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• Watch: 6-Year-Old 'Dances' Across the Slopes Like a Total Boss

  10-03-2023 18:27 via powder.com
  
  Skiing these days is all about tricks, which, to most, is great. The high-octane skiing shown in movies and edits wouldn't be the same without some good old-fashioned corkage. Yet, as skiers, it's important to remember we came from—back in the day, your skills boiled down to one maneuver, the turn.And turns aren't just about your lefts and rights. You can slash turn. You can carve a turn. You can worm turn. The variability inherent to this simple move permits creativity and self-expression
  
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• Watch: Guys Cross a River on Skis After Coming Down a Couloir

  10-03-2023 17:42 via powder.com
  
  We've all heard of the classic "pond skim." The weather's warm, and skiers, emboldened by spring conditions, try to water ski their way across small bodies of water. Sometimes it works out, and other times skiers end up in the drink. Since it's spring, though, a little plunge is refreshing rather than bone-chilling.But what happens when you run into a creek during a backcountry tour? Do you pop those skis off and billy goat your way across, or do you keep the sticks on and send it? According to
  
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• Utah Wants to Build 'World's Longest Gondola' and People Have Opinions

  10-03-2023 17:14 via powder.com
  
  It's controversial ski developments time, but first, a little background. For those unfamiliar with Salt Lake City skiing, traffic is a problem. Like, turn a 30-minute drive up Little Cottonwood Canyon into a three-hour drive problem. To describe the congestion that emerges in LCC, locals coined the term "red snake," which is an effective visual, given the long, snaking trail of red tail lights known to emerge on busy powder days.But the controversy doesn't lie in the traffic itself. Instead, it
  
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• Skier Makes the Case for Heading to Japan Instead of the Alps

  10-03-2023 16:42 via powder.com
  
  Deciding on a ski vacation option if you live in the U.S. is challenging because there are too many fantastic choices. You head north to Canada and have Lake Louise, Fernie, and Whistler, to name only a few. East across the pond are the Alps, with killer resorts with French, German, Spanish, and Italian names that I probably can't spell, even with the wonders of modern writing technology. (Okay, Verbier isn't actually that hard to spell. But Baqueira-Beret? I didn't get that first try.)What abou
  
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• Powder Review: Atomic Hawx Ultra XTD 130 BOA GW

  10-03-2023 16:33 via powder.com
  
  In a nutshellThe new Atomic Hawx Ultra XTD 130 BOA GW feels like it’s a boot that knows exactly what its place is. It skis really well, and has the ability to walk if you want to. That makes it an attractive option for a lot of skiers.
  Stats:Size Skied: 27.5Weight: Shell: 1425 gLiner: 417 gTotal: 1842 gStated Flex: 130Binding Compatibility: GripWalk, Pin BindingsStated ROM: 54°Forward Lean: 13-17°Stated last width (26.5): 98 mmThe Atomic Hawx Ultra XTD 130 BOA GW will be available
  
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• A Colorado Ski Area With No Lift Lines? This One Has No Lifts at All.

  10-03-2023 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  At Bluebird Backcountry, you can feel the thrill of making fresh tracks without the constant fear of avalanches. And you can bring your dog.
  
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• Pro Skier Stan Rey Shares Important Lesson After Close Call Skiing in the Back Country

  10-03-2023 00:34 via powder.com
  
  In the skiing world, avalanches get a deservedly bad rap. They're big, scary, and too often fatal. When an avalanche's recently struck, the tell-tale fallen trees and "crown" make it obvious. Not every risk associated with skiing has the same flashy tendencies as the big man in the white suit, though. Tree wells, which threaten to swallow resort and backcountry skiers alike, are a quieter enemy.Professional skier Stan Rey, while filming for a new part, recently experienced the horrors of a surpr
  
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• Watch: Kye Petersen Laces High-Consequence 360

  10-03-2023 00:06 via powder.com
  
  360s are great because they're adaptable. You can throw them off little cat tracks, park jumps, or cliffs. This adaptability translates to accessibility—you don't need to risk serious injury to throw a whirlybird. However, if you're feeling particularly confident, or if you're pro skier Kye Petersen, you can also send a 360 in the middle of a hundred-foot-long pillow field. However, I wouldn't recommend this option unless you've really been working on your spins.This hypothetically gnarly
  
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