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• Essential Gear for Glacier Travel Skiing

  17-06-2019 19:29 via powder.com
  Touring along a glacier can be a spectacular experience. It can also be downright scary if you don’t know the route, since as glaciers move crevasses can form. The icy dungeons can lurk around solid snow bridges, so having the appropriate gear to navigate them is essential. Typically big ski objectives this time of year Read More
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• Palisades Tahoe Unveils New Rail Jam Event, Followed By Beloved Tahoe Truckee Earth Day

  17-04-2024 00:08 via powder.com
  
  Palisades Tahoe, CA, has a new rail jam event lined up for this weekend, as well as Tahoe Truckee Earth Day and the kick-off to Spring Tracks Music Series with G Love.While most people know Tahoe, Truckee is an incorporated town in Nevada County, California, United States. The population of Truckee was 16,180 as of the 2010 census, an increase of 2,316 from the 2000 Census. However, the music series is a popular event. You'd never know the size of the nearby town from the crowd at Palisades
  
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• Watch Every Run That Secured Max Hitzig The Overall 2024 Freeride World Tour Title

  16-04-2024 23:02 via powder.com
  
  Since his arrival on the Freeride World Tour (FWT), Max Hitzig has quickly earned a reputation for consistency, regardless of the snow conditions.That ability to deliver top-notch runs again and again ultimately led to Hitzig notching an important career milestone: this season, during his second season as an FWT competitor, he claimed the overall title. Here are all the runs that took Hitzig to the top of the podium.In 2022, Hitzig seemingly materialized out of nowhere, appearing as a wildc
  
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• Skier Makes The Most Of Mad River Glen's Closing Day

  16-04-2024 21:14 via powder.com
  
  Ski The East, everyone's--okay, one coast's--favorite ski company, posted footage of a skier with gusto making the most of Mad River Glen's closing day.Their caption included a joke: "East Coast ski facts: Grass is faster than snow. Enjoy the sounds of Spring at Mad River closing day." See below. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Ski The East (@skitheeast)
  There are so many questions here (although none of them include "why", because it's the East Coast, and you just ski what you
  
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• "Mega Dump" Reported Across Colorado Ski Resorts

  16-04-2024 19:47 via powder.com
  
  I'd call it a surprise storm, but this is April we're talking about—maybe the most indecisive month of the year weather-wise—so anything goes, really. Last night, more than a foot of snow fell at some Colorado ski resorts, creating the perfect opportunity to catch another taste of winter before spring truly sets in.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Copper Mountain (@coppermtn)
  Here are a few of the 24-hour snowfall totals spotted at resorts throughout Colorado this mor
  
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• New Hampshire Ski Area Closes After 1 Day Of Operation

  16-04-2024 19:41 via powder.com
  
  Mt. Eustis Ski Hill in Littleton, New Hampshire, in "the shadow" of the White Mountains, announced their Ski loaner program spring drop off on April 20th, 2024 from 10am - 12pm on the Second floor of the Littleton Opera House. See below. The ski area also announced that if you can’t make it on Saturday April 20th, you can bring your equipment to our Spring Clean Up Day on Saturday May 11th from 10am-12pm! Help us clean up, enjoy a bbq at noon and drop off your ski gear.Mt. Eustis
  
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• World's First 'Open Loop' Slide Completed By Jesper Tjäder

  16-04-2024 18:20 via powder.com
  
  "My name is Jesper Tjäder, and we don't have a good name for this one."So starts the video documenting Tjäder's latest and greatest stunt.It's true: expressing his penchant for wacky, almost circus-like skiing in words isn't easy, even for the mastermind himself. I'll try anyway. This time, Tjäder slid a loop rail with an on-brand twist—the middle was missing.Tjäder first slid a closed-loop rail in 2016. "I've been thinking about this open loop ever since I attempt
  
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• Killington Measures 340-Inch Base Depth On Superstar Trail

  16-04-2024 18:12 via powder.com
  
  Officials at Killington, VT, congratulated "Josh A. for guessing this season's maximum snow depth on Superstar at 340 inches." They also acknowledged the man-made component to this story, writing, "shoutout to our snowmaking team for their tireless efforts ensuring us skiing and riding terrain deep into spring." See below. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Killington Resort (@killingtonmtn)
  Shortly earlier, Killington asked skiers to guess the maximum depth on Superstar, and
  
