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• Pro Skier Flies Off Mountain (Literally) After Day Of Skiing

  25-05-2023 21:52 via powder.com
  
  The worst part about skiing is the commute home. Who wants to sit in a car for hours after getting after it on the hill? Not me. That's for sure.But what if you could, y'know, fly home? Enter the antics of pro skier Maxime Chabloz, who, in a recent video, paraglided back to town after a day of shredding.Honestly looks pretty convenient. The problem is, this only works if you live near the mountains. For example, it's probably impossible for someone to paraglide from Whistler-Blackcomb to Vancouv
  
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• South Island's Largest Ski Resort Announces Opening Day (New Zealand)

  25-05-2023 20:04 via powder.com
  
  Spring has sprung, and the ski season in the northern hemisphere is slowly winding down. Although, a few resorts are still holding on.Just as we mourn the end of winter, our friends in the southern half of the world are starting to gear up. Treble Cone, one of the most popular ski resorts in New Zealand, has just announced their anticipated opening day. Announcement below:View this post on InstagramA post shared by Treble Cone Ski Area (@trebleconenz)
  Caption by Treble Cone: "Opening day. Sunris
  
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• East Coast Powder Day? New Hampshire's Mount Washington Reports Fresh Snowfall

  25-05-2023 19:22 via powder.com
  
  Spring settled in across the east coast weeks ago. Snowpacks melted quickly, the sun started shining, the flowers bloomed, and the majority of us (besides Killington, VT) have all but retired our skis until next season.That's why I was shocked to see this morning that it snowed, yes snowed, at the summit of New Hampshire's Mount Washington last night. Check it out:View this post on InstagramA post shared by Mount Washington Observatory (@mwobs)
  Caption from the Mount Washington Observatory: "Win
  
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• Teenagers Crash Hard After Sledding Illegally At Ski Resort

  25-05-2023 19:10 via powder.com
  
  I'm sure I'm not alone in fantasizing about sledding at my local hill. But, much to no one's surprise, ski slopes, and sleds don't mix very well.This video, shot on the slopes of Vail Ski Resort, Colorado, shows exactly why sledding is banned at ski resorts.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Vail, Colorado (@vail.colorado)
   Ouch. Luckily, none of the teenage sledders in this video were seriously hurt.However, this video was filmed the day after a tragic accident at Copper Mountain,
  
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• Skier Carefully Descends The Mallory Couloir In Terrifyingly Icy Conditions

  25-05-2023 19:04 via powder.com
  
  The 'Mallory Couloir' is an iconic extreme skiing line located on the 12,606 ft. peak of the Aiguille du Midi of Chamonix-Mont Blanc, France. The line is steep, long, and very exposed to the elements.Watch as pro skier Jules Socié takes the line very carefully on a pair of Black Crows Solis in less-than ideal conditions. Turn up the volume for this one:View this post on InstagramA post shared by blackcrows (@blackcrows_skis)
  Yikes. Socié is barely skiing due to the steepness a
  
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• Teenager Doesn't Have Enough Speed To Ski Jump Across Road

  25-05-2023 16:56 via powder.com
  
  Including a clip of a professional skier throwing a massive trick over a road is guaranteed to move the needle every time it's featured in a ski movie. It's a fact.With that said, the teenager in the video below should have listened to the age old disclaimer- 'Don't Try This At Home!'. Check out his road jump fail below:Caption by @davevogelsberg:"anyone able to babysit my 16 yr old and his friends? apparently they can't be left alone without adult supervision..."Oof. My face hurts after watchin
  
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• Cody Townsend's 'Line Of The Year' From 2014 Still Reigns Supreme

  25-05-2023 14:15 via powder.com
  
  These days, pro skier Cody Townsend is known for tackling grueling backcountry challenges on his web series "The Fifty."Initially, though, he rose to prominence as a hard-charging, no hecks given big mountain skier. This line, which appeared in Matchstick Productions' "Days of My Youth," perfectly encapsulates the madcap skiing Townsend used to partake in. If you've already seen it, watch it again. If you haven't, take a seat; this one will knock your socks off.The simple act of gettin
  
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• Unofficial Start To Summer? These 10 Ski Resorts Are Still Open

  25-05-2023 14:00 via powder.com
  
  The skiing community's divided. It's that time of the season when some of us are hanging up the skis to pursue different outdoor endeavors, like hiking or surfing, whereas others are still squeezing every last drop out of this historic winter.If you fall into the latter camp, you've come to the right place. Here are ten ski resorts still offering lift-accessed springtime turns.1. Palisades Tahoe, CaliforniaCurrent base area snow depth: 10 in Current summit area snow depth: 167 inTotal season sno
  
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• Pro Skier Charges Hard Through Fresh May Powder

  25-05-2023 14:00 via powder.com
  
  I'm gonna say it again for the umpteenth time this season: It looks like winter's not quite over yet.I know it's getting repetitive, but what else is there to say with videos like this floating around? It's hard to square videos like this with my current reality. I skied for the last time this season over a month ago. But somehow, there are still people like Jeremy Prevost skiing what looks like mid-winter conditions in Europe.In his caption, Prevost wrote, "Spring and its surprises!" Spring sur
  
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• Adrenaline Junkie Charges Claustrophobic Chute

  25-05-2023 13:00 via powder.com
  
  With winter wrapping (kind of, it depends on where you are), it's time to look back on the stellar moments this past season brought us.This straight line from Matthias Weger is high on the list of show-stopping sends. Weger ticks all the boxes here, from unbridled speed to consequential line selection.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Matthias Weger (@matthiaswegeradventure)
  Pure adrenaline.Most skiers would see a line like this and think, "Hmmm. Time for mellow hop turns."Not Matthias
  
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