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• Look: Random Skier Calls Out Pros: "I'm way sicker than you"

  02-05-2023 21:41 via powder.com
  
  G.N.A.R. (Gaffney's Numerical Assessment of Radness) lives on. Here's a clip of an average skier informing pros Daron Rahlves and Connery Lundin that he's way sicker than them.View the original article to see embedded media.Confused? These sorts of pro callouts started with Squallywood, a book by Robb Gaffney, Tahoe legend and close friend of now-deceased pro skier Shane McConkey.In Squallywood, Gaffney detailed the rules of G.N.A.R., which were dreamt up alongside McConkey and others.
  
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• Look: Professional Skier Jumps Snowmobile 100+ Feet

  02-05-2023 20:49 via powder.com
  
  Professional skier Logan Pehota just dropped a highlight reel of how he spent April, and it's well...incredible.Watch as Pehota jumps his snowmobile, skis powder, drives a jet boat on a river, and gets into a whole bunch of other shenanigans:Can we talk for a second about the snowmobile jumping clips?Who in their right mind thinks: "You know that 500-pound vehicle I use to get around on snow? The one that I'm constantly worrying will kill me in an accident? Yeah. I wanna jump that thing off a cl
  
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• East Coast Skiers Make The Most Of It (That's Why We're The Best)

  02-05-2023 20:19 via powder.com
  
  Before we get to the video, raise your hand if you clicked on this article because the title triggered you. Yeah. I see you. I know how to get you riled up.Watch as pro skier Mike Hayes makes the most of the melting snow at Stowe Mountain Resort on Mt. Mansfield, Vermont and proves why east coasters are the best skiers on the planet:@hayesbtv Always skiing. ⛷️🙌🏻#skitok #skitheeast #vermont #gopro #pov #ski #skiing #vermont♬ Pursuit Of Happiness (nightmare) - Ki
  
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• Look: Skier Shows Off Creativity With Mind-Bending Style

  02-05-2023 20:15 via powder.com
  
  Someone give Paula Dean a call because this guy's getting fast and loose with the butter.Seriously, I can't say I've seen someone pull a butter off like this on skis. If you don't know what a butter is, here's a textbook, no, legendary, example from the wacky trick wizard @till_i_break_it.I need to get my cholesterol checked after watching this. I can't understand how you make a pair of skis bend like that; it seems impossible.But everything makes sense after a quick tour through @till_i_break_i
  
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• Look: Conditions Reports For 10 Resorts Still Open During This 'Season Of The Century'

  02-05-2023 19:50 via powder.com
  
  This season's been one for the books, literally. Resorts throughout the West have smashed snowfall records left and right. And excessive snowfall means one thing to us skiers: extended spring skiing offerings. Here's where you can get your goggle tan on this month and beyond. Mammoth Mountain, CAShutterstock/jannoon0281. Mammoth Mountain, CASnowfall This Season: 709"Current Base Depth: 180-245"Projected Closing Date: At least til July, perhaps later, snowpack dependentInfo: Mammoth
  
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• Bridger Bowl—A Photo Journey with Re Wikstrom

  02-05-2023 19:24 via powder.com
  
  A Couple Fine Days on the RidgeStory and Photos by Re Wikstrom Justin Modroo and Rachael Burks put their old freeski comp route-finding skills to the test at Bridger Bowl, MTPhoto: Re WikstromEveryone who knew of our forthcoming visit to Bridger responded with one of two comments immediately and emphatically “That place is MAGICAL! That place is SPECIAL!”A 37” base sounded sporty compared to the season in Utah we had become accustomed to. But the universe provided a f
  
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• Look: Thayne Rich Throws Huge Switch Double Backflip

  02-05-2023 17:14 via powder.com
  
  Thayne Rich is one of those pro skiers that drops out of nowhere three or four times per year with an incredible clip.That's not to say he's completely unknown, obviously. The guy has a ski named after him with 4FRNT for crying out loud, but it seems like Thayne likes to stay pretty lowkey until he's ready to drop a banger.Check out this sweet clip he just dropped of a big switch double backflip:Oooooooo yeah. So nice I watched it twice (and a handful times more).I have loved watching this dude
  
