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• New Mexico Ski Area Fires Up Snow Guns: "Winter Ops Have Officially Begun"

  13-10-2023 22:54 via powder.com
  
  Do you feel that? The coolness in the air? The crackle of dead leaves underfoot? It's almost winter, folks. Temperatures are dropping, and skiing is again at the forefront of our minds.And it's not just feeling: Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico, took to Facebook today, October 13th, announcing that "winter ops have officially begun."While Taos didn't expand further on the beginning of winter ops, it appears that the resort is referring to officially firing up its snow guns, a welcome harbinger of the
  
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• Snowboarder Poaches Alta For First Turns Of The Year

  13-10-2023 20:36 via powder.com
  
  As you may have heard by now, winter made a strong showing this week across the western United States, with several ski resorts picking up a foot (or more!) of snow.In times like these, a question looms: Is there now enough snow on the ground to, y'know, go skiing?To snowboarder and OpenSnow forecaster Luke Stone, the answer to that question was a resounding yes at Alta Ski Area, Utah, yesterday. Here's Stone making the most of the latest wintry blast by enjoying a few foot-accessed Alta la
  
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• Southern Utah Resort Fires Up Snowmaking System- "It's Happening"

  13-10-2023 20:02 via powder.com
  
  With temperatures dropping across the West, several ski areas, like Brian Head Resort, Utah, have begun snowmaking operations.Yesterday, October 12th, Brian Head announced that "Snow making has officially started on the mountain."Love it or hate it, snowmaking is an essential component of the ski resort opening day rat race. Without snow guns, resorts are entirely at the mercy of natural weather patterns, which are notoriously fickle.Brian Head plans to open on November 10th this year. Last seas
  
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• "14 Inches And Counting!"- Montana Resort Slammed With Snow

  13-10-2023 19:37 via powder.com
  
  This week, winter has started properly showing face throughout the mountain West, with multiple ski resorts reporting their first major snowfalls of the season.One such resort is Red Lodge Mountain, Montana, who, yesterday, announced that they had received 14 inches of snow "and counting!"In the Facebook post, the resort advised against travel to Red Lodge Mountain, as the access roads were "extremely slick."Since yesterday, the snow has continued to fall at Red Lodge Mountain. The resort's snow
  
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• RIP Tof Henry

  13-10-2023 19:21 via powder.com
  
  On Wednesday, October 11th, BioBioChile reported that two extreme skiers, one Chilean and one French, had been killed while attempting to climb and presumably ski Chile's Putiagudo Volcano.Later reports confirmed that those killed were Tof Henry and IFMGA guide Juan Senoret.While the specifics of the accident are still unclear, it is known that Henry and Señoret fell off a cliff before their passing.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Tof Henry (@tof_henry)
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• Why it’s Worth Skiing With a Radio

  13-10-2023 18:00 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 the spirit of Intro to Backcountry Month - Presented by BCA, it’s time to talk about radios. Initially I had a screed laid out, haranguing readers to start skiing with a radio, threatening danger and tragedy if you don’t. But, honestly, for the last few years I haven’t regularly carried a radio while skiing. It’s
  
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• Lake Tahoe Ski Area Fires Up Snowmaking System For First Time This Season

  13-10-2023 16:16 via powder.com
  
  Temps are plummeting, snow is falling, and snowmaking guns are roaring back to life.The numerous ski resorts in the Lake Tahoe region don't rely heavily on snowmaking thanks to ample natural snowfall, but the modern technology helps to kick things off in the early season.Mt. Rose-Ski Tahoe, located just 30 minutes from Reno, NV, took to social media on October 12th, 2023 to share photos of their snowmaking guns firing for the first time this season. Take a look below.View this post on InstagramA
  
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• Utah Skiers Kick Off The Season With Powdery Conditions In October

  13-10-2023 15:34 via powder.com
  
  Cheers! The Winter '23-'24 season is unofficially underway in the state of Utah!Salt Lake City based skier The Daily Pow hiked up to Alta Ski Area's Gunsight on October 12th, 2023 and was greeted by enough snow to carefully make his way down through the chute.The snowpack is thin, by all stretches of the imagination, but according to The Daily Pow: "...we’ve skied it on worse". See below.The Daily Pow: "Winter has arrived in Utah and the storm total at Alta was 9 inches from this
  
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• Professional Skier Slides 100+ Foot Guardrail Using Only His Shoes

  13-10-2023 14:09 via powder.com
  
  At this point, professional skier Andri Ragletti is known for being one of the loosest cannons out there. Not only is he a phenom on skis -- Ragletti landed skiing's first quadruple cork in 2017 -- he's also developed a penchant for off-snow antics that would make a veteran stuntperson blush.Case in point: this recent upload from Ragletti, wherein he slides a 100+ foot guardrail using only his shoes.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Andri Ragettli (@andriragettli)
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• ‘I drove to the Alps in my electric car’: readers’ favourite