounds on the topic, something seems to be missing from ski writing. I know, you’ve heard it all before; where once lived lengthy, poetic, print-bound manifestations, something far less evocative and permanent now resides.

Skiing News / Powder / July 29