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• Ripley, The Avalanche Rescue Dog, Loves Playing Tug More Than Anything In The World

  31-05-2023 21:13 via powder.com
  
  Hello Powder Magazine readers. I'd like to introduce to a friend of mine. Meet Ripley (@rescue_dog_ripley), an Avalanche Rescue Dog that works at Sun Valley, ID. I had the distinct pleasure of meeting Ripley last season, but more on that later. Before I get all sappy about this god girl, check out the hilarious video below of Ripley refusing to let go of her tug toy that's hanging from a tree:View this post on InstagramA post shared by Avalanche Rescue Dog (@rescue_dog_ripley)
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• Australians Tackle Each Other To Win Vintage $5k Ski Race

  31-05-2023 19:59 via powder.com
  
  The dog days of skiing were the wild west. We're talking no helmets, 200 cm straight skis, and hectic ski races that'd make the liability department of any modern ski resort have a conniption.This video, which documents a brutal no holds barred mogul race in Perisher, Australia, is a hilarious example of the types of events that flew in the past but certainly wouldn't be permitted now. Hilarious. This video covers a now-defunct event held at Perisher called the "Dash For Cash." The rules, o
  
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• Skier Defies Reality By Hovering Effortlessly Above Snow

  31-05-2023 19:29 via powder.com
  
  Speedriding, also known as speedflying, is a paragliding and skiing hybrid that is taking the extreme sports world by storm.The video below shows athlete Robin Issartel hovering effortlessly above the mountain as a photographer snaps shots. Check it out:View this post on InstagramA post shared by Blizzard Skis (@blizzardskis)
  Issartel must have caught the perfect updraft to hover there so easily. That, or he's practicing some form of witchcraft/voodoo magic.That would make sense come to think of
  
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• Utah Ski Resort Selling Chairs From Historic Lift

  31-05-2023 18:55 via powder.com
  
  Anyone in the market for a chairlift?I'm not, unfortunately, mostly because I wouldn't have a place to put it. I mean, I could remove my couch, TV, and desk to make room, but that doesn't sound like an efficient use of space. Progress is underway on the Eagle Express upgrade. You will have a chance to take home a chair from Utah's first high-speed detachable chairlift later this summer. Stay tuned for more details in July.🎥: @GoPro #GoPro pic.twitter.com/YqOE6sXryf— Solitude Mounta
  
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• Skier Sends White Ribbon Of Death Through Rocky Chute

  31-05-2023 18:37 via powder.com
  
  As an off-piste skier, you have one of a few options if you're looking to get gnarly: cliffs, chutes, and steep lines. In some cases, you can work all of these natural features into one run.This upload, from Reddit user @paulm096, is all about the chutes, involving tight turns through narrow rock corridors at Palisades Tahoe.View the original article to see embedded media.There's little margin for error in this one. One false turn or caught edge, and you run the risk of tumbling into a rock wall
  
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• Powder Review: Dynastar M-Pro 108

  31-05-2023 17:23 via powder.com
  
  The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers to this website may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website.In a NutshellThe Dynastar M-Pro 108 is a beastly, directional charger that wants you to drive it down the fall line, and never let off the gas pedal. It is a demanding, yet rewarding ski with an addictive blend of power and stability that will leave you foaming at the mouth for another lap. Length Skied: 192 cmWeight: 2434; 2441 g/ski State
  
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• Skier Nearly Plummets Backwards Over 40-Foot Cliff

  31-05-2023 15:00 via powder.com
  
  Social media posts reminiscing about this past ski season are typically fun, powdery affairs involving face shots and deep turns. It was one of those seasons, at least if you lived in the West.But this video, from skier Carson McCarron, is less laid-back pow turn and more terrifying close call on a classic (and gnarly) line at Whistler Blackcomb. Check it out.View this post on InstagramA post shared by CARSON MCCARRON (@carsonmccarron)
  An incredible save. You really, really don't want to ski bac
  
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• Copper Reopens Iconic Summer Camp

  31-05-2023 14:42 via powder.com
  
  The birds are chirping, the sun is shining, the rivers are rushing with snowmelt, and hundreds of young skiers and pros are getting ready to make the annual pilgrimage to Copper Mountain, Colorado.Back for another year, the mountain is inviting summer campers to visit the iconic Woodward Copper Summer Camp, and is even offering an adult session open to the public. Check out the announcement video below:View this post on InstagramA post shared by Copper Mountain (@coppermtn)
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• The Perk Of Getting First Chair On Memorial Day

  31-05-2023 14:00 via powder.com
  
  The early bird gets the worm. And the early skier gets the best turns.On the subject of getting the goods at the crack of dawn, here's a clip of a skier ripping some fresh morning corduroy at Vermont's Killington resort. Perfecto. I don't usually salivate over perfectly groomed runs, but man, does this look like a lot of fun. Maybe it's that I haven't skied in almost two months. Regardless, I'd pay top dollar to spin a few laps on Killington's Superstar lift. Memorial Day weekend looked proper a
  
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• Snowboarder Chooses To Ignore Physics

  31-05-2023 14:00 via powder.com
  
  Grass skiing and grass snowboarding don't appear to abide by the laws of physics. It just doesn't make sense that it works.Here's a video from snowboarder Pierre Linckenheld, further proving that taking snowsports to the grass looks like a magic trick. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Pierre Linckenheld #Extreme (@pierro_freebord)
  If you haven't skied on grass before or seen someone ski on grass before, you were probably impressed by this one.If you have skied on grass before, though,
  
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• The Evolution of Tal Roberts—A Visual Journey to Idaho and Beyond

  31-05-2023 03:41 via powder.com
  
  A Visual Journey to Idaho and BeyondWords and Photos by Tal RobertsMy photographic journey started in 2001 at a skatepark in Tacoma, Washington. I’d had an interest in making photos for a while already, seeing moments while driving around and quickly composing in my mind what I thought would be an interesting shot. I mentioned this to a local at that skate park named Jeff who knew his way around a camera and happened to work at a photo store. Soon after, I visited him at the shop and he he
  
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