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• Search And Rescue Heroes Save Injured Dog From Colorado 14'er

  06-07-2023 22:49 via powder.com
  
  Here's a heartwarming one for your Thursday afternoon.Alpine Rescue Team announced last week that they successfully rescued an injured dog on the east face of Torreys Peak, Colorado.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Alpine Rescue Team (@alpinerescue)
  From the caption of Alpine Rescue Team's post:"At 1PM, Sunday July 2nd Alpine received a 911 call for a dog that had fallen off the east face of Torreys peak. 26 members responded to the call. A team of 7 was sent up the summer trailhead t
  
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• Competition Announcers Lose Their Minds At Skier's Incredible Run

  06-07-2023 22:13 via powder.com
  
  In my opinion, the Freeride World Tour is the skiing competition to watch these days. Why? Because it supplies moments like this -- watch as young gun Marcus Goguen lays down one of the gnarliest lines of last winter.I watched this video during the Freeride World Tour's live coverage of the Kicking Horse, British Columbia, 2023 stop. My reaction was much like guest announcer Sam Smoothy's -- I couldn't stop cackling.And for good reason. Marcus Goguen's only 18 years old and putting down lines th
  
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• Mountain Biker Drops Whistler's Iconic 'Top Of The World' Trail

  06-07-2023 21:18 via powder.com
  
  Whistler Blackcomb is known by skiers as one of the largest ski resorts in the world. Mountain bikers know it as the mecca for downhill lift-served riding.The video below shows professional mountain biker Max Grayston dropping the iconic 'Top Of The World' trail from the peak of Whistler Mountain 5,000 feet above the valley floor.@motomaxcanada Top of the World - Whistler #mtb #enduro #mountain #bike #park #trail #ride #alpine #sendit #fun #bikes #pov #gopro #scary #whistler♬ ori
  
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• Timberline Lodge Set To Open With Skiing And Mountain Biking This Weekend

  06-07-2023 20:24 via powder.com
  
  Timberline Lodge, the iconic ski resort located high on Oregon's Mount Hood, is welcoming skiers and snowboarders back for another summer of sliding on snow.Meanwhile, Timberline's employees are preparing for the resort's bike park to open. The resort has just announced that the park will open this Saturday, July 8th.Check out the announcement below:Full Caption: "Timberline Bike Park opens this Saturday, July 8th! We’re opening with Gravy Train, The Rock, Re-Align, Brobi-Wan, Xerces, and
  
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• Kye Petersen Descends Powdery Pillow Field With Confidence

  06-07-2023 20:18 via powder.com
  
  There are a couple of skiers floating around who regularly defy the laws of physics. Kye Petersen is one of those skiers. Watch as Kye gets incredibly rowdy last season while filming for "The Sacred Grounds - Part Three: Migration."View this post on InstagramA post shared by Kye Petersen (@kyepetersen)
  Entirely too casual. 360s on skis are hard. 360s off cliffs are harder. As for 360s in the middle of a pillow field? Basically impossible. Unless you're Kye Petersen, that is. See, I get hesitant
  
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• Tourists Leave Popular Lake Tahoe Beach Desecrated With Trash

  06-07-2023 19:43 via powder.com
  
  A crowd of 4th of July partiers left Zephyr Cove, Lake Tahoe, buried in trash after Independence Day festivities this past weekend.Clean Up The Lake, a Tahoe-based nonprofit, recently shared this video captured by filmmaker Riley McClaughry of the July 4th aftermath in Zephyr Cove. It's brutal. View this post on InstagramA post shared by CLEAN UP THE LAKE (@cleanupthelake)
  I've been working on being an optimist about humanity's future prospects recently. However, when I see videos like this, my
  
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• Snowboarder Laughs Hysterically As Friends Accidentally Launch Off Cliff

  06-07-2023 19:25 via powder.com
  
  Don't worry, the video you're about to watch doesn't include any serious injuries or heart-stopping moments. Rather, it's a funny moment shared between friends.Watch as a camera carrying snowboarder records two of his friends accidentally launching off a cliff at what appears to be a ski resort in Europe:View this post on InstagramA post shared by Gal Doron (@gal_doron__construction)
  What a joyous moment. I can't get enough of their laughter. It's infectious.Say what you want about giving everyb
  
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• Vermont Ski Resort Investing $7M In Improvements Ahead Of Next Season

