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• Skier Slides For Nearly 1 Mile After Falling On Steep Slope

  08-05-2023 22:16 via powder.com
  
  Since the advent of the internet, online spaces like YouTube have slowly filled up with classic ski videos. These videos document the shared skiing experience by prompting laughter, excitement, awe, or fear. Here's one of those classics. It showcases a skier free sliding for nearly one mile on a groomed run. Since it dropped seven years ago, this video has received six million views. Everyone one of those six million views is well-deserved. It's a mind-blowing (and frightening!) watch.I see
  
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• Snowboarder Fails Spectacularly Under The Chairlift

  08-05-2023 20:20 via powder.com
  
  Most of us aren't competitive skiers, haven't been competitive skiers, nor will we ever become competitive skiers.Not competing on skis doesn't mean you can't experience the thrill of performing for a crowd, though. How? Get after it under the chairlift. Here's a video of a snowboarder sending it in the lift line for a crowd.Rats. Sometimes the under the chairlift huck goes well, and sometimes it doesn't.In the caption to this video, the snowboarder wrote, "Guy on the lift was so annoying. Had m
  
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• Mac Forehand Gets Creative On 'Unrailistic' Course

  08-05-2023 20:01 via powder.com
  
  Park skiing's gotten increasingly out of hand over the past few years. Triples, quads, and a smattering of mind-blowing tricks have become commonplace. This begs the question: "What's next?"Trampolines! Yes, trampolines and skiing. Not kidding. Here's a clip of pro skier Mac Forehand bouncing his way through a run at Sweden's Åre Resort.For those wondering about the trampoline: it was part of Red Bull's Unrailistic course, an event dreamt up by rail wizard and professional skier
  
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• Andri Ragettli Sets World Record For Most Flips In 30 Seconds

  08-05-2023 19:53 via powder.com
  
  Leave it to professional skier Andri Ragettli to do something as wacky as setting the world record for the most flips in 30 seconds. It seems to fit the Swiss skier's MO.Without further ado, watch as Ragettli lands an incredibly impressive 9 backflips in just 30 seconds:Jeez, that was dizzying, but pretty dang impressive!My only question is why did Ragettli attempt this on a slope that is nearly melted out? Seems like an odd setting to attempt a world record, but maybe that's just me.After watch
  
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• Skier Drags Playful Pup Through The Snow

  08-05-2023 19:34 via powder.com
  
  Dogs. Everyone loves em'. They're our partners in crime, wingmen, and reliable adventure buddies.No matter what you're getting up to outside, you can count on a canine friend to provide barks, wags, and silliness. This video captures the essence of the dog perfectly.I'm pretty envious of this dog. I can't count the number of times I've been skinning in the backcountry and thought: "You know what? I want to just lay down and have my partners drag me the rest of the way." The problem is I'm l
  
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• Look: Tele Skier Oozes With Style In Spring Slush

  08-05-2023 19:33 via powder.com
  
  Killington, Vermont is well on their way to securing the title as the ski resort with the longest season on the east coast as is custom thanks to their heroic snowmaking efforts on Superstar.Watch as tele-skier Matty Marks skis down the spring slush bumps of Superstar just absolutely oozing with style:I've made plenty of jokes at the expense of tele-skiers in my day, but I have nothing negative to say about Marks. That was a lot of fun to watch.If only every tele-skier could adopt a similar styl
  
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• Eagle Eye Flyover Of Iconic Palisades Tahoe Landmarks

  08-05-2023 19:11 via powder.com
  
  Drones often get a bad rap, particularly when they're used in outdoor locales. They're loud, mosquito-like, and can make you feel you're being watched.Despite their tendency towards annoyance, drones are excellent filmmaking tools capable of capturing fresh angles of beloved locales like Palisades Tahoe. Pretty cool, right? New-fangled technology definitely has its perks. I'm on board with the drones as long as they don't buzz me while I'm backpacking in the wilderness. That, like hikers wi
  
