It is headquartered in Park City, Utah, and was founded in 1994 by John Cumming, an early investor in the clothing company Mountain Hardwear with his father Ian.

[9] Powdr bought "World of Adventure Sports Presented by GoPro", an Emmy Award-winning TV series on December 3, 2013.

[15] In 2023, Powdr was awarded the contract for Stovepipe Wells Village near the entrance of Death Valley National Park.

In August 2024, Powdr announced it would sell Killington and Pico Mountain ski resorts in Vermont,[16] Eldora in Colorado, Mt.

[17] In July 2010, a federal judge dismissed a class action lawsuit against Killington Resort over so-called 'lifetime' ski passes.