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• America's Only Open Ski Resort Announces Closing Day

  08-08-2023 21:38 via powder.com
  
  Mammoth Mountain, California called it quits on their Winter '22/'23 season this past Sunday, August 6th. The resort was open for 275 days of skiing and riding.Mammoth's extended season was unusual, and was only made possible by record-breaking amounts of snow throughout the season. Meanwhile, Timberline Lodge, located high-up on Oregon's Mount Hood, is accustomed to remaining open for skiing into August on an annual basis.The resort is still open, but announced in an Instagram comment yesterday
  
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• Germany's Highest Peak Coated With Summer Snow

  08-08-2023 21:35 via powder.com
  
  Yesterday evening, Zugspitze ski area, a German resort located on the flanks of the nation's highest mountain -- also called Zugspitze -- shared on Facebook that it'd received roughly four inches at its summit area. While I wouldn't count on Zugspitze opening to skiers any time soon, the photos the resort posted are worth checking out and indicate that ski season, with a bit of luck, is just around the corner.Tap in below.Surprisingly, the resort's webcams show that the snow's still sticking aro
  
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• New York Ski Area Severely Damaged By Tornado

  08-08-2023 20:56 via powder.com
  
  Yesterday evening on Monday, August 7th, a suspected tornado struck Snow Ridge Ski Resort, New York, damaging several pieces of crucial resort infrastructure, including chairlifts and other buildings.From Snow Ridge's Facebook announcement:"The Ridge got hit pretty hard by last evenings tornado. Everyone is safe, which is the most important thing but this damage really hurts. All three chair lift lines were struck by multiple trees, our Pisten Bully 200 has a tree through the cab, and some of th
  
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• Hudson Highlands State Park Hike

  08-08-2023 18:50 via nyskiblog.com
  
  On an odd Sunday in July, I wasn’t working for a change, and the weather was good. After having driven through three monsoons in five days, I was ready for a day in the woods. I kicked around various destinations, including the Schaeffer trail up Gore, and the Taconic Hereford multiple use area. Waking up at 6:30 put the kibosh on Gore. Decades ago, I’d climbed Breakneck Ridge near Cold Spring NY, and as I finished my coffee, I decided » Read More »
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• Before And After Photos Put Alta's Record-Breaking Snow Year In Perspective

  08-08-2023 15:40 via powder.com
  
  The photos below stopped me dead in my tracks this morning as I was scrolling through my various social media feeds. You'll see why.Alta Ski Area, Utah recorded 903 inches (75 feet) of snow throughout the season. It was the most snow they've received in a single season by a wide margin.According to Reddit user backcountryduff, the photos below show his wife standing on snow piled high above the trail sign for Alta's 'Cecret Saddle' Trail in April of 2023, and then standing at the same spot
  
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• Freestyle Skier Throws Trick In The Middle Of A Lighting Storm

  08-08-2023 14:54 via powder.com
  
  Here at Powder, most of the skiing videos we share are of the "don't try this at home" variety. This clip, shot during a lightning storm, is no exception. Watch as a freestyler skier Ian Osby laces an unquestionably soggy trick at Woodward Copper, Colorado's summer terrain park.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Ian Osby (@ianosby)
  Breaking into the upper echelons of freestyle skiing undeniably requires talent. Some folks pop into this world with it, and some don't. But talent without p
  
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• Look: Family Home Collapses Into River

  08-08-2023 01:01 via powder.com
  
  Last weekend glacial flooding led to the destruction of property in Juneau, Alaska. Resident Sam Nolan filmed one home as it collapsed and fell into the Mendenhall River, which passes through Juneau.The story of the flood began on August 4th when the National Weather Service issued a flood warning for Mendenhall Lake and Mendenhall River after Su*cide Basin, a basin connected to the Mendenhall Glacier, began releasing water. The release of Suicide Basin led to a phenomenon called glacial floodin
  
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