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• Olympian Soars Through The Night At Kiwi Ski Resort

  17-08-2023 22:53 via powder.com
  
  Olympian and Kiwi professional skier Finn Bilous rips. He's a freeskiing multi-tool, having competed on the Freeride World Tour and in the Olympics.His recent Instagram post, shared yesterday, August 16th, showcases his immense on-snow talent. Watch as Finn blasts off a cat track at Coronet Peak, New Zealand, hucking a huge 360 and a cork 720.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Finn Bilous (@finnbilous)
   As noted before, Finn's something of an ATV -- he shines in almost every freesk
  
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• POWDER Asks: 'Where And When Did You First Ski Powder?'

  17-08-2023 22:30 via powder.com
  
  Skiing, like any sports subculture, is rife with contentious subjects. The telemark debate. The fat skis versus skinny skis debate. And, of course, the mega pass debate -- a can of worms I don't dare open.But as skiers, we can all agree on one thing: powder skiing rocks. Right? Right. Glad we settled that.In the spirit of our collective obsession with powder (and in honor of our publication's name), my editor, Matt Lorelli, posed the following question on Powder's Facebook page: It's a simple ye
  
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• Sun Valley's Major Enhancement Project Is Taking Shape

  17-08-2023 21:02 via powder.com
  
  Sun Valley Resort, Idaho, is continuing to make progress on the Warm Springs Enhancement Project, a development effort that will bring two new lifts to the resort's Warm Springs base area.Here's a video documenting the 17th week of the project, which was last week.To learn more about the project, check out our article detailing the upcoming Warm Springs base area updates.If you'd like to stay put, though, here's the quick 411.Sun Valley is replacing the iconic Challenger Quad with a high-speed s
  
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• Telluride, Colorado Celebrates 36 Years Since The Grateful Dead First Came To Town

  17-08-2023 20:40 via powder.com
  
  The Grateful Dead, love them or hate them, can't be ignored for their impact on American music, culture, lore, and skiing.The band formed in Palo Alto, California in 1965, and was a prominent fixture of the live music scene for the latter half of the 20th century. The Dead's most impactful show, when it comes to skiing, occurred on August 15th, 1987 in Telluride, Colorado.Telluride Ski Resort celebrated the 36th anniversary of the show by sharing vintage images across their social media channels
  
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• Beloved Vermont Ski Resort Provides Look At Vintage Trail Map

  17-08-2023 19:39 via powder.com
  
  Trail maps are a vital piece of skiers' paraphernalia. They guide us through the mountains when cell service can't, remind us of the resorts we've patronized in the past, and facilitate the exploration of exciting new locales. In short, to be a skier, or at least one that travels outside of their home turf, is to occasionally glance downwards on the chairlift, digesting a beautifully realized network of runs, lodges, and restaurants.Yesterday, August 16th, Pico Mountain, Vermont, honored th
  
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• Epic Pass Announces Opening Dates For Its North American Resorts

  17-08-2023 18:54 via powder.com
  
  Over the past month, ski resorts across North America have upped the winter hype ante by announcing targeted opening dates for this coming winter.Yesterday, August 17th, Vail Resorts joined the fray by sharing a compendium of Epic Pass resort targeted opening dates.See it below.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Epic Pass (@epicpass)
  Keystone, Colorado, has clinched the earliest predicted opening date position with a coveted "mid-October" estimation.The rest of the resorts have planned
  
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• Sister Summit Returns For Another Season

  17-08-2023 18:10 via powder.com
  
  Earlier this week on August 14th, Sister Summit took to Instagram to announce that they are following up their inaugural event with not one but two Sister Summit gatherings this upcoming winter.Here's the announcement.View this post on InstagramA post shared by SISTER SUMMIT (@sistersummit_)
  Last season, the competition occurred at Mustang Powder, a cat-skiing operation in British Columbia. The 100% female gathering drew a cadre of bad-*ss women, including speakers, skiers, snowboarders, photogr
  
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• Southern Utah Sees First Snow Of The Season- Or Is It Graupel?

  17-08-2023 14:47 via powder.com
  
  The Utah Highway Patrol took to Facebook on August 16th, 2023 to share two pictures of, what appears to be, snow covering an undisclosed highway. The photos were taken on August 12th, 2023.A few savvy commenters were able to identify that the pictures were captured along Highway 14 in Cedar Canyon, not far from the iconic Cedar Breaks National Monument in southern Utah.The post claims the accumulation is snow, but is it? Some commenters are wondering if a trooper confused it for graupel or hail.
  
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• Mammoth Mountain's 900 Inches Of Snow Has Finally Melted

  17-08-2023 14:29 via powder.com
  
  Mammoth Mountain, California recorded more than 900 inches (75 feet) of snowfall at the resort's 11,053' summit during the Winter '22-'23 season.The record season kept skiers and snowboarders sliding on snow until August 6th, 2023. It was Mammoth's second longest season in history. Believe it or not, but 900 inches of snow eventually melts out. Mammoth announced on the evening of August 17th, 2023 that the melted snow has made it possible to open one of the resort's most popu
  
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• Infamous Lake Tahoe Bear 'Hank The Tank' Finally Captured

  17-08-2023 13:12 via powder.com
  
  Earlier this month, a Lake Tahoe, California, resident that has broken into 21 homes since 2022 was finally captured.And no, this wasn't a prolific cat burglar bent on pilfering expensive outdoor gear like mountain bikes and skis; it was a rotund female black bear named "Hank The Tank.""Hank," or "Henrietta," as some call her, wasn't alone in her crime spree. She was joined by three little vandals in training: her cubs.The family was brought to justice in early August, safely immobilized by wild
  
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• Aussies Turn The Slopes Into An Epic Rugby Match

  17-08-2023 13:12 via powder.com
  
  In honor of a local rugby team called the Bush Pigs, Thredbo Resort, Australia, shared an Instagram post yesterday, August 16th, that blended the lines between rugby and snowboarding.Watch as a crew of Aussie snowboarders turn the slopes of Thredbo into an epic rugby match.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Thredbo Resort (@thredboresort)
  The Bush Pigs, officially called the Jindabyne Rugby Union Club, are sponsored by Thredbo Resort, hence the call-out. The team is also on an undefeate
  
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