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• Connery Lundin Flips Into Portillo's Iconic Slopeside Pool

  27-09-2023 23:19 via powder.com
  
  Down south, at Ski Portillo, Chile, lives an iconic swimming pool. It's got mountain views, water (okay, that's a given), and, recently, has acted as a landing pad for the shenanigans of professional skier Connery Lundin.Here's Lundin flipping his way around Ski Portillo with a watery conclusion.I'll let you fill in the blanks.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Ski Portillo (@skiportillo)
  Talk about making a splash. Sorry, that was terrible.As with other watery endeavors involving skis,
  
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• Montana Resort Unveils New Ski Trail Category: Double Blue Squares

  27-09-2023 22:50 via powder.com
  
  Yesterday, September 27th, Stacie Mesuda, Big Sky Resort, Montana's public relations manager, shared on X (formerly Twitter) that the resort's new trail map, which features the upgraded and moved Lone Peak Tram, was officially available.While the new Lone Peak Tram's line might've been the star of the show, another change to the map was presented: the inclusion of double blue squares.New @bigskyresort trail map just dropped - including the new Lone Peak Tram line 🚠 and double blue ԉ
  
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• Veronica Paulsen "Can't Wait" To Try Double Flipping Corbet's Again

  27-09-2023 22:19 via powder.com
  
  Professional skier Veronica Paulsen set the skiing world ablaze last season when she launched a double backflip into the imposing Corbet's Couloir at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Wyoming.In a YouTube upload shared yesterday, she recapped the backflip (it's as gnarly as ever) and shared in the title that she "can't wait to try it again!"Hearing that Paulsen's stoked to give the double at Corbet's another go is great news (she minorly whiffed it last season) as the attempt, which took place at la
  
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• El Niño '23/'24 Forecasts Are Exhausting

  27-09-2023 20:57 via powder.com
  
  It's that time of the year. Ski movie tours are ramping up, the snow's starting to fly, and everyone, from the guy you met in undergrad who took Meteorology 100 to actual, legit scientists, is speculating on what this upcoming winter will look like weather-wise. That last part -- the weather part -- is the most important. We skiers are understandably weather and storm-obsessed folk, always curious about where the storms will or won't hit, now enthralled by the deluge of long-term winter for
  
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• Colorado Ski Area Hopes To Start Snowmaking In 4 Days

  27-09-2023 18:52 via powder.com
  
  Folks, winter is officially right around the corner.Loveland Ski Area, Colorado, could start snowmaking in as little as four days.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Loveland Ski Area (@lovelandskiarea)
  Earlier this month, on September 20th, Loveland shared that they planned to start snowmaking on October 1st, four days from today.Keep in mind that the classic "weather and conditions permitting" ski area caveat applies here, as always.So what of the temperatures at Loveland this coming w
  
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• Kye Petersen Proves (Yet Again) He's One Of The Best Skiers On The Planet

  27-09-2023 18:14 via powder.com
  
  As skiers, we talk a lot about no-fall zones. "Oh, yeah, that run is a no-fall zone," is something most have probably heard from a friend or acquaintance on the hill.Admittedly, we skiers, myself included, probably overuse this term a little bit. No-fall zones aren't areas where you don't want to fall; they're areas where if you fall, you die. Full stop.Case in point: this run from professional skier Kye Petersen is what a bona fide no-fall zone looks like. Petersen isn't risking bouncing off a
  
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• Powder Review: Patagonia Women’s Storm Shift Jacket and Pants

  27-09-2023 18:11 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 nutshellThe Patagonia Women’s Storm Shift Jacket and Pants are durable, lightly-insulated outerwear pieces designed for inbounds skiing, with the added benefit of some pretty impressive sustainability markers.Size Tested: SmallMaterials: 2-layer 100% recycled polyester PFC-free GORE-TEX, 61% recycled polyester tricot-knit liningP
  
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• Robb Gaffney Memorial Service To Be Held On October 6th, More Details To Come

  27-09-2023 16:33 via powder.com
  
  The skiing world is still reeling after the loss of Dr. Robb Gaffney. The Lake Tahoe legend passed away on September 26th, 2023 after a long and valiant battle against cancer.Powder has learned that a memorial service will be held for Robb Gaffney on October 6th, 2023, but the time and location has yet to be announced. We will share additional information when it becomes available.The team at Powder is remembering some of our favorite Robb Gaffney moments throughout the years. One of them,
  
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• Henrik Harlaut: "Coaches Around The World Probably Hate Me"

  27-09-2023 14:47 via powder.com
  
  Henrik Harlaut is a legend of the sport. Full stop. He's been an Olympian, a ski movie star, an X Games showstopper, and after over a decade in the biz, isn't showing any signs of slowing down.To reach this heralded status, Harlaut didn't abide by the rulebook. In fact, he completely threw the rulebook out the window: Harlaut's known for his unique style and approach to skiing, foregoing current trends in favor of pursuing skiing on his own terms. In the freestyle space, Harlaut has always zigge
  
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