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• GoPro Camera Survives Sweeping Avalanche In Colorado

  16-04-2024 18:09 via powder.com
  
  We've all seen our fair share of videos of avalanches, but Brett Schreckengost managed to capture a rarely-seen angle thanks to his trusty GoPro and some clever planning.Watch as Schreckengost's camera captures and survives a monstrous avalanche in Telluride, CO below. Tap to play video, and as they say, wait for it...View this post on InstagramA post shared by GoPro (@gopro)
  While it's impressive that the GoPro survived such a large slide, the footage provides something rarely seen on film
  
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• Old Books Good Tips - Part III: The Early Lead Change

  16-04-2024 16:00 via powder.com
  
  Powder aims to feature only the best products and services.If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission.Of all the dynamics present in a telemark turn, nothing may point to a proficient free-heel skier more than the early lead change - initiating the turn with your back foot, and the weighting of that rear foot before the new turn crosses the fall line. Though the telemark is exemplified best as a two-footed endeavor, not to mention that this technique is full of nuance -
  
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• Smugglers' Notch, VT, Closes For The Season

  16-04-2024 15:35 via powder.com
  
  Smugglers' Notch in Vermont penned a simple goodbye to the ski season on Sunday, writing to Instagram, "that’s all folks. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for joining us this winter." Because no one's quite ready to admit the season is over, officials added, "opening day will be here again before we know it. Ski you soon," to end with a little joke. See below.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Smugglers' Notch Resort (@smugglersnotchvt)
  Jokes aside, the resort came up a little
  
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• Skiers Chime In On Ski Artist's Post About Where They're Still Skiing In April

  16-04-2024 15:15 via powder.com
  
  James Niehues is a legenday ski artist, so it only makes sense that he of all people spends time visualizing the best places to ski come springtime.Instead of looking at conditions reports across the country like a powder hound, he asked his audience "is anyone still making laps? Let me know where in the comments." See below. Happy Monday to all my #ski and #snowboard friends. Is anyone still making laps? Let me know where in the comments.
  Bonus Question: Is this mystery resort still open?#
  
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• Meet Mt. Hood Meadows' Newest Member Of Their Avy Dog Team

  16-04-2024 15:00 via powder.com
  
  Mt. Hood Meadows in Oregon just announced the newest member of their Avy Dog Team, June, an 8-week-old yellow lab. June is reportedly "just starting her training as she works to become a fully-certified Mt. Hood Meadows Avalanche Dog some day." See below. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Mt. Hood Meadows (@mthoodmeadows)
  She's already enjoying riding the lifts, cruising the slopes, and making new friends on the hill. Skiers who wanted to meet her following the social me
  
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• Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Remembers "One Of The Oddest" Ski Seasons Ever

  16-04-2024 14:00 via powder.com
  
  Odd. If you were to describe Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Wyoming's ski season in a word, that'd be it. What started out as a winter that was shaping up to be a total dud did a complete 180 during early 2024, leaving local skiers with powder whiplash. In a recent, rhyme-laden recap, Jeff Leger, aka Dr. Huckinstuff, captured the rollercoaster saga of Jackson Hole's 2023-2024 ski season.As winter draws to a close this at #jacksonhole Sunday, Dr. Huckinstuff gives us his take on the 23/24 season.
  
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• Bizarre Ski Setup Spotted At Big Sky Resort, Montana

  16-04-2024 14:00 via powder.com
  
  You think snowblades look weird?Well, I'm here to tell you that it can get weirder. Much weirder. In a recent Reddit post, an employee at Big Sky Resort, Montana, shared an image of skis with the bindings mounted on the tail. View the original article to see embedded media.The skis were left at the mountain, leaving the poster to assume they were likely only used as a joke.I back that hypothesis. These things would not ski well—in fact, they would ski terribly. To anyone who's ri
  
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• Colorado Ski Resorts Expecting 6-12 Inches This Week

