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• Popular Kiwi Ski Resort Delays Opening Day

  22-06-2023 22:34 via powder.com
  
  Winter delays have come to the Southern Hemisphere.Treble Cone, New Zealand, announced yesterday that it's pushing its opening day back, citing a lack of snow.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Treble Cone Ski Area (@trebleconenz)
  From Treble Cone:"Treble Cone’s opening day will be delayed from this weekend. We’re playing an involuntary waiting game with snow and temps right now. But, you can be sure the team up there is ready to welcome you as soon as those temps drop and t
  
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• Skier Panics As He Realizes Avalanche Is Headed Straight For Him

  22-06-2023 20:54 via powder.com
  
  The biggest risk of injury while skiing in the backcountry comes from avalanches. Whether human or naturally triggered, sliding snow can wreak havoc.The video below, which was posted to Instagram by Will Craig, shows an avalanche on East Peak, Utah earlier this spring. Watch as one skier has to hurry down the slope to get out of the avalanche's way:View this post on InstagramA post shared by Will Craig (@williamcraig216)
  Did anybody else notice how the avalanche debris flowed like a waterfall do
  
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• Revisiting Markus Eder's Iconic Run Down Stelvio Pass

  22-06-2023 20:11 via powder.com
  
  Markus Eder has made a laundry list of incredible video projects with Red Bull.The clip below from comes from Eder's 2018 filmed called 'Road Gaps' in which he and Bene Mayr jump Italy's famous Stelvio Pass. Check it out below:View this post on InstagramA post shared by Red Bull Snow (@redbullsnow)
  Red Bull Snow: "Passo dello Stelvio leg burner from our ‚Road Gaps‘ project with @markus1eder from a few years ago 🔥 Which one has been your favorite project over the yea
  
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• Mali Noyes Accomplishes Bucket List Goal Of Skiing North America's Tallest Peak

  22-06-2023 19:35 via powder.com
  
  Professional skier Mali Noyes is in our spotlight today for accomplishing a bucket list goal. She just skied from the top of Denali, North America's tallest peak (20,310 ft).Check out the great video below of Mali and friends descending the iconic mountain in the glorious spring sunshine:View this post on InstagramA post shared by Salomon Freeski (@salomonfreeski)
  Caption: "Another one checked off her bucket list! ✔️ Massive congrats to @malinoyes for skiing off the summit of Denal
  
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• Australia's Largest Ski Resort Set To Open All Four Mountains Following Storm

  22-06-2023 19:19 via powder.com
  
  The start of the Australian ski season was looking, well, a little slow. But now that June's properly underway, winter's finally appearing down under.After a recent storm, Perisher, Australia's largest resort, plans to open all four of its mountains to skiers this week. Perisher barely managed to adhere to its planned opening day this season, only offering a surface lift during the first weekend of the year due to low snowfall. And Thredbo, another major Australian resort, was forced to delay op
  
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• Skiers Journey To Georgia For Deep Powder Skiing

  22-06-2023 19:08 via powder.com
  
  Did you know that there's skiing in Georgia?! The country, that is.Georgia was thrust into the international spotlight when a major ski lift malfunction sent skiers flying through the air a few years ago, but the country has more to offer.Check out Nate Luebbe's photos and videos from a recent cat skiing trip to Georgia below. (Tip: Click the post below, then use the arrows to cycle through the different images)View the original article to see embedded media.Luebbe and friends are skiing with Ca
  
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• Chile's Iconic Ski Resort Hit With First Major Storm Of The Season

  22-06-2023 18:52 via powder.com
  
  Here in the Northern Hemisphere, skiing is (largely) a foregone conclusion. Only a few resorts are still offering lift-accessed turns.But down South, in Chile, winter's just getting started. Ski Portillo, an iconic Chilean resort, was just hit with its first major snowfall of the season.That's what I'm talking about! Ski Portillo plans to open next month on July 1st and will remain open through September, weather and conditions permitting.And, based on an incoming storm that could deposit up to
  
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• Pro Skier's Impressive Trick Is Immensely Satisfying To Watch

  22-06-2023 17:34 via powder.com
  
  Sometimes, watching skiing scratches an itch I didn't know I had.Case in point: This clip from pro skier Kunt Fineid. Watch it. Be satisfied. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Knut Fineid (@knutfineid)
  Videos like these make me wonder if something like skiing ASMR should exist. Is that ridiculous? Honestly, I don't think so. There's just something inexplicably satisfying about watching ski tricks executed with flawless precision. See, ASMR never really did anything for me. But Knut lac
  
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• Andy Parry Throws Down At Jib League

  22-06-2023 17:34 via powder.com
  
  Line Skis rider Andy Parry is a legendary freeskiing community figure known for the "Line Travelling Circus," pulling bizarre rail stunts and championing the sport's community roots through the Tell A Friend Tour.While I've never met the man myself, I assume he'd balk at being called legendary (he appeared in a Ski Journal article with the quoted title "We're All Lame." Taking himself too seriously clearly isn't his thing). Still, I think it's an apt descriptor due to his long-term presence in f
  
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• Kye Petersen Shows Off Powder Skills Under The Chairlift

  22-06-2023 17:27 via powder.com
  
  Today is the first full day of summer, and professional skier Kye Petersen is understandably missing winter.Check out the clip below of Petersen throwing big tricks during a deep powder day at Mt. Baker Ski Area, Washington. Looks like the folks riding the chairlift were treated to quite the show.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Kye Petersen (@kyepetersen)
  Caption: "June 21st...it's go skate day and summer solstice but the cold rainy weather atm got me thinking bout bumpin Nickatina a
  
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• Owen Leeper Skis Beautiful Corn Snow On The Summer Solstice

  22-06-2023 15:54 via powder.com
  
  Yesterday was officially first day of summer, but snow is still being skied from Colorado to California.Professional skier Owen Leeper, a common feature here on Powder Magazine, was in Ouray, Colorado yesterday for turns on the beautiful spring snowpack still blanketing the high elevations of The San Juan Mountains. Check it out below:View this post on InstagramA post shared by Owen Leeper (@o_leeps)
  Skiing fresh corn snow on the summer solstice? Not bad Owen, not bad!Leeper is normally skiing n
  
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• Snowbird Recaps Historic Season With Epic Video

  22-06-2023 15:25 via powder.com
  
  Snowbird, Utah just wrapped-up their snowiest ski season in recorded history. Mother Nature dumped 838 inches (nearly 70 feet!) of snow on the resort.To recap the historic season, Snowbird has produced the epic video below. Give it a watch and start getting pumped up for next season. It will be here before we know it.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Snowbird (@snowbird)
  Caption: "Statistics alone can’t tell the story of the 2022-23 season, but to put it in perspective:📏
  
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