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Snow at Bear Valley Ski Resort Is All the Way Up to the Top of the Lift Towers

16-03-2023 16:43 via powder.com

I know what you're thinking: another clip from California?! Sorry, it's just the way it is. California's having an unreal winter with historic storms hitting left and right, leading to mind-blowing snowfall totals. With all this zany West-Coast weather, an article titled "The East Coast Receives Half an Inch of Rain" wouldn't strike the same nerve.Here's the latest: some of the lift towers at California's Skyline Bear Valley Ski Resort are officially buried. This is one of those instances where

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Snow at Bear Valley Ski Resort Is All the Way Up to the Lift Lines

16-03-2023 16:43 via powder.com

I know what you're thinking: another clip from California?! Sorry, it's just the way it is. California's having an unreal winter with historic storms hitting left and right, leading to mind-blowing snowfall totals. With all this zany West-Coast weather, an article titled "The East Coast Receives Half an Inch of Rain" wouldn't strike the same nerve.Here's the latest: some of the lift towers at California's Skyline Bear Valley Ski Resort are officially buried. This is one of those instances where

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Video: Skier's Attempt to Ski a Tight Chute in Jackson Hole Goes Horribly Wrong

16-03-2023 16:08 via powder.com

Owen Leeper is the Jackson Hole big cliff guy. If you've seen clips involving borderline insane hucks, gnarly straight lines, or hot-tubbed frontflips, you can bet Leeper was involved. Mostly, these clips are highlight reels, showing off Leeper effortlessly greasing death-defying stunts. However, even the pros sometimes make miscalculations and get themselves in over their heads.In a recent TikTok upload, Leeper documented one such case. While he made it out of this line relatively unscathed (if

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Skiers Race to Escape Avalanche at Tignes in France in Harrowing Video

16-03-2023 14:49 via powder.com

Skiing has its own set of unique dangers. There are tree wells, cliffs, and avalanches. Of these three, avalanches are the most elusive, often striking when the cameras aren't rolling. While it's common to see the aftermath of avalanches in the backcountry or on road shoulders, catching these forces of nature in action is rare. Many skiers go their entire life without seeing a live avalanche.That's why it's so hard to look away when an active avalanche is caught on film, like the one documented

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Watch: Freestyle Skier Bobby Brown Nails Epic Transitions at Telluride

16-03-2023 14:04 via powder.com

Few things in skiing feel better than hitting a transition. You catch air, the landing arrives, and instead of impact, it feels like you never left the ground. While this unique high is best experienced firsthand, living vicariously by watching other skiers transition-find can offer a little dopamine, too.That's where pro skier Bobby Brown comes in. A recent TikTok upload from Red Bull caught Brown as he hunted for transitions throughout Telluride, taking the term "effortless" to the next level.

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