  15-04-2024 23:24 via powder.com
  
  Ski resorts in Colorado's Front Range could see between six to 12 inches of snow this week, says meteorologist Chris Tomer.Tomer broke down the forecast in his latest mountain weather update. The snow is set to arrive this evening and tomorrow, hitting Colorado ski areas with a solid spring refresh. OpenSnow, a forecasting service popular amongst skiers, feels similarly bullish about the storm. At Loveland Ski Area, Colorado, they predict as much as 14 inches of snow this week. Arapaho
  
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• Vail Resorts Announces Leadership Changes For Heavenly

  15-04-2024 21:24 via powder.com
  
  Heavenly Mountain Resort has announced the retirement of its current Chief Operating Officer and Vice President, Tom Fortune, effective on June 23rd. After 45 years in the industry, Fortune will pass the position to Shaydar Edelmann, who returns to Tahoe with 25 years of industry experience, most recently serving as the Vice President of Mountain Operations at Park City Mountain. This comes as Heavenly's final week of operations approaches. See below. View this post on InstagramA
  
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• Skier Kim Gubser Crushes World Record At Swatch Nines 2024

  15-04-2024 20:37 via powder.com
  
  The Swatch Nines—an event that brings the world's best skiers to Schilthorn, Switzerland, and sicks them on a massive, superpark-style course—wrapped up recently with the Swiss Kim Gubser establishing a new world record.Gubser soared 47.9 feet above the Swatch Nines hip jump, smashing David Wise's previous record of 46.6 feet set in 2016."I tested it out a little bit with smaller speed, and then getting faster and faster," said Gubser. "We were looking where the limit is, and I found
  
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• Snowbird, UT Bids Farewell To "Cornerstone" Chairlift

  15-04-2024 20:24 via powder.com
  
  Snowbird, Utah, has bid farewell to its beloved Wilbere two-seater chairlift.This summer, the lift will be replaced by a fixed-grip quad.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Snowbird (@snowbird)
  Wilbere, along with the rest of the terrain in the Gad Valley below Little Cloud, closed yesterday, April 14th, to give the mountain operations team room ahead of the planned lift upgrade. The next change to Snowbird's operating schedule is on April 21st when the Baldy Express closes. Snowbir
  
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• Copper Mountain, CO Extends Ski Season Indefinitely

  15-04-2024 20:16 via powder.com
  
  Officials at Copper Mountain in Colorado asked their audience if they were ready for the season to end. Because, as they put it in their Instagram post this morning, neither are they.Copper Mountain announced that they will be extending their winter season into May for the second year in a row for as long as conditions allow. "Thanks to our elevation and slope aspects, we’ve been able to retain a solid snowpack into the late season." See below. View this post on InstagramA post s
  
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• The New Frontier Of Freeride- Xander Guldman On The Success Of The Silver Belt Classic

  15-04-2024 19:59 via powder.com
  
  The Silver Belt Classic started in the 1940s as an off-piste Giant Slalom race that pushed skiers to the limit on the rugged terrain of Sugar Bowl's Silver Belt Gully.The race attracted the world's best skiers to the sleepy slopes of Sugar Bowl for 30-odd years, until it ended in the 1970s.The original Silver Belt Trophy inscribed with the names of past champions.Credit: Sugar Bowl ResortIt slowly faded away as interest in ski racing wavered, but those involved still hold fond mem
  
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• It's Pond Skim Season—The Best Crashes And Skims So Far

  15-04-2024 19:28 via powder.com
  
  Spring has officially sprung, and ponds across North America beckon, waiting to drag overzealous skiers toward their watery demise.While the pond skim action is only getting started this late season, plenty of highlights, fails, and triumphs have already gone down.Here are a few of our favorite pond skim moments so far, starting with a miscalculated backflip at Solitude Mountain Resort, Utah.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Solitude Mountain Resort (@solitudemountain)
  While the skier
  
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• Ski Patrol Picture Proves Utah's Snowpack Is Deep

  15-04-2024 18:45 via powder.com
  
  At Brighton Resort in Utah, there are no signs of spring, as their ski patrol still has to do avalanche control due to the sheer amount of show seen at the resort. "Our ski patrol digging out the propane cache for our gazex system, [Peter's] hand is reaching to almost 9 feet right there!" See below. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Brighton Resort (@brightonresort)
  Gazex systems help with avalanche testing, using compressed gasses to trigger a slide. The system is triggered
  
