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1 week ago | 
powder.com | Izzy Lidsky
The name Jackson Hole has become synonymous with all things steep and deep skiing. Over the years, ski bums have flocked to the Tetons to get a taste of "living the dream," and while not all have emerged pro skiers, a solid chunk of your favorite ski film stars have called Jackson home. Competitions like Natural Selection and Kings and Queens of Corbet's Couloir have taken place on its slopes, and you'd be hard-pressed to find a Teton Gravity Research film without a Jackson segment in it.
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1 week ago | 
powder.com | Izzy Lidsky
Bend is the PNW's biggest little town. With a population of 100,000, it can be hard to see it as a mountain town—that is, until you really dive in and discover all that Bend and Mt. Bachelor have to offer skiers and outdoors people alike. It just happens to come with a whole bunch of craft breweries, as well. Unique to the PNW, Bend is considered high desert and is much drier than other spots in Oregon and Washington.
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1 week ago | 
yardbarker.com | Izzy Lidsky
Vedrines chronicled his record-setting ski in an Instagram post. During his feat, he struggled with pacing and altitude, and almost turned around below the Brenva couloir. Wind gusts of 50mph left Vedrines' with wind-scoured eyes and blurry vision. Still, he pushed on and reached the summit by himself, where he didn't linger long before starting his ski down.
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1 week ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Izzy Lidsky
Apparently, it's Fastest Known Time (FKT) season in the French Alps. Just days after Élise Poncet set the women's ski FKT on Mont Blanc, Benjamin Vedrines has set a new men's ski FKT on the peak. Vedrines set out on May 24, 2025 from the church in Chamonix, and 4 hours, 54 minutes, and 41 seconds later, returned back to the same church after summiting and descening Mont Blanc on skis.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Izzy Lidsky
A Canadian ski area has big plans for a new lift in the works. Mont Sutton announced earlier this week they're installing a new chairlift ahead of the 2026/27 ski season. Three double chairs will be replaced with a new SkyTrac fixed-grip quad made by Leitner Poma. The new lift is also the first SkyTrac lift to be installed in Quebec. The new lift will load near the mountain's main lodge and have a carrying capacity of 2,400 skiers per hour.
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1 week ago | 
yardbarker.com | Izzy Lidsky
The whole project will cost $8M CAD, and is funded in part by the Quebec government through a $5M grant that was awarded in 2024 by the Tourism Industry Recovery Assistance Program. Since 2016, more than $12M CAD has been invested in revitalizing the mountain into a four-season destination. A total of $23M CAD is going to infrastructure upgrades, not just for skiing, but for summer activities like a zip line, disc golf course, campsites at the summit, and mountain bike trails.
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1 week ago | 
powder.com | Izzy Lidsky
Apparently, it's Fastest Known Time (FKT) season in the French Alps. Just days after Élise Poncet set the women's ski FKT on Mont Blanc, Benjamin Vedrines has set a new men's ski FKT on the peak. Vedrines set out on May 24, 2025 from the church in Chamonix, and 4 hours, 54 minutes, and 41 seconds later, returned back to the same church after summiting and descening Mont Blanc on skis.
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1 week ago | 
powder.com | Izzy Lidsky
A Canadian ski area has big plans for a new lift in the works. Mont Sutton announced earlier this week they're installing a new chairlift ahead of the 2026/27 ski season. Three double chairs will be replaced with a new SkyTrac fixed-grip quad made by Leitner Poma. The new lift is also the first SkyTrac lift to be installed in Quebec. The new lift will load near the mountain's main lodge and have a carrying capacity of 2,400 skiers per hour.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Izzy Lidsky
The White River National Forest Service has opened a public comment period over a proposal for Vail Mountain to replace and upgrade several chairlifts. The resort has proposed a replacement of the existing Chair 21 (Orient Express), which is a high-speed quad with a 2,400 person per hour capacity. The lift would be replaced by a 6-seater lift with a capacity of 3,600 people per hour in order to improve access to the Back Bowls, and decrease lift-line wait times.
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1 week ago | 
yardbarker.com | Izzy Lidsky
Truckee-based skier Amie Engerbretson has never been one to hold back her opinions... or her dance moves. A career as long and widespread as her's is also sure to come with a host of good stories, insights, and anecdotes. Who better to get stories like getting kicked out of the Cowboy Bar for throwing backflips out of her than an old friend? The full story is at the 6:30 mark of the podcast embedded at the bottom of the page.
