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• Another Storm Blankets Idaho Ski Resort With Snow

  29-09-2023 23:07 via powder.com
  
  It's happening. Winter's here in Idaho. Or, I suppose, it's already happened. But the more the merrier, right?Today, September 29th, Schweitzer, Idaho, reported its second snowstorm of the season, showing off a high-altitude frozen blanket.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Schweitzer (@schweitzer_mountain)
  Is it just me, or doesn't the ski season seem to be approaching faster than usual? Countless resorts throughout the West have already seen their first snowfalls of the season. And no
  
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• Try These Easy Warm-Up Exercises Before You Go Skiing

  29-09-2023 22:41 via powder.com
  
  Skiing requires a lot of your body. Rapid movements, impacts... you name it. When you're on the hill, anything goes.That's what's so funny about skiing. It's an intense workout, but most skiers, myself included, don't warm up for it in any meaningful way. We sit in the lodge for a while and then spend another 20 minutes riding chairlifts before expecting our bodies to perform at a high level. No wonder skiers are always complaining about knee injuries.Well, I'm here to tell you that it doesn't h
  
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• Professional Skier Tries (And Fails) To Explain How Skis Are Made In Hilarious Video

  29-09-2023 20:25 via powder.com
  
  Skis. We love them. Can't shut up about them. But try as most of us might, the specifics of constructing our favorite planks are somewhat mysterious, outside the expertise of the average skier.It turns out the ski construction blackbox is also beyond some professional skiers, as evidenced by the hilarious video starring Blizzard Tecnica athlete Marcus Caston, who hopelessly tries to explain the details of Blizzard's new Rustler ski.All right, you got me. This is 100% satire. Caston's been with B
  
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• Professional Skier Details His Entire Backcountry Setup

  29-09-2023 19:42 via powder.com
  
  Buying everything you need to ski, from boots to skis and bindings, is a royal pain in the butt.Planning for a backcountry excursion on skis only complicates the search for gear, requiring an additional handful of backcountry-specific equipment.If you're interested in backcountry skiing and are at a total loss as to where to start, you've come to the right place.Last season, professional skier Nikolai Schirmer released a video that details his entire backcountry setup. While his gear might not m
  
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• Vermont Resort Begins Testing Snowmaking With New Tech

  29-09-2023 18:18 via powder.com
  
  Killington Resort, Vermont, shared online yesterday, September 28th, that they have some fancy new snow guns and are now testing them.The snow guns, called HKD tower guns, now line the side of Superstar -- a popular run at Killington -- allowing the resort to "maximize our snowmaking capacity on Superstar once the temps drop," per a recent X (formerly Twitter) post.Here are the new guns in action.Our Snowmaking Crew is beginning to test our new HKD tower guns equipped with KLIK technology. This
  
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• Skiing Content Creator Releases Difficult Ski Naming Challenge

  29-09-2023 16:30 via powder.com
  
  @cypherski, a content creator known for his informative videos about professional skiers, released a video yesterday that challenges viewers to name a series of old skis quickly.Try it for yourself below.View this post on InstagramA post shared by CypherSki (@cypherski)
  I have to admit, I came into this one a little too confident. I only got the K2 Hellbents and Salomon Suspects, and with those, I didn't even get the year right.To my credit, it's a tough challenge! Several skiers in the comments
  
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• When A Movie Crew Built A Fake Town At A Ski Resort For Charlie Chaplain

  29-09-2023 15:33 via powder.com
  
  Early this month, September 15th, Sugarbowl Resort, California, shared a lesser-known historical factoid: in 1925, the resort was a filming location for Charlie Chaplain's film The Gold Rush.Part of filming this movie involved constructing an entire fake town on Sugarbowl's piste.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Sugar Bowl Resort (@sugarbowlresort)
  From the caption: "Did you know that they built a fake village at the bottom of the Palisades in 1925 for the Charlie Chaplin movie "The G
  
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