Brundage Mountain in McCall, ID, is celebrating the end of the 2023/24 ski season with a bonus weekend and $20 lift tickets to top it off.  The resort announced their final weekend, writing, "join us in sending off the 23/24 winter season with a toast, and one final run down the mountain. Last Tracks will take place at 4pm on Sunday, April 21st, atop Bluebird Express.This Saturday and Sunday, are the final 2 days to visit the slopes at Brundage!" See below.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Brundage Mountain Resort (@brundagemtn) The independently owned resort is now ..read more

Jib League, a recent addition to the freeskiing event circuit, bills itself as an alternative to the major competitive disciplines, like slopestyle and halfpipe. Professional skier Alex Hackel recently attended the Innsbruck, Austria Jib League stop to provide an inside look at the developing competition series and learn exactly how it does things differently. Founded by skiers Ferdinand Dahl, James Woods, and Øystein Bråten, Jib League functions in two parts. First, there's an open jam, where up-and-coming skiers have the opportunity to qualify for the event proper. During the open jam, anyo ..read more

The Highlands, formerly known as Boyne Highlands, is a four-seasons resort in Northern Michigan. Now, it's doing a Chairs for Chair-ITY auction for Interconnect, which begins today. Officials explain that Interconnect was one of the original chairlifts that has been operational since the resort's opening in 1963, and the funds will be allocated to local community organizations. See below. The community organizations consist of Little Traverse Humane Society, Snow Angel Foundation, Harbor Springs Area Historical Society, and Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation.  The Hig ..read more

On Wednesday, at approximately 11:40 a.m., Big Sky Resort, Montana's Shedhorn lift experienced a mechanical issue, forcing the resort to stop its operations and eventually evacuate those who remained on the lift. In an email exchange with POWDER, a resort spokesperson wrote that all the stuck skiers and snowboarders had been evacuated via rope by 2:02 p.m. View the original article to see embedded media. In a comment below a Reddit post documenting the incident, one Big Sky guest who got stuck on the Shedhorn lift said the resort gave them two complimentary ticket vouchers after they were resc ..read more

April Fools' Day is a time-honored tradition in the ski industry. At POWDER, we did our part, as did several brands that concocted fantastical and ridiculous product offerings. J Skis, which went the extra mile with its fake Tesla skis, might've taken the cake.  To those wondering how those Tesla skis defied the laws of physics, good news: J Skis just broke the central tenet of magic—we're not complaining, mind you—and explained how they made it look like the supposedly battery-powered skis could slide uphill unassisted. View this post on Instagram A post shared by J skis (@j_skis) If ..read more

By now, you know the drill. It's spring, meaning the 2023-2024 ski season for much of the U.S. is breathing its final, sun-soaked breaths. That's only part of the story, though. A select group of resorts plan to keep the lifts spinning and the party going into May and maybe beyond. Keep scrolling for a state-by-state list of where you can make turns in May of 2024. This could be you. Sportstock/Getty Images The closing dates shown here are accurate as of April 18th, 2024. Please note that all come with a weather and conditions permitting caveat. This article will be updated periodicall ..read more

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 a nutshell Black Crow’s new Corvus is completely redesigned from tip to tail to offer a more refined and modern big mountain freeride experience. Length Skied: 186.2 cm Weight: 2075 g per ski Stated Dimensions: 137-110-120 mm Stated Sidecut: 25 m The Black Crows Corvus will be available soon. Intro Black Crows’ Corvus was their Day 1 ski - the sticks that helped put the iconic French brand on the map back in 2007. It’s had many incarnations since then, but has ..read more

Chris Benchetler is a California-based professional skier and artist, the creative director of Atomic skis, and the man behind the film Fire on the Mountain.  “Mother Nature was and continues to be my best teacher!” Benchetler asserts. This certainly came full circle when a strange guest visited his studio recently. Watch below. A big inspiration of mine paid the studio a visit ?✨ pic.twitter.com/vf5L14ikcx — Chris Benchetler (@ChrisBenchetler) April 16, 2024 Benchetler's art, as he stated, is often nature-inspired. His work is stylized, often psychedelic in nature, which likely comes fr ..read more

Utah-based skier Taylor Pratt got vulnerable on X (twitter) with a clip of "one of the most violent tommy’s [he] had in a while from about a week ago."  Filmed at Alta, UT, this crash looks like a full on yardsale. Until the snow-cloud clears and it turns out he somehow has both skis still on. Watch below.  One of the most violent tommy’s I’ve had in a while from about a week ago@AltaSkiArea pic.twitter.com/PoXi4MEwsp — Taylor Pratt (@TPrattski) April 17, 2024 For the record, Taylor makes a lot of drops. Just check out his Instagram. But no one gets to the top by playing it safe. To ..read more

Tahoe Daily Snow, or TahoeWeather on X (previously twitter) posted the season totals for the ski areas around Tahoe, CA, that have closed for the season.  Officials also wrote that "1/3 of the ski areas have closed for the season. We will have another 1/3 closing this weekend." See below.  Here is where we sit for season totals on 4/17 as 1/3 of the ski areas have closed for the season. We will have another 1/3 closing this weekend. The remaining 6 could possibly see a little snow the last week of April. "Season % of Avg" is against the average of last 15 seasons. pic.twitter.com/qH ..read more