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• Jay Peak Honors Late Employee With Touching Social Post

  12-04-2023 23:56 via powder.com
  
  This one is for you East Coasters, particularly those who frequent Vermont's Jay Peak. Yesterday, Jake Peak Resort announced the passing of beloved liftie Michael Pfaff. Here are the resort's comments on the subject.This quote stood out in particular:"Michael was a force of nature by virtue of his disinterest in being one. He stood both in guard of the Bonnie chair but also as a beacon of welcome to it. Elements and outerwear be damned, he was ready with a host of options; wry smiles, fist bumps
  
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• Is This The Biggest Cliff Ever Dropped On Tele Skis? (Watch)

  12-04-2023 23:35 via powder.com
  
  I've gotta admit; I don't really get tele-skiing. The notion that you'd handicap your skiing ability by freeing the heel is beyond me. If you want an additional challenge, why not go after that double-black you've been eyeing? Or the cliff drop that's been calling your name since the start of the season?Despite my lack of understanding, I've made peace with the existence of tele-skiers in the broader snowsports world. They approach the mountain differently. And uniqueness in freeskiing, a sport
  
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• WATCH: March Madness At Mad River Glen

  12-04-2023 23:09 via powder.com
  
  This season's been focused on the West. Alta this, Tahoe that. This is all well and good, but what about the East? Did the mountains vanish? Based on the lack of news coming out of the other side of the country this season, you'd think that east coasters decided skiing wasn't worth it anymore, opting instead to drink Dunkin' Donuts iced coffee and reminisce on what was. I'm here to tell you that, in fact, people actually did ski the East this winter, even if it wasn't as mind-blowingly good
  
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• WATCH: James Woods Returns With A New Episode Of "Woodsy's World"

  12-04-2023 22:50 via powder.com
  
  I don't know about you, but to me, the term "vlog" carries negative connotations. Whenever I hear that word, I imagine a muscled YouTuber with slicked-back hair shouting at the camera from the confines of a $ 6000-a-month Los Angeles condo. I'm good on that.But what's so great about vlogs is that they aren't necessarily one thing or the other; "grind set" life advice and theatrical speaking patterns, while common, aren't required. For a YouTube video to qualify as a vlog, all it needs to be is a
  
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• Skier Calls Mom While Skiing Powder (Funny Video)

  12-04-2023 19:54 via powder.com
  
  The world lost Shane McConkey too early, but he thankfully gave us the game of G.N.A.R. before passing. As a former employee of Unofficial Networks (the company that made the film), I try to put a shine on anybody keeping the game going.Watch as butterychets calls his mom while ripping powder at Deer Valley Resort:@butterychets Do i get gnar points for calling my mom mid line? #ski #skiing #skitok #skiutah #bentchetler120 #anon #atomic #skier #powderday #powday #burton #bentchetler #skireso
  
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• UDOT Struggling To Reopen Little Cottonwood Canyon Road

  12-04-2023 19:38 via powder.com
  
  Utah's Little Cottonwood Canyon road (SR-210) has been closed for several days due to severe avalanche danger.Heavy snowfall, followed by unseasonably-warm temps, has created the perfect recipe for naturally-occurring wet slab avalanches.UDOT is working hard to reopen the road, but has not determined when that will be. Check out the progress they're making using bombs thrown from helicopters to trigger slides throughout the canyon:🚧 #RoadClosureUpdate 🚧REMINDER: #SR210 is CLOSEDN
  
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• Maine's Finest Athlete Wins Iconic Pain McShlonkey Race (Watch)

  12-04-2023 19:11 via powder.com
  
  Donny Pelletier has named himself "Maine's Finest Athlete". He certainly made a lot of lobstah-lovin', Buffalo-plaid wearin' Mainers proud last month when he won the annual Pain McShlonkey race at Palisades Tahoe.For those not familiar, the Pain McShlonkey is a mass-start race that pits snowblading skiers against each other in honor of the late and great Shane McConkey. Check out the awesome highlights from Pelletier's winning run below:Shout to The Shane McConkey Foundation for putting on
  
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• Park City Extends Season (Again) For Longest In 30 Years

  12-04-2023 17:26 via powder.com
  
  More than 610 inches of snow have fallen at Park City Mountain Resort, UT this season, and the resort is celebrating by extending their closing date again.Park City will now wrap up the ski season on May 1st making Winter '22-'23 the longest season in 30 years!Caption: ALL THE WAY TO MAY! Our new closing date will be Monday, May 1, 2023 (weather and conditions permitting)! After snowstorms that lasted into early April, delivering more than 610" and breaking every snowfall record on the book
  
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• Next Season Will Be The Longest In Jackson Hole's History

  12-04-2023 16:37 via powder.com
  
  Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY (JHMR) just wrapped-up their ski season on Sunday, April 9th. Despite record snowfall, Jackson was forced to close due to their permit agreement with the Bridger-Teton National Forest.Jackson Hole News & Guide is reporting that special use permit has been adjusted for next season. JHMR will be allowed to operate for 143 days next season, 7 more than what was previously allowed. It will be the longest season in the resort's [email protected] Relive the DEE
  
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• Powder Review: Atomic Bent Chetler 120 - 192 cm

  12-04-2023 16:25 via powder.com
  
  In a nutshellThe longest Bent Chetler 120 takes everything that made the 184 cm version so much fun and turns it up a notch. It’s easy to drive, handles tight terrain well, and motivates you to see the mountain through a more playful lens.
  Length Skied: 192 cmWeight: 1871 gStated Dimensions: 144-120-135 mmStated Sidecut: 20 mRecommended Mount Point: -3 cmThe Atomic Bent Chetler 120 is available now.Intro If you haven’t been exposed to some iteration of the Atomic Bent Chetler over th
  
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• WATCH: Connery Lundin Engages Warp Speed Through Tight Couloir

  12-04-2023 16:01 via powder.com
  
  Connery sounds enough like Chewie, right? I'm only asking because Connery Lundin channels his inner Chewbacca as he punches his metaphorical Millennium Falcon into warp speed through a tight couloir in Jackson Hole side country in the clip below.Check it out:@c0nnery: "ENGAGE WARP SPEED 🚀 // Jackson Hole Sidecountry x @ikonpassThis line has all the epic feels! Blurry “Star Wars” vision + the zipping sound of speed amplified by the chute. Once you’re
  
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• Mikaela Shiffrin Expresses Frustration With World Cup TV Rights

  12-04-2023 15:28 via powder.com
  
  Mikaela Shiffrin recently wrapped-up one of the best World Cup seasons of all time. She finished with 14 wins, the overall title, and became the winningest alpine skier of all-time. But did anybody watch?Shiffrin expresses her frustration with the TV rights for FIS World Cup events globally in the short video below. Hear what she has to say:Caption:One of the biggest reasons I launched this YouTube channel and created #MovingRightAlong is because the sport of ski racing is struggling with v
  
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• Rob Enigl Becomes First Sit-Skier To Conquer Legendary Chutes (Watch)

  12-04-2023 15:04 via powder.com
  
  Rob Enigl didn't let his tragic car accident stop him from sliding on snow. He is now a world-class Paralympian sit skier.Watch as Enigl became the first sit-skier to hike and ski the legendary A-Z Chutes at Big Sky Resort, MT. Video by Steep Motion Films.Big Sky Resort: "Watch as Team USA Paralympic sit-skier and Big Sky Resort athlete Rob Enigl, makes history as the first sit-skier to hike and ski the A-Zs."The invention of the sit-ski is easily one of the best things to ever happen to winter
  
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