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• Bare Chested Frenchman Attempts To Ski Across Wide River

  01-06-2023 20:00 via powder.com
  
  Something happens to skiers as soon as the sun starts shining and the air gets warmer. We don't stop skiing. No, we just start skiing with significantly less clothing.Watch as bare chested French skier Solan Dejouy attempts to gain enough speed to ski across a wide river in the spring sunshine:View this post on InstagramA post shared by Solan Dejouy Ninja OneWay (@solandejouy)
  Good thing he made it. That water looked mighty cold.Here's an ignorant question I have as somebody who has never p
  
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• Trees And Buildings Snapped Like Toothpicks By Avalanche

  01-06-2023 19:52 via powder.com
  
  Here's a not-so-fun fact you probably already know: avalanches can be destructive.How destructive, you ask? Destructive enough to flatten buildings and snap trees like toothpicks. Here's a video from filmmaker Tony Korologos that shows off the aftermath of an avalanche that struck Tanners Flat Campground, Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah, last winter.Since my previous video has been so popular, here's some additional footage of avalanche destruction in Tanners Flat Campground, Little Cottonwood Ca
  
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• Alterra Mountain Company To Purchase Idaho's Largest Ski Resort

  01-06-2023 19:41 via powder.com
  
  Alterra Mountain Company, which owns and operates more than a dozen resorts worldwide and sells the popular Ikon Pass, has just announced that they're acquiring Idaho's largest ski resort by acreage- Schweitzer.The acquisition is a significant investment, and further amplifies Alterra's already-impressive portfolio.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Schweitzer (@schweitzer_mountain)
  Schweitzer joined Alterra's Ikon Pass a few seasons back as a partner resort. Pass holders had capped acc
  
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• Candide Thovex Is Getting Married

  01-06-2023 19:12 via powder.com
  
  Candide Thovex is widely considered to be the greatest freeride skier of all time. Like most good debates, this one can't be won, but Candide's impact on skiing is undeniable.The GOAT, as many call him, just announced in a series of Instagram photos that he's getting married to French model Ambre. Check it out:View this post on InstagramA post shared by Candide Thovex (@candidethovex)
  Félicitations Candide!What kind of wedding do you think Candide will have? You gotta go all-out if you're
  
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• Secret Gondola Plan Exposed To Connect Smugglers' Notch With Stowe, VT

  01-06-2023 18:44 via powder.com
  
  I had to double check my calendar when I saw the article by News & Citizen that was posted this morning. I confirmed that today was not April 1st and clicked with apprehension.The day has finally come. A day I have been dreading for years.The News & Citizen has just exposed through a public documents request that my beloved, low-key, usually uncrowded, and charming Smugglers' Notch Resort, VT is officially in talks with Vail Resorts about building a gondola to connect with near
  
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• Amateur Skier Panics As He Tumbles Over Cliff

  01-06-2023 18:06 via powder.com
  
  Skiing's all about the ups and downs. Some days, you're making turns through untouched powder. On others, you're sliding head-first over a cliff like the skier in this video. Mondays, am I right? View the original article to see embedded media.Few things in life are scarier than losing control in a no-fall zone. One moment you're happily skiing along. The next, you're headed towards your potential demise as your life flashes before your eyes. Due to their infrequency, these types of accidents te
  
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• Peak Express Liftline Treated To Air Jordan 360 At Whistler

  01-06-2023 15:49 via powder.com
  
  The liftline for the Peak Express chairlift on Whistler Mountain, BC can get extremely long on a powder day, but at least there's usually entertainment.Air Jordan, a series of cliffs that dangle above the Peak Express, sits within perfect view of the hundreds of skiers waiting to get on the lift.Watch what happens when a skier attempts a huge 360 on Air Jordan with a full audience on hand. Listen to their reactions:Video posted to Instagram by Pablo Galvez.Nicely done!According to some digg
  
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• Rad Old-Timers Go Barefoot Snowboarding

  01-06-2023 15:33 via powder.com
  
  Brian Wilson starts the video below by saying: "These are the right kind of friends.", and I couldn't agree more. Who wouldn't want friends in their 50s that ride snowskates barefoot?! FYI- Snowskates are a type of snowboard that switches out bindings for the grip tape of a skateboard. Check out the awesome video below:View this post on InstagramA post shared by Brian Wilson (@wilsonpenguin)
  The right kind of friends indeed Brian. Indeed.I can't be 100% sure, but this video seems like it wa
  
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• Do Cellphones Affect Avalanche Beacons?

  01-06-2023 15:17 via powder.com
  
  The advent of the modern smartphone has thrown a bit of a wrench into the use of avalanche beacons/transceivers due to signal interference.Avalanche beacon maker Backcountry Access has produced the video below to test how close a cellphone and transceiver must be together to disrupt a signal. Check it out:In addition to watching the video, please read the full caption below. It includes valuable information that will come in handy the next time you're in avalanche terrain.Backcountry Access
  
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• Skier Equipped With Paraglide Wing Buzzes Alpine Waterfall

  01-06-2023 15:00 via powder.com
  
  The year is 2023, and the hybrid sport of speedriding/speedflying is taking the action sports world by storm. Speedriding combines skiing with paragliding for a high adrenaline rollercoaster ride that unlocks the ultimate level of freedom.Watch as Salt Lake City, UT-based speedrider Carl Weiseth takes a daring speedriding flight through over a glorious waterfall in the mountains of Utah:View this post on InstagramA post shared by Carl Weiseth (@carlweiseth)
  Wow. Wow. Wow. What else is there
  
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• Jed Waters and Liam Baxter Throw Down At Mammoth Unbound

  01-06-2023 14:40 via powder.com
  
  Mammoth Mountain is a spring and summer skiing paradise. And no, they're not paying me to say that. It's just that I've spent the past month watching clip after clip of skiers having an absolute gas with Mammoth's cornucopia of terrain park offerings. And when you've seen what I've seen, not concluding that Mammoth is the place to be during the warmer months is impossible. This video from Line athletes Jed Waters and Liam Baxter is another drop in the resort's already-overflowing spring skiing b
  
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• Man Attempts Never-Been-Done Snowboarding Golf Trick Shot

  01-06-2023 14:37 via powder.com
  
  The snowsports to golf pipeline is strong.So strong, in fact, that this snowboarder felt compelled to bring his iron to the slopes before attempting a never-been-done trick shot. See it below.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Sane! Gang (@sanesnowboarding)
  As a lifelong skier, I've never succumbed to the temptations of golf carts, greens, and hole-in-ones. Is it because I'm above golf? No. It has more to do with how terrible I am at sports involving hand-eye coordination.It's not that
  
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• Eric Pollard Asks 76-Year-Old Dad To Test New Skis

  01-06-2023 14:34 via powder.com
  
  Skiing's one of the greatest interpersonal glues out there. It forges bonds between parents, partners, best friends in the making, and chairlift acquaintances. Something about sliding on snow makes us closer to the most important people in our lives.The shared passion for skiing led to this heartwarming between pro skier Eric Pollard and his 76-year-old dad, Chip. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Eric Pollard (@ericrpollard)
  In this clip, Chip's testing a prototype of a ski built by E
  
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