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• Tracking Every Major Ski Resort's First Snow Of The Season

  07-09-2023 23:18 via powder.com
  
  Folks, it's that time of the year -- resorts throughout North America are reporting their first snowfalls of the season. The countdown for winter is officially on.Thus, here at Powder, we decided to wrangle the beast that is pre-season stoke and gather all of the first North American major ski resort snowfalls of 2023 in one place for your viewing convenience. Click on the snowfall date for more information about each storm.(This list will continue expanding and being updated as more resorts rec
  
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• Unique Athlete-Owned Ski Brand Celebrates Two Years In Business

  07-09-2023 23:15 via powder.com
  
  Today, September 7th, the 1000 Skis team celebrated hitting a significant milestone: the brand has now been in business for two years. Magnus Granér -- 1000 Skis co-owner and athlete -- broke the news on Instagram.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Magnus (@skimanguy)
  Alex Hackel, another brand co-owner and professional skier, also jumped in, sharing his retrospective look at 1000 Skis.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Alex Hackel (@alexhackel)
  The launch of 1000 Skis w
  
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• Utah's Highest Ski Resort Announces Opening Day

  07-09-2023 22:18 via powder.com
  
  In a September 7th press release, Brian Head Resort -- the ski area with the highest base elevation in Utah -- shared that it plans to open for skiing and riding this winter on November 10th.Opening day 2022 at Brian Head ResortCourtesy: Brian Head ResortLast fall, Brian Head Resort was the first resort to open in Utah for the 2022-2023 season, starting up the bullwheels for skiers and riders on November 4th. This early opening date allowed the resort to have its longest skiing and rid
  
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• The High Point Carriage Road at Minnewaska

  07-09-2023 21:30 via nyskiblog.com
  
  In the last days of August, the High Point Carriage Road, a historic 2.8-mile piece of the Minnewaska State Park’s carriage road network, officially re-opened to the public. On September 1, my friend Brian and I set out to explore the new road on bicycles. We started at the Minnewaska parking area and rode on the Upper Awosting Carriage Road to Lake Awosting. From Awosting, the Smiley Carriage Road would connect us with the new High Point road. Although I’m » Read More »
  
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• The Longest Ski Tunnel In The World

  07-09-2023 19:09 via powder.com
  
  Austria is home to the world's longest ski tunnel at Silvretta Montafon Ski Area.Before I give you any stats on this infrastructural beast (videos are more fun than numbers, I know), I'm going to direct you towards this clip documenting the tunnel. It's a seriously big boy.While this tunnel isn't as exciting as a water slide that permits speeds of 60+ miles per hour, the video is less about the thrill and more about the architectural marvel on display.This brings us to a subject I was putting of
  
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• Student Playing Hooky Runs Into Teacher On Ski Chairlift

  07-09-2023 18:33 via powder.com
  
  Playing hooky on work or school to take advantage of a powder day is one of the oldest tricks in the book. You feign a sore throat, give your boss or school front office a call, and voila! Obligations begone.But what if you were skipping school and ran into your teacher, who was also playing hooky?It's not just a hypothetical -- in this classic video shared on Reddit earlier this year, a student cutting class to ski at Willamette Pass, Oregon, encountered, you guessed it, their teacher.(Turn the
  
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• Brave Husky Drops Into Corbet's Couloir

  07-09-2023 17:55 via powder.com
  
  Dog owners, I have a question: How far would your pup go to keep up with you on the slopes?If you answered, "I dunno, probably drop in behind me on Corbet's Couloir," your dog would be in good company with Elu, a husky who, ten years ago, did just that in a video filmed by Jason Strong.Tune in below to watch what is probably the gnarliest line accomplished by man's best friend.I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but Elu passed a few years ago. While the Jackson Hole legend is gone, her legacy l
  
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• Pro Skier Triggers Avalanche To Demonstrate Important Snow Safety Tip

  07-09-2023 15:38 via powder.com
  
  Professional skier Owen Leeper spends much of his time in the backcountry near Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Wyoming.As any responsible skier would, Leeper always carries a beacon, probe, and shovel when venturing out past resort boundary lines.Leeper created the video below to demonstrate how to ski cut a slope. The idea is that a hard turn, or 'cut', will release loose snow that could cause problems.
  "There it goes!", Leeper says as a shelf of snow descends quickly down the slope.He captioned
  
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• Kids Excitedly Ride Mont Tremblant's New Summer Ski Slope

  07-09-2023 14:26 via powder.com
  
  Who needs snow? Not Mont Tremblant, Quebec, that's for sure.The French-Canadian ski area shared a video earlier this month on September 5th, showing off its new summer ski slope that utilizes an artificial surface for year-round skiing.Watch as kids shred the dry slopes at Mont Tremblant below.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Tremblant (@monttremblant)
  The Mont Tremblant summer ski slope opened on August 18th, 2023. The slope is broken into two sections: the Upper Equilibre
  
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• Forgotten Lake Tahoe Ski Clip Shows How Amazing Conditions Were In May

  07-09-2023 14:16 via powder.com
  
  Lake Tahoe, California, skier Andrew Hays discovered a hidden gem from seasons past while sifting through his computer's desktop. The ski video he found was filmed on "The Palisades," a cliff zone at Palisades Tahoe in May, showcasing just how deep the snowpack was last winter.Check out the video that was shared yesterday, September 6th, below.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Andy Hays (@mandrewhays)
  From the caption:"Sometimes my computer desktop gets kind of out of control. Ran
  
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