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• Winter Is Not Done Yet! Up To 3 Feet Possible For The West

  02-05-2023 16:48 via powder.com
  
  Meteorologist Chris Tomer's daily snow forecasts are not over just yet. A large storm is expected to move through the American west over the next week that could dump as much as 3 FEET of snow at high elevations.Take a look at Tomer's full forecast below:Here's a list of notable resorts/areas that Tomer is forecasting to get the most snow:Bridger Bowl, MT: 33 in.Big Sky, MT: 33 in.Grand Targhee, WY: 25 in.Alta Ski Area, UT: 19 in.Jackson Hole, WY: 17 in.Heavenly, CA/NV: 10 in.Loveland Ski Area,
  
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• Tappan Zee GWB Bike Path Loop

  02-05-2023 16:30 via nyskiblog.com
  
  Exploration and adventure are a necessity to living a happy a fulfilling life. Finding ways to inject that adventure into the daily grind can be tough and now with the snow gone I admit I’ve been feeling a bit of the post winter blues. I ride my bike a lot, it’s a big part of maintaining my sanity and fitness throughout the warmer months, that said I’ve been void of the motivation for rides on familiar mountain bike trails and » Read More »
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• Ski Resort Warns Summer Bike Park Might Not Open Due To Record Snowpack

  02-05-2023 15:55 via powder.com
  
  Mammoth Mountain, California has seen more snow this season than any in history. That's great for skiers and snowboarders, but not so much for those that enjoy Mammoth's summer mountain bike park.The resort is warning guests that bike park operations will be "significantly delayed" and that they're not currently selling bike park season passes as the record-breaking snowpack is still too deep:Full Caption:"❗Bike Park Operations Update❗Due to this massive winter and our record-
  
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• Watch: Pro Skier Captures Incredible Run With Clever Camera Placement

  02-05-2023 15:23 via powder.com
  
  Action cameras have come a long way since the day of shaky, blurry, out-of-focus GoPro clips of yesteryear. Thank God (Candide Thovex).The new wave of POV shots comes in the form of a third-person perspective achieved by attaching a 360 camera to a fixed pole sticking out of a pack. If done correctly, the result is a glorious overhead view that looks like it came from a video game.Check out Adrià Millan Pla's video of a big backcountry line to see what it looks like when done right:Th
  
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• Look: Pro Skier Accomplishes Bucket List Line Under Glorious Sunset

  02-05-2023 14:00 via powder.com
  
  Now and then, I'll ski a run and think to myself: "Wow, I'm never going to forget that."I imagine a similar thought shot through pro skier Jacob Wester's head as he polished off this glorious sunset line in the backcountry.Apparently, this line's been on Jacob Wester's mind for some time now. Here's a portion of what he wrote in the caption to this post."The North face of Store Jaegervasstind has been on my hit list since I first saw it from the road one may evening 7 years ago. Last week’
  
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• Watch: Pro Skier Amazes With Dizzying Tricks

  02-05-2023 13:00 via powder.com
  
  Park skiers these days seem to operate in a different reality where the standard rules of physics don't apply.Not sure what I mean? Watch this video, and then try to explain how this trick is possible. I sure can't.Switch butter 540 to nose butter 450 to front 270 out?!It's a mouthful, which makes sense—generally, the more complicated the trick, the longer the name. And I still feel like I missed something.To me, this trick belongs in a mid-2000s action sports video game, like SSX Tricky o
  
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• Look: Sun Valley Replacing Record-Holding Chairlift

  02-05-2023 13:00 via powder.com
  
  Sun Valley's Challenger lift, the tallest chairlift in North America by vertical feet served, is set for replacement this spring and summer.The replacement is part of a resort lift-renewal operation focused on the Warm Springs base area, which includes the removal of the Greyhawk lift and the construction of the new Flying Squirrel lift. Here's a video recapping ongoing construction efforts.For those interested in the nitty-gritty of the Challenger replacement, Sun Valley provided the following
  
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