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• Mikaela Shiffrin Shares Statement For Mental Health Action Day

  18-05-2023 22:19 via powder.com
  
  Today is Mental Health Action Day, a movement led by a coalition of brands, charities, and government agencies. The day encourages mental health awareness by enabling individuals and groups to engage with tricky topics like depression and anxiety.What does this have to do with skiing, though? That's obvious: despite participating in the best sport on Earth, skiers aren't immune from mental health challenges. To keep the mental health conversation going, legendary American racer Mikaela Shiffrin
  
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• Skier Shreds Spring Park On Unconventional Skis

  18-05-2023 19:02 via powder.com
  
  I've been known to complain about the homogeneity of modern ski design. You build a ski that's 110 underfoot, has a little tip and tail rocker with some camber in the waist, and suddenly you've got an "all mountain" ski that's a "one ski quiver." While these skis perform well in most conditions, it's a little exhausting when every brand seems to be pushing an eerily similar fleet of sticks.But the reality is ski companies continue to push the envelope on design if you know where to look. Here's
  
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• Skiers Soar Off Mountain Shack

  18-05-2023 18:06 via powder.com
  
  Cliffs are out; jumping off buildings is in.Here's a clip of Kole Harle hitting a mountain shack air. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Kole Harle (@kole_harle)
  It's a little tricky to tell from the video, but it looks this one involved some decent airtime. In the post's caption, Kole estimated that it was somewhere in the ballpark range of ten feet.Sure, that's not a skyscraper, but it's certainly bigger than jumping off the roof of a hobbit home. Or a dumpster.Those well-versed in sk
  
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• Skiing The World's Tallest Sand Dune

  18-05-2023 17:44 via powder.com
  
  Spring skiing often entails riding surfaces other than snow, like grass or water. What about getting some sand in the mix, though? This question guided pro skier Victor Broquedis and mountain biker Kilian Bron to Cerro Blanco, Peru, the world's tallest sand dune. Check out their mind-blowing antics below.View this post on InstagramA post shared by GoPro (@gopro)
  Mind-blowing! I'm always impressed at how skiable sand dunes appear to be. You'd think they'd be too gritty to gain momentum, but video
  
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• Tim Durtschi Flies Down Big Mountain Face

  18-05-2023 17:11 via powder.com
  
  Pro skier Tim Durtschi's been on the ski movie circuit for years, appearing in classic flicks like "Everyday Is a Saturday" and "Revolver."These heavy-hitting films are several years old now, but Durtschi's still at it, as evidenced by this gorgeous big mountain line from Teton Gravity Research's "Magic Hour."View this post on InstagramA post shared by Tim Durtschi - Big Mountain Ski Athlete for Teton Gravity (@timdurtschi)
  That's what I'm talking about!No massive cliffs or gnarly chutes, just s
  
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• Skier Bends The Laws Of Physics In Trippy Video

  18-05-2023 14:00 via powder.com
  
  Earlier today, I stumbled across an Instagram skiing video that made me do a double take, the sort of double take that makes you ask: "Is this real?"I still don't know the answer to that question, so I'm passing the video on to a broader audience. Real or not, it's pretty cool.View the original article to see embedded media.After some deliberation, I've decided that one of two things is happening here.First, some kind of machine (forklift? Groomer?) is hiding out of sight, making the snow block
  
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• Pro Skier Claims This Spring Is The "Best Ever" In Tahoe

  18-05-2023 14:00 via powder.com
  
  In a recent Instagram upload, pro skier JT Holmes claimed that this spring is the "best ever" in Tahoe. Is this news? With the historic snowfall, I'm not sure. If anything, I'd be more surprised if a skier boldly stated that spring conditions were "decidedly average" in the region. Now that would raise some eyebrows.What is worth your attention, though, are these salivary-gland-inducing corn snow turns at Palisades Tahoe from Holmes and fellow pro skier Connery Lundin, also featured in the Insta
  
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• Commitment: Skier's Already Lining Up For Next Season

  18-05-2023 14:00 via powder.com
  
  Everyone who's spent significant time on skis knows about the pre-pow-day lift line, which involves eager powder hounds queueing before the lifts start spinning to get on the slopes as early as possible.But have you heard of the pre-season queue? I hadn't either until I watched this video.View the original article to see embedded media.Okay, this is clearly a joke. The skier in this video isn't actually going to stand around waiting all summer for the lifts to start spinning. But it's a pretty f
  
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• American Ski Legend Films Son Flying Overhead

  18-05-2023 14:00 via powder.com
  
  Skiing, among other things, serves as an excellent bond between parents and children, particularly when one such parent is legendary skier Daron Rahlves.In a recent Instagram post, Rahlves showed off his son, Drey, catching air at a race-training camp. While Rahlves' face isn't visible in the video, I'd bet a million bucks he was sporting a huge proud-dad grin during this moment.View the original article to see embedded media.Rahlves' ski career has spanned across disciplines. It started in the
  
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