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• Monoskiing Needs To Make A Comeback

  10-04-2023 23:25 via powder.com
  
  I can see the prototypical monoskier in my head right now: A tanned dude with glacier goggles, skintight yellow pants, and a bright pink headband speeds by, feet secured to a single ski the width of a snowboard, everything about him oozing of a different era.But the monoski doesn't need to be an ancient artifact, long forgotten like the thankfully extinct leather ski boots and wool pants of years past. In fact, the monoski shouldn't be an ancient artifact. They look too dang fun to give up on. H
  
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• Skiers Face Off In Thrilling SLVSH Quarterfinals Game

  10-04-2023 23:15 via powder.com
  
  X Games, step aside; there's a new competition on the slopes: SLVSH Cup Grandvalira. Late last month, I gave a quick run-down on the basics of this annual event. If you want a little background, start there and then drop into the video below, which covers the recent quarterfinal match-up between Tormod Frostad and Kai Mahler. This round of SLVSH captures so many aspects of freestyle that standard competition circuits, like X Games, can't. First, it emphasizes rider choice and trick var
  
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• Record Snowfall Opens New Backcountry Possibilites In The Sierras (Watch)

  10-04-2023 20:16 via powder.com
  
  This season's record snowfall across the Sierras has opened up a world of possibilities for backcountry skiers and riders.Check out the video below of Bernie Rosow lacing a tight and technical line that he describes as "(one) we've only looked at for 20 years."@blackcrows_skis quête perpetual “Record snowfall in the Sierra had us skiing zones we’d only looked at for 20 years.” @Bernie Rosow#skitok #sierranevada #skiing #ski♬ original sound - blackcrows_skis I'm sure
  
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• Monumental Mammoth—A Photo Essay by Christian Pondella

  10-04-2023 19:14 via powder.com
  
  A Beast of a Season in the Heart of the Sierra NevadaStory and Photos by Christian Pondella The Main Lodge snow pile where all the snow from the parking lot gets blown. It’s close to eighty feet tall at its high point.Photo: Christian PondellaThis is my 30th winter living in Mammoth and 45 winters total since I first started skiing here as a little kid. Mammoth is beautiful in every season, but my fondest memories—and the ones that always resonate the most—are of its
  
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• Tourist Accidentally Skis Off Huge Cliff (Watch)

  10-04-2023 17:57 via powder.com
  
  An American tourist is lucky to be alive after accidentally skiing off a 50-foot cliff in Europe.The video below shows the skier descending an off-piste slope at an undisclosed ski resort until he suddenly starts free falling. Check it out:@icouldskithat This is what accidentally falling off a 50 foot cliff looks like… my friend sent me this and goes “apparently they dont mark cliffs in europe” LOOK how close he is to landing on the rock below, if he hadnt half-jumped it could
  
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• Kye Petersen Isn't Human (Watch)

  10-04-2023 17:20 via powder.com
  
  Uhhhh... I'm gonna need a medical professional to confirm that Kye Petersen is in-fact human after watching the clip below. I'm expecting that he isn't.Watch as Petersen rides a huge spine line at ridiculous speeds for episode 4 of Matchstick Productions' 'The Sacred Grounds' series:Sheeeeeeeesh!I mean, come on, right?! You know what. Stop. Stop reading this and watch that clip again. It's worth it.Did you watch it again? You better have. I'll know if you didn't.The way Petersen practically
  
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• Skier Jumps Off The World's Scariest Chairlift (Watch)

  10-04-2023 16:58 via powder.com
  
  The Leissieres Chair in Val d’Isère, France is known by many as the world's 'scariest' chairlift. The chair has gained that reputation thanks to the up-and-over feeling riders experience as they reach the crest of the mountain and begin descending down the other side. Check out the video below in which a skier (illegally) hops off the Leissieres Chair:@willogdenjameson C ya #valdisere #upandover #skiing♬ Showw the Worlddd - ABAH IMY You already know th
  
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• Vail Resorts To Use New App For Lift Tickets

  10-04-2023 16:21 via powder.com
  
  The methods implemented by ski resorts to prove that a skier paid for a lift ticket has come a long way. First there were wickets, next came plastic tie-ons, and then RFID cards.Vail Resorts has just announced that skiers and riders won't need any of the dated ways above to access their lifts next season. They'll just need the new 'My Epic' App on their phones. Check it out:It was only a matter of time, right? Many in the industry have seen this coming for years, and it's no surprise that t
  
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• Powder Review: La Sportiva Skorpius CR II

  10-04-2023 16:17 via powder.com
  
  In a nutshellThe La Sportiva Skorpius CR II is a light touring boot that punches above its weight in downhill performance. This boot has a few quirks in buckle and tongue layout but those don’t detract from the generally enjoyable experience of walking uphill for hours and skiing aggressively back downhill.Size Skied: 25.5Weight: Shell: 235 gLiner: 868 gTotal: 1103 gStated Flex: 100Binding Compatibility: MN, Pin BindingsStated ROM: 68°Forward Lean: 12-16°Stated last width (26.5): 1
  
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• Alta Ski Area Anticipating Access Road To Remain Closed For Days

  10-04-2023 15:36 via powder.com
  
  To say this season in Utah's Little Cottonwood Canyon (LCC) has been 'unprecedented' would be the ultimate understatement.Alta Ski Area, one of two ski resorts in LCC, is expecting the canyon's only winter access road, Highway SR-210, to remain closed through Friday. Avalanche conditions are expected to persist thanks to the 100+ inches that fell over the previous two weeks followed by this week's warm temps.Check out Alta's operating plan for this week below:Caption:Ok, here is the Little
  
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• Skier Wins Pond Skim With Tasty Trick (Watch)

  10-04-2023 14:56 via powder.com
  
  I might be the first person to ever describe a front flip following a perfect pond skim as "tasty", but I'm going to run with it.Check it out for yourself and tell me you wouldn't mind slathering this video with some icing and munching on it after a five course Italian dinner.@solitudemountain Alternate angle of our 2023 Pond Skim Winner! #GoPro #SolitudeMountain #PondSkim #PondSkimming #fyp🎥: @gopro♬ original sound - Solitude Mountain Resort Delicious!Gotta love how the dude came
  
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• WATCH: Recapping Jackson Hole's Record-Breaking Season

  10-04-2023 14:42 via powder.com
  
  Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY celebrated closing day yesterday, April 9th, with fanfare and (ironically) some of the first spring skiing conditions of the season.There was a lot to celebrate as the resort broke their record for most snow in a single season with 595 inches falling in Rendezvous Bowl. Check out JHMR's epic season recap video below:You might be wondering- "Why is Jackson closing so early? Everybody else is extending their season. Why isn't Jackson?!?!"Those are understandable qu
  
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