  06-07-2023 19:05 via powder.com
  
  Stratton Mountain, Vermont, announced yesterday that it plans to invest $6.9 million in improving the "guest and employee experience."View this post on InstagramA post shared by Stratton Mountain Resort (@strattonresort)
  Here are the improvements associated with the $6.9 million in capital expenditures.First, Stratton has begun installing RFID gates on all of its major lifts. These RFID gates will be compatible with Season Passes, Day Tickets, and Ikon Passes.In addition to the new RFID gates, S
  
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• Sunday River Provides Candid Update On Impressive Offseason Improvements

  06-07-2023 18:46 via powder.com
  
  Sunday River, Maine will look a bit different next season.The resort is installing a Doppelmayr D-Line six-seated chairlift that's kitted out with heated seats, bubble covers, and automatically lowering and raising restraining bars to replace the Barker Express quad chairlift.Along with the state-of-the-art lift, the resort is installing a new fixed-grip lift on Merrill Hill, and upgrading their snowmaking systems. Check out the update video below:This summer's projects are part of Sunday River
  
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• Utah Ski Area Celebrates Legendary Local's 106th Birthday

  06-07-2023 18:33 via powder.com
  
  Yesterday, Alta, Utah, posted on Instagram to commemorate the birthday of legendary local skier George Jedenoff. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Alta Ski Area (@altaskiarea)
  "Happy 106th birthday, George!We chatted with George Jedenoff earlier this week and wished him a happy birthday. George may be done skiing, but he's still a big part of Alta and the Wild Old Bunch.
  Help us celebrate our favorite powderhound and send him a birthday wish."Jedenoff's made a name for himself as one o
  
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• How High-Speed (Detachable) Chairlifts And Gondolas Work

  06-07-2023 17:52 via powder.com
  
  Modern high-speed detachable chairlifts have changed the ski industry literally from the ground up. The advent of faster-moving lifts with slower loading and unloading allows ski resorts to not only move more people up the mountain, but to do so at a faster rate than the fixed-grip lifts of yesteryear.Most skiers have ridden a handful of high-speed lifts, but have you ever wondered how the lift's signature detachable grip works? Check out the excellent video below by 3D Living Studio t
  
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• Palisades Tahoe Remembers Record-Breaking Season With Goosebump-Inducing Recap Video

  06-07-2023 15:40 via powder.com
  
  Palisades Tahoe, California just wrapped up one of the longest seasons in North America. The resort kicked things off on November 18th, 2022 due to plentiful early-season snow storms, and was able to keep Alpine Meadows open through Jul 4th thanks to a record 723 inches of snow throughout the season.Check out Palisades Tahoe's season recap video below:I was fortunate enough to make it out to Palisades on two separate occasions this year. In fact, I had my first day of the season during
  
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• In Memoriam: The East Coast's Last Pile Of Snow

  06-07-2023 14:50 via powder.com
  
  It's a sad morning here at Powder Magazine, but it's our job to report the relevant news in skiing and snowboarding, and therefore we must power through our emotions.Killington, Vermont has announced that the last remaining patch of snow on the Superstar trail has officially melted. Read below for more details:Killington: "After 8 eventful months, the final patch of snow on Superstar returned to its liquid form on July 1st.Only 40 out of over 1,200 entries from the Superstar Snow Challenge
  
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• Shirtless Skier Embodies The Summer Skiing Vibe

  06-07-2023 14:27 via powder.com
  
  Here's a question: how would you define the summer skiing vibe? Is it the warm temperatures? A certain je ne sais quoi on the mountain? Hot dogs and beers in the parking lot?To me, the answer lies somewhere in this video, which features a shirtless skier getting up to some late-season antics. Check it out below. Shirts off? Check.Enormous pond skim? Check.Perfect backflip? Check.I think that's it. This video of Benjamin Forthun is the summer skiing vibe. Or, it's one example of the summer skiing
  
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• Simon Dumont Throws Down In The Pipe In Classic Clip

  06-07-2023 14:26 via powder.com
  
  In 2006 Matchstick Productions released "Push," a ski move loaded with classic segments, like a three-minute montage of legendary freestyle skier Simon Dumont throwing down in a slushy halfpipe.Check it out below. It's a beautiful piece of freeskiing history.I have a special connection to "Push," which is available for free on the vault tab of Matchstick's website. It was the first ski movie I recall watching. I was somewhere between eight and ten years old and had my mind completely blown. My i
  
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