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• Cody Townsend Shares Exclusive Details About Upcoming Season Of 'The Fifty Project'

  30-08-2023 22:39 via powder.com
  
  Cody Townsend fans, you're in luck -- more The Fifty Project content is on the way.Yesterday, August 28th, Townsend teased what we can expect from The Fifty this upcoming season.Tap in below.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Cody Townsend (@codytownsend)
  Typically, episodes of The Fifty are 20-30 minute YouTube videos covering Townsend's journey towards skiing all of the lines featured in the classic book The Fifty Classic Ski Descents of North America.Powder reached out to Townsend to
  
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• "I Ski Alone" Is The Anthem We've Been Waiting For

  30-08-2023 22:09 via powder.com
  
  Contrary to popular belief, there is such a thing as "friends on a powder day". Don't let your over-zealous friends fool you.With that said, every skier enjoys taking a few laps on their own. The freedom to ski at one's own pace is as liberating as it is relaxing. Go when you want, stop when you want, turn when you want... what more could you ask for?Rick Davis knows what I'm talking about. Listen to his parody of George Thorogood's 'I Drink Alone' titled (you guess it)...'I Ski Alone':Video pub
  
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• Southern Utah's High Altitude Ski Resort Announces Opening Day

  30-08-2023 20:34 via powder.com
  
  Yesterday, August 30th, Utah resort Brian Head Resort threw its opening day announcement hat into the pre-season hype ring.See the resort's announcement via Instagram below.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Brian Head Resort (@brianheadresort)
  Brian Head's scheduled opening day is November 10th! That's only 72 days from now. Seem early? I thought so, too. Most major North American resorts wait until late November to start spinning the lifts, aside from Arapahoe Basin, Colorado, which o
  
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• Australian Ski Resort Ending Season Dissapointingly Early

  30-08-2023 18:50 via powder.com
  
  Last week, on August 24th, Mt. Baw Baw Alpine Resort announced that they would close unusually early for the season on Sunday, September 3rd.In a press release explaining the closure, the resort cited "unseasonal conditions." "Lower recent natural snowfalls on the Southern Resort has impacted the skiing, tobogganing, ski lessons and snow play. The warmer nights have also impacted the snow production," the resort continued, explaining the role low snowfall played in the decision.Mt. Baw Baw's web
  
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• Australian Ski Resort Ending Season Disappointingly Early

  30-08-2023 18:50 via powder.com
  
  Last week, on August 24th, Mt. Baw Baw Alpine Resort announced that they would close unusually early for the season on Sunday, September 3rd.In a press release explaining the closure, the resort cited "unseasonal conditions." "Lower recent natural snowfalls on the Southern Resort has impacted the skiing, tobogganing, ski lessons and snow play. The warmer nights have also impacted the snow production," the resort continued, explaining the role low snowfall played in the decision.Mt. Baw Baw's web
  
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• Utah Resort Remembers Record Snow With Striking Before And After Photos

  30-08-2023 17:46 via powder.com
  
  Folks, everybody's favorite ski resort internet trend is back: before and after pictures that showcase just how wild the snow depth was last winter.Up next is Deer Valley Resort, Utah, which shared an Instagram post yesterday, August 29th, documenting the burial of a deer statue at the Stag Lodge during January 2023.(To scroll through these images, click the small arrows on the right side of the shared post.)View this post on InstagramA post shared by Deer Valley Resort (@deervalleyresort)
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• The Paddle of Big Sandy Creek

  30-08-2023 15:30 via nyskiblog.com
  
  The Battle of Big Sandy Creek occurred on May 29th 1814 between the British and American forces during the war of 1812. Although it was an American victory it would prove inconsequential to the war as the British retained control of the Great Lakes. The Paddle of Big Sandy Creek occurred last weekend and was significantly less violent. Farah and I had been scoping out beaches and kayaking spots along Lake Ontario when we learned of Big Sandy Creek. Located » Read More »
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• Summer Blizzard Dumps "Almost" Enough Snow To Go Skiing At World's Largest Ski Resort

  30-08-2023 15:22 via powder.com
  
  Millions of Americans are bracing for Hurricane Idalia this morning. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, French ski resort Les 3 Vallées (The 3 Valleys) was buried by a summer blizzard.Multiple high-altitude ski resorts around the Alps saw their first significant snow events of the season, but the video below shows the deepest snow we've seen thus far.Watch as a representative from The 3 Valleys picks up a large pile of snow and proclaims that there's almost enough to go skiin
  
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• Washington Ski Resort Teases Upcoming Chairlift Auction

  30-08-2023 13:58 via powder.com
  
  Alpental, Washington, is replacing and retiring an old chairlift this summer, and you know what that means... chairlift auction! The dates aren't set in stone yet; all we know is that folks interested should "Keep your eyes on our socials in September, we'll be releasing details on how you might be able to get your hands on one of Sessel's old chairs!"The full Instagram announcement post, shared earlier this week, August 28th, includes details on the under-construction new Sessel Chair.View this
  
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• Incredible Snow Conditions Are On Tap At Chilean Ski Resort After Huge Storm

  30-08-2023 13:56 via powder.com
  
  Remember all those articles Powder shared about Chile and Argentina getting multiple feet of snow last week? Yeah, me too. But I was left wanting more. "How was the snow?" I wondered. "Was the skiing and riding all time, or what?" If, like me, you're itching to see what the conditions after those storms actually looked like, you've come to the right place.Here's a clip of snowboarder @patomun0z making pitch-perfect powder turns in Chile. It was shared on Monday, August 28th. Unsurprisingly, the
  
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