TCR | September 08, 2026 — Jérémie Paquette Throws a Triple Front at Whistler, Fire Guts a Chilean Resort Hotel, and the ESA Weighs In on El Niño

September 08, 2026

The Forecast

Triple front flip at Whistler

Jérémie Paquette just threw a triple front flip off a kicker at Whistler — three full rotations, casual as a morning stretch — and Bruno Beaudoin caught the whole thing on camera for TGR. That's the energy heading into week two of September. Meanwhile, the Andes are still absurdly deep: Valle Nevado holding at 533 centimeters, Portillo at 272cm, La Parva at 236cm, and Las Leñas across the border at 234cm. The season down south has been historic and it's not done yet. But it wasn't all good news in Chile this weekend — a fire tore through the Hotel Alto Nevados at Nevados de Chillán, leveling the hotel and nearby buildings. Everyone got out safely, and the resort is set to reopen today. Stateside, Timberline just dropped season pass prices for 2026-27, the European Space Agency is adding its voice to the growing Super El Niño chorus, and POWDER dug up the story behind one of their most iconic covers ever. Tuesday's got layers.

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Fresh Tracks

◆ Powder Magazine

The Story Behind POWDER's Most Impossible Cover

A speck of a skier, a 150-foot jump, and a wall of sluff so thick it looked fake. POWDER goes deep on how one of their most iconic covers came to be — and whether anyone believed it was real.

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◆ InTheSnow

ESA Says the Super El Niño Could Bury the Alps This Winter

It's not just NOAA and the forecasters anymore — the European Space Agency is tracking the building Super El Niño from orbit and says the Alps could be in for a cold, snowy winter. The hype is reaching escape velocity.

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★ TGR

Jérémie Paquette Throws a Triple Front Flip at Whistler

Three full front flips off a booter, landing gear deployed at the last possible second. Jérémie Paquette making a very strong case for Canadian airspace being the most dangerous in the world right now.

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◆ Surfer Magazine

Hurricane Marie's 20-Foot Waves Swallow the Angel's Gate Lighthouse

The century-old San Pedro lighthouse completely disappeared under liquid mountains as Hurricane Marie sent 20-foot swells crashing into the SoCal coast. Labor Day Weekend carnage that looked more like a disaster film than a surf report.

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The Edit

Les Portes du Soleil has been the undisputed capital of European mountain biking for decades, and GMBN sent Ferg, James, and Rich to Morzine to figure out exactly why. This isn't a highlight reel — it's a proper deep dive into the culture, history, and terrain that made the region legendary, from the world-class bike parks to the secret alpine backcountry singletrack that locals don't usually share. If you've ever ridden a chairlift up with a bike underneath you in the Alps, or dreamed about it, this one hits.

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Off-Piste

🔥 A fire destroyed the Hotel Alto Nevados and several nearby buildings at Nevados de Chillán, Chile, on Sunday. All guests and employees evacuated safely — a miracle given how fast it spread. The resort announced a phased reopening starting today, September 8th. The cause is still under investigation. SnowBrains | Unofficial Networks

🎿 Timberline Lodge, Oregon, just slashed season pass prices ahead of 2026-27 and added new perks for passholders. The Palmer Snowfield is still spinning lifts for summer skiing, and lower prices could make Timberline one of the better value plays in the Pacific Northwest this year. SnowBrains

🏔️ Sasquatch Mountain Resort in British Columbia is trying to rebuild trust after a brutal 2025-26 season that saw a key chairlift (Green Chair) never operate at all and a reduced schedule that left passholders fuming. The resort is promising improvements, but the goodwill account is deeply overdrawn. Unofficial Networks

🌍 The USDA's environmental impact statement on repealing the Roadless Rule is drawing fire from the outdoor community. Powder Magazine breaks down what the repeal would actually mean for ski access and backcountry terrain — and the short version is: nothing good. Powder Magazine

Dropping

K2 BLUR XT vs. SALOMON ADDIKT PRO 66 — STEEP Magazine put two of the sharpest 26-27 carving skis head to head: the K2 Blur XT and Salomon Addikt Pro 66. Both are precision tools for edge-obsessed skiers, but they ride completely differently — one's a surgical scalpel, the other's a broadsword. STEEP's side-by-side test rides get past the spec sheets and into what each ski actually feels like underfoot. If you're already thinking about your quiver for next season, start here.

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Conditions Check

Chile firing

Valle Nevado holding at a staggering 533cm base, Portillo at 272cm, La Parva at 236cm — the Andes are still in full beast mode with deep coverage and no signs of quitting. →

Argentina mixed

Las Leñas is stacked with a 234cm base and skiing well, but Chapelco is scraping by on a measly 5cm — pick your side of the border carefully. →

New Zealand thin

Treble Cone is open but holding just 10cm of base — it's been a rough season down under and the Southern Alps are barely hanging on. →

Australia thin

Perisher showing 18cm base and Falls Creek at 8cm — Thredbo is reporting zero — the Australian season is limping toward the finish line. →

Oregon / Summer mixed

Timberline is open on the Palmer Snowfield with 0cm reported base, which tells you everything about late-summer glacier skiing — limited but operational if you want turns in September. →

Alps — Summer thin

Zermatt holding 8cm on the glacier and Hintertux at 0cm — summer glacier skiing is running on fumes, as it does every September, but the lifts are still turning. →

Three front flips, 533 centimeters, and a space agency tracking your winter forecast from orbit. Tuesday's not messing around.

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