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• Utah's Favorite Oktoberfest Starts This Weekend

  11-08-2023 23:35 via powder.com
  
  It's time to dust off those beer steins -- Oktoberfest at Snowbird, Utah, kicks off this weekend on August 12th and 13th.Here's a fitting horn-led introduction.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Snowbird (@snowbird)
  The upcoming event will last every weekend from August 12th through October 15th, Labor Day included.But what, you ask, does Oktoberfest at Snowbird entail?Well, of course, beer. Lots of beer. 50 varieties of beer. But there's more, including Bavarian food, live music, and l
  
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• Skiers Make Summer Turns Above Sweden's Largest City

  11-08-2023 21:11 via powder.com
  
  Dry slopes, despite their ability to facilitate summer skiing, aren't a huge deal in North America. But across the pond, in major cities like Stockholm, Sweden, they're all the rage. In this Reddit upload from Electrical_Drop 1885 shared on August 10th, a skier rides a dry slope with their son at SkiStar Hammarbybacken, Stockholm, -- an area that offers skiing in the summer and winter. (God, don't you love how the Swedes name things?)View the original article to see embedded media.I have to admi
  
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• Small NY Ski Area Raising Funds To Rebuild After Devastating Tornado

  11-08-2023 20:46 via powder.com
  
  Earlier this week, on August 7th, Snow Ridge Ski Resort, New York, suffered major infrastructure damage to its lifts and buildings after being struck by a tornado. Click here to learn more about that story.To support its rebuilding effort, the resort announced on August 10th that it was raising funds via GoFundMe.To participate in the fundraiser, click the link below.View the original article to see embedded media.According to a recent Facebook post, Snow Ridge intends to use the funds to get "a
  
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• Lindsey Vonn Visits Colorado Children's Hospital

  11-08-2023 20:11 via powder.com
  
  Earlier this month, on August 5th, legendary former Olympian and World Cup alpine racer Lindsey Vonn visited the Colorado Children's Hospital to chat with kiddos in treatment about skiing and her initiative, Strong Girls Camp.Check out the photos from the visit below.From the caption:"Thank you to the incredible Lindsey Vonn for visiting our Ryan Seacrest Foundation Seacrest Studios and sharing your day with our kiddos! Not only was Lindsey able to help name a few stuffed animals and chat about
  
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• New Zealand Ski Area Hits 100 Inch Snow Base While Other Southern Hemisphere Resorts Lie Nearly Bare

  11-08-2023 19:34 via powder.com
  
  Mt. Ruapehu, New Zealand, a mountain that boasts two ski resorts -- Tūroa and Whakapapa -- is gearing up for an epic weekend.Both resorts have received considerable snowfall in the last week, but Tūroa is maintaining a strong lead -- the ski area's seen 16 inches over the past seven days on the upper mountain.Here's an update shared on August 10th from the Mt. Ruapehu Facebook page, which speaks for Tūroa and Whakapapa (both ski areas are managed by one parent company, Ruapehu Alp
  
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• Powder Magazine Is Back, But What The Heck Is Trending News?!

  11-08-2023 19:14 via powder.com
  
  Intro by Matt Lorelli, Trending News Editor for Powder MagazineI remember reading the news that Powder Magazine was shutting down in November of 2020 like it was yesterday. A wave of instant despair trickled from my big head all the way down to my numb toes (I was working on breaking in a pair of new boots). I thought to myself:Could this really be happening? Powder Magazine? Like, *the* Powder Magazine was to be no more? How was that possible? Powder Volume 10, Issue 3,
  
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• Powder Review: Hikers Brew Coffee

  11-08-2023 17:36 via powder.com
  
  The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers to this website may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website.In A NutshellHikers Brew Venture Pouches provide the perfect amount of pre-ground coffee for you and a ski partner, making Hikers Brew a great option for efficient mornings where you’re looking to get out the door and into the mountains as quickly as possible. Product: 1.5 oz. Venture Pouches of pre-ground coffeeCoffee Yield: One vent
  
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• Travis Rice Is Too Good At Snowboarding

  11-08-2023 14:56 via powder.com
  
  One of the funnier things to come from social media are the condolences offered by sports fans when a player on a rival team is injured.For example, let's imagine superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes was hurt. A Broncos fan might say on Twitter (or X?): "As a Broncos fan, I'm still wishing Mahomes a speedy recovery through this difficult time." It's odd, but fans feel the need to state their allegiance to their favorite team before wishing another human being well. I didn't understand
  
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• YouTuber Reveals How He Became A Professional Skier (Part 2)

  11-08-2023 13:55 via powder.com
  
  Earlier this month, professional skier and Youtuber Bruce Oldham released a video documenting the progression of his freestyle skills over the years.Today, August 10th, he dropped the second part of that video, which covers everything from 2018 up until now. To catch part one and see the origins of Bruce's freestyle skiing story, click here. I'm honestly feeling a little dizzy after watching that.Sometimes I forget just how gnarly freestyle skiing has gotten. When I first got into the sport, abo
  
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• The Best Skier You've Never Heard Of Just Released A Mind-Blowing Video

  11-08-2023 13:54 via powder.com
  
  Pierre Rochat, aka Till I Break It, took the internet by storm this past winter, releasing a series of Instagram skiing videos that bent the laws of physics.And yesterday, August 10th, Pierre capped off this previous winter with a compendium of his best tricks, see it below, and prepare to have your socks knocked off.I honestly have no idea how this guy's knees are still intact. Every other trick in this video felt like an ACL injury invitation. He must do yoga regularly. Or, he's a member of th
  
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• Introducing Simon Hillis, The Pro Skier Born In Bali

  11-08-2023 00:10 via powder.com
  
  When you think of birthplaces that create legendary skiers, locales like Chamonix, Lake Tahoe, and Jackson come to mind.Thus, Simon Hillis, who was born in Bali, Indonesia, is something of an outlier when it comes to regions of origin for professional snowsports athletes. Learn more about his story via this recent upload from Teton Gravity Research, released in advance of the production house's upcoming film, Legend Has It.As you probably noticed, there's a big caveat to Simon being born in Bali
  
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