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• Vermonter Mike Hayes Breaks Down Skiing Under The Eclipse In Totality

  15-04-2024 17:54 via powder.com
  
  Many of New England's ski resorts were in the path of totality for last week's solar eclipse. Clips of the eerie darkness settling over chairlifts have repeatedly gone viral in the week since.One video, however, took the metaphorical cake for us here at POWDER. Watch below as Vermont skier Mike Hayes scores a stunning line down Mt. Mansfield under the totality of the eclipse.View this post on InstagramA post shared by GoPro (@gopro)
  I know what you're thinking, and yes, my mind was/still is
  
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• Review: Fischer RC4 Pro MV DYN BOA ZipFit

  15-04-2024 16:00 via powder.com
  
  Powder aims to feature only the best products and services.If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission.Size skied: 27.5Stated Weight: 2130 gStated Flex: 130Binding Compatibility: Hybrid Bindings, GripWalkStated last width (27): 97-103mmForward Lean: 16 degreesStated last width (27): 97-103mmThe Fischer RC4 Pro MV DYN BOA boot will be available soon.Intro:These past two seasons, we’ve seen the rise of a new kind of high-performance ski boot that has yet to be given a
  
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• Saddleback Mountain, ME, Closes For The Season

  15-04-2024 15:05 via powder.com
  
  On Sunday, April 14th, Saddleback Mountain of Maine posted a bittersweet post to Facebook, writing, "it's not goodbye, it's see you later." See below. Saddleback has an interesting history. The resort did not open for the 2015-16 winter season due to a lack of funds, and skiers did not know when--if ever--the mountain would reopen.Saddleback was a community favorite, and being in Maine, one of the few larger ski resorts in the state (the others being Sunday River and Sugarloaf). I reme
  
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• Concrete and Powder

  14-04-2024 23:18 via powder.com
  
  Duality with Photographer, Daniel RonnbackWords and Photos by Daniel RonnbackOver the past decade, my life has been a mesmerizing dance between the realms of enchantment and passion. This journey began a decade ago when I met Andreas Fransson, who shared with me a collection of audio recordings, spanning fifteen hours, featuring the profound wisdom of writer and philosopher Alan Watts. It was an encounter that forever altered the trajectory of my life, propelling me into philosophical and spirit
  
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• The Best Crashes From This Week's Pond Skims

  14-04-2024 15:00 via powder.com
  
  Park City Mountain in Utah starts us off strong with a compilation of some crashes and some makes, but the crashes in particular are worth looking at. Right around the middle is an exceptional crash--and splash--made by a bold skier in bright pink (or is it red?) who skims across the pond on his back. Hey, at least he had goggles on. Watch below. There's no party like a Pond Skim party! Thanks to everyone who came, skimmed, splashed, and cheered at our 3rd Annual Pond Skim! pic.twitter
  
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• Telluride Ski Resort Opens For Uphill Access

  14-04-2024 14:00 via powder.com
  
  While Telluride Ski Resort, Colorado's lift-accessed skiing is now closed, the area opened for uphill skiing earlier this week on April 12th.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Telluride Ski Resort (@tellurideski)
  Uphill access at Telluride Ski Resort is human-powered with backcountry equipment only. Motorized vehicles, like snowmobiles, are prohibited, as is sledding. Telluride Ski Resort advises uphill skiers to treat its piste as backcountry terrain and recommends using avalanche
  
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• Porcupine Delays The Opening Of Fernie Alpine Ski Lift

  13-04-2024 14:00 via powder.com
  
  By now, we'd thought we'd seen every type of lift delay possible, from wind to cable icing. But nature has a funny way of consistently delivering surprises.Earlier this week, Fernie Alpine Resort, British Columbia, delayed the opening of its Timber Chair due to a porcupine who spent all night dining on electrical wiring. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Fernie Alpine Resort (@ferniealpineresort)
  The porcupine was fittingly named "Larry" by Megan Kelly, the assistant director of F
  
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