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• Snowbird Shatters All-Time Snow Record

  04-04-2023 23:48 via powder.com
  
  Woohoo!!!! The all-time snow record train isn't showing any signs of slowing down throughout the western states. Snowbird just announced that it shattered its previous highest snowfall total, set during the 2011-2012 winter season. Get the deets below.That's what I'm talking about. 785 inches, or 65 feet, is big time. The comments section provides a few clues about what this means for Snowbird skiers. First, Snowbird plans to stay open until "at least" Memorial Day. Another two months of sk
  
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• Why Bridger Bowl Isn't Extending Their Season

  04-04-2023 23:19 via powder.com
  
  As the ski season winds down for resorts throughout the U.S., skiers are often left asking: "Why?" Why close in April? Why not run the lifts for a little longer? These questions are especially pertinent this season, with snowfall totals breaking records left and right; many resorts have enough snow to feasibly run deep into the warmer months. Yet, several ski areas, like Bridger Bowl, Montana, are holding steadfast to their planned April closing dates. In a recent Facebook, Bridger addresse
  
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• Skier On Whether He's Okay After Slamming Tree: "Unclear." (Watch)

  04-04-2023 20:58 via powder.com
  
  Everybody knows the first few seconds after a serious skiing or snowboarding crash can be unnerving. Especially when the shell-shock is preventing you from figuring out if you're actually okay or not.Watch as this skier tries to assess his injuries after slamming into a tree at a high speed: @dedli93 Disclaimer: No one was harmed in the making of this video. Act was done by a professional. Do NOT try this at home. . #ski #skifail #skiing #colorado #keystonecolorado #skiingtiktok #epicfail #skicr
  
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• WATCH: Deb Armstrong Skis With Group Of Legends

  04-04-2023 20:33 via powder.com
  
  Sorry to insult you right at the beginning of an article, but you must live under a rock if didn't know that Olympic gold medalist Deb Armstrong runs one of the best ski-focused YouTube channels out there.Watch as Deb skis with a legendary crew of former professionals and ski industry icons during a recent outing at Taos Ski Valley, NM (more info about each skier included below the video):Deb Armstrong: "Franz Klammer, Tamara Mckinney, Phil and Steve Mahre, Ken Reed, Franz Weber and Deb Armstron
  
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• Crowd Goes Nuts As Skier Sends Big Backflip On Whistler's Air Jordan (Watch)

  04-04-2023 18:37 via powder.com
  
  'Air Jordan' on Whistler Mountain has become an unofficial proving ground for big mountain skiers and riders. This is due to the challenging double-cliff jump that's in perfect view of skiers lined up to ride The Peak Express.Watch as Joe Dickson sends a big backflip on Air Jordan as the crowd goes nuts.Joe Dickson: "Hitting Air Jordan for the first time, felt right to get upside down. You can hear the crowd chanting in the background, what a feeling!"Most of you probably remember when Juli
  
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• Vladimir Putin's Private Ski Resort Has Its Own Missile Defense System

  04-04-2023 17:33 via powder.com
  
  Many suspect that Russian President Vladimir Putin is the richest man in the world. His exact wealth is unknown, but the crazed former KGB agent is known to own secretive private properties across the country.Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was arrested in 2021 for speaking out again Putin's corruption. He's still incarcerated, but a YouTube channel called Navalny LIVE, that's run by members of his team, is continuing to publish content criticizing Putin.The video below is a deep dive i
  
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• WATCH: Deer Herd Sprints Down Ski Trails

  04-04-2023 16:33 via powder.com
  
  The deer population at Sun Valley, Idaho has developed a reputation in recent years. It seems like they just can't stay off the slopes.Watch as a herd sprints down Warm Springs under the Challenger Lift:It doesn't look like the slopes were crowded (thankfully). That could have ended very badly if somebody were to get hit by a deer sprinting full speed down Bald Mountain.The incident reminds me of when Harlan Collins, a Sun Valley local, slammed into a deer so hard that it died last season.Collin
  
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• WATCH: Riding The World's Longest And Fastest High Speed Quad Chairlift

  04-04-2023 16:04 via powder.com
  
  Sugarbush, Vermont is a beast of a ski resort (by New England standards). The resort is comprised of two large mountains each with vertical drops greater than 2,400 ft.Mount Ellen and Lincoln Peak could stand alone as separate ski resorts, but Sugarbush connected the two mountains with the world's longest high speed detachable quad chairlift in 1995. Check out what riding The Slide Brook Express is like:@joey_d18 One of the longest ski lifts in the world here in Vermont! ⛷️
  
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• Alta & Snowbird Access Road Unlikely To Reopen Today Following Heavy Snowfall

  04-04-2023 15:24 via powder.com
  
  SR-210, the road that accesses Utah's Little Cottonwood Canyon, has been closed for more than 24 hours as crews are dealing with serious avalanche conditions.An intense snow storm is pummeling the area, and Snowbird has already said it's "unlikely" that the road will reopen today, April 4th, 2023.Legendary 'country club' conditions could be in place at Alta Ski Area and Snowbird for today, but the canyon is currently under interlodge restrictions. For those unaware, it's not entir
  
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• Gwyneth Paltrow’s Ski Trial and Our Justice System

  04-04-2023 15:12 via nytimes.com
  
  Readers react to a guest essay about the Utah civil trial involving Ms. Paltrow.
  
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• Bogus Basin Announces Latest Closing Date In 80 Year History

  04-04-2023 15:04 via powder.com
  
  Bogus Basin, Idaho just wrapped up a month to remember. 119 inches fell in the month of March alone. That's more than January and February combined.To celebrate, Bogus Basin has extended what they're calling a "fairytale" season through May 6th, the latest closing date in the ski area's 80-year history.Skiing through May 6th in southern Idaho? Sounds like fun.Important to note that Bogus will transition to weekend-only operations on April 16th, but can anybody complain? I'd like to see them try.
  
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• WATCH: Skiers Hold On For Dear Life As Chairlift Sways In Strong Wind

  04-04-2023 00:18 via powder.com
  
  Picture this: you hit the slopes with your best pals on a powder, only to find out that the best lifts, which access the upper mountain, aren't spinning. After popping over your resort-of-choice's Instagram, you discover that a "wind hold" is in place. Wind hold? "I didn't know they started making chairlifts out of paper mache," you think.Jokes aside, anyone who's experienced gale-force winds while skiing knows why wind holds are necessary. That said, the occasional visual reminder to reinforce
  
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• Donny Pelletier Drops Instant-Classic With 'Sunday Rivah' Spring Skiing (Watch)

  04-04-2023 00:16 via powder.com
  
  Donny Pelletier's the type of guy to say that Moxie, an East Coast soda brand, is an elixir. He's also the type of guy to ski a run that's 65% grass, proudly exclaiming afterward that it had "a little bit of everything."Kitted out with a chore coat, a flannel cap, and skis straight out of the 1970s, Pelletier embodies the aged East Coast skier stereotype; keen to race everyone, unfamiliar with terrain parks, and equal parts oblivious and endearing. Check out his latest video, which went down at
  
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