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• Andrzej Bargiel Tackles Incredibly Steep Slope With Ease

  08-05-2023 18:30 via powder.com
  
  Andrzej Bargiel is a professional skier from Poland that specializes in skiing steep, high-consequence terrain. He's known for being the first person to complete a ski descent of K2, the world's second-highest mountain peak.Check out the video below of him recently skiing an impossibly steep face:Mama Mia that was a spicy and steep line.It's hard to tell how steep the pitch is based on the video alone, but it's gotta be no less than 50-degrees, right?Skiing terrain that steep isn't pretty, but y
  
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• National Park Employee Killed In Backcountry Avalanche

  08-05-2023 17:46 via powder.com
  
  The Denali National Park and Preserve is sharing the sad news that park employee Eric Walter perished in a backcountry avalanche on Thursday, May 4th.You can click here to read the full press release, or keep reading below:Date: May 5, 2023Denali Park, AK – An avalanche killed Denali National Park and Preserve staff member Eric Walter while he was backcountry skiing on a north-facing slope near Mile 10 on the Park Road on Thursday, May 4. Around 1 pm an individual reported to the park
  
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• Best Narrow All Mountain Skis of 2023-24

  08-05-2023 17:46 via powder.com
  
  We get it. Powder skis are fun to dream about. They’re exotic and aspirational. Everybody wants to think about gear purpose-built for the best days ever. And that’s fine. But, sometimes you’ve got to think about the rest of your days on the mountain. No, they might not be bottomless, the stuff of ski movies, but every day on skiing is a good day. And for all those good days, a narrower all mountain ski makes a whole lot of sense. For folks skiing a lot of powder, we’ve go
  
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• Owen Leeper Is Living His Best Life Making Fun Powder Turns In May

  08-05-2023 15:25 via powder.com
  
  Pro skier Owen Leeper is living his best life.Leeper lives in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, but has ventured down to Mammoth Mountain, California for a few days of near mid-winter conditions in the beginning of May. Check out the powder skiing clips he captured yesterday, May 7th at Mammoth:Not too shabby, eh? Not too shabby at all.Mammoth picked up 7-9 inches of new snow last last week and an additional 3 inches over the weekend. The early-May storm has sent Mammoth's record breaking seasonal tot
  
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• Avalanche Educator Cleverly Pranks Students

  08-05-2023 15:09 via powder.com
  
  The American Institution for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE) is the premiere organization for avalanche education here in the states. Every person who recreates in the backcountry should take at least the AIARE 1 Course.The video below shows an AIARE Course instructor 'pranking' his students by placing the avalanche beacon they're searching for in an unusual spot. Check it out:For those who are lacking context, don't worry, I got ya covered!The students are searching for an avalanc
  
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• Musicians Serenade Slopes Of Loveland Ski Area For Closing Day

  08-05-2023 14:57 via powder.com
  
  Today is Monday, May 8th and ski resorts across the American west are sadly winding down operations for the season.Loveland Ski Area, Colorado called it quits yesterday, May 7th, but not before one final day of beautiful spring skiing in the sun. Watch as a violinist and a cellist say goodbye to the season by serenading the slopes:Everybody knows that the guys and gals who blast music from their Bluetooth speakers are a nuisance, but I don't mind what these musicians are doing. Hear me out.
  
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• Ian Morrison Triggers Scary Avalanche, Warns Others To "Keep Your Head On A Swivel"

  08-05-2023 14:19 via powder.com
  
  Pro skier Ian Morrison is using a recent avalanche event as an opportunity to remind others to use caution when skiing and riding in the backcountry.Watch as Morrison triggers a scary avalanche in the video below. Turn your phone sideways for the best viewing experience.Full Caption:"Your daily reminder to keep your head on a swivel in the backcountry.We were skeptical of this pocket of snow from the top of the line, given a small slab release observed from the first skier down the slope so we p
  
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