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• How Chairlift Cables Are Spliced Together

  26-07-2023 21:21 via powder.com
  
  Monarch Mountain, located near Salida, Colorado, is in the process of replacing the haul rope for their Garfield chairlift. Garfield has ferried skiers up Monarch since 1969.The resort shared a special behind-the-scenes view of crews splicing together the two ends of the new haul rope that has yet to be installed. Check it out below:Caption: "Last week out lift maintenance crew was busy working on replacing the Garfield haul line. Check out the pros splicing the two end together!"Monarch's
  
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• Professional Skier Claims That Winter Is Officially "Back" In Argentina

  26-07-2023 20:49 via powder.com
  
  Spanish skier Adrià Millan Pla has made his annual summer pilgrimage to Las Leñas, Argentina. It's been a slow start to the season, but he's changing his tune after a recent storm dumped significant amounts of fresh snow across the Andes.He claims in the caption for the video below: "Glory Days are Back! Here one of yesterday 🤟". Make sure to stick around for the entire clip. His exit through a narrow cliff jump is worth the wait.Check it out:View this post on Inst
  
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• Watch: Mountaineers Shimmy Across Razor Thin Ridge On Iconic Peak

  26-07-2023 20:25 via powder.com
  
  Mountaineers Pemba (Prakash) Sherpa and Christian De Jong were attempting to summit Nuptse, a 25,791-foot peak in the Khumbu region of Nepal.The climbers decided to try a daring shimmy across the razor-thin ridge line of Nuptse's summit, as can be seen in the video below. De Jong states in the caption that they had to eventually abandon this route due to the snow conditions.Check it out:View this post on InstagramA post shared by Christian De Jong (@christian.de.jong)
  Christian De Jong: "Horseba
  
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• Molly Armanino Laughs At Herself For Simple Mistake

  26-07-2023 20:04 via powder.com
  
  Molly Armanino is one of the best skiers in the world. She's earned that the title over a career of achievements including taking 2nd place overall in last year's Freeride World Tour season competition.Despite her proven prowess floating on powder and charging down mountainsides, she's ultimately human, and humans make mistakes.Watch as Armanino misses her mark ever-so-slightly and ends up taking a flat-landing slam directly to the knees:View this post on InstagramA post shared by Molly Armanino
  
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• Revisiting When Chris Davenport Surprised MSP By Sending A Huge Cliff

  26-07-2023 19:30 via powder.com
  
  Professional skier Chris Davenport, owner of the desirable '@steepskiing' name on Instagram, is known for what his handle suggests- skiing steeps.The clip below comes from Matchstick Productions' 2002 film 'Ski Movie III: The Front Line'. Watch as Davenport surprises the film crew by hitting a much larger cliff than what they originally planned for because he was (and I quote) "hungry".Check it out:View this post on InstagramA post shared by Matchstick Productions (@mspfilms)
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• Skier Tries To Poach Vail By Using Ikon Pass

  26-07-2023 19:06 via powder.com
  
  Vail is the purveyor of the well-known Epic Pass, locked in an ever-present battle for ski resort dominance with Alterra, the company behind the Ikon Pass.Thus, as you might expect, Ikon Passes don't work at Vail Resorts, and vice versa.Or, a least, that's what you would think. This video, featuring skier Ryan Anderson, challenges that assumption.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Ski Town All-Stars (@skitownallstars)
  My gut reaction after watching this was surprise. I mean, it has to b
  
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• Solitude's Highly-Anticipated Eagle Express Chair Auction Starts Soon

  26-07-2023 18:41 via powder.com
  
  As you may have heard, Solitude Mountain Resort, Utah, is auctioning off a set of old chairlifts from the Eagle Express.Check out this video of Solitude dismantling the soon-to-be-replaced Eagle Express.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Solitude Mountain Resort (@solitudemountain)
  75 Eagle Express chairs will be available for bidding starting Tuesday, August 1st, at noon MDT. The auction closes on Monday, August 7th, at noon MDT. To participate, and learn more, follow this link. Openin
  
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• Sammy Carlson Shines In Next-Level Drone Skiing Shot

  26-07-2023 18:20 via powder.com
  
  I have a bone to pick with drones. They're loud, annoying, invasive, and often appear when I think I've found a nice quiet slice of nature.However, despite my reluctance towards the appreciation of drones, I will admit that they can produce next-level skiing videos when used correctly.Case in point: this video of Sammy Carlson shredding Alaskan spines.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Sammy Carlson (@sammycarlson1)
  This shot, featured in Matchstick Productions' upcoming film "The Land
  
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• Ice Cold Refreshment—A Pond Skimming Extravaganza

  26-07-2023 16:53 via powder.com
  
  Skimming Through Summer in ColoradoWords and Photos by Jeff CriccoOh, what a hot July it's been in the Rocky Mountain West. The best way to cool down? Get as high as possible. No, not that. Elevation, silly. Lucky for me I live in Colorado. Yes, it's pretty far south and gets quite warm in summer. But there is a plethora of peaks above 13'000 feet with a unique amount of passes that access them. Dozens of old mining and jeep roads that meander for miles  throughout the San Juans.With t
  
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• Italian Sunrise Reveals Fresh July Snowfall

  26-07-2023 16:07 via powder.com
  
  The Italian Dolomites woke up to a beautiful coating of fresh summer snowfall this morning, July 26th, 2023.Check out the photo captured by Carlo Budel on Punta Penia (10,968 ft.), the highest peak of Marmolada, the tallest mountain in the Dolomites.Marmolada is known as the 'Queen of the Dolomites'.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Carlo Budel (@carlobudel)
  Caption translated from Italian to English: "26th of July .. the queen is white again.... Almost -4 with strong winds... Punta Pe
  
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• Announcers Gasp As Skier Makes Seemingly Impossible Recovery

  26-07-2023 15:29 via powder.com
  
  Every skier has had a moment (or a hundred) where they narrowly avoid disaster by a fortunate feat of athleticism. It seems to come with the territory of sliding incredibly fast on snow.The video below, which was an immediate internet hit when it occurred in 2021, shows French skier Maxence Muzaton making easily one of the best recoveries/saves in alpine ski racing history.Watch and listen as the French announcers react in real-time:View this post on InstagramA post shared by Maxence Muzaton (@m
  
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• Snowbasin Lobbying For 'America's Best Restroom' Award

  26-07-2023 14:50 via powder.com
  
  Snowbasin is a somewhat under-the-radar ski resort when compared to its neighbors in Utah's Cottonwood Canyons, but the mountain still packs a significant punch.Skiers can enjoy 2,900 vertical feet, 300 inches of average annual snowfall, and 3,000 skiable acres. Skiing nerds (like myself) will geek out at the opportunity to ski the 2002 Winter Olympics' Grizzly Downhill from the Allen Peak Tram.Snowbasin's terrain is clearly impressive, but the mountain is asking its social media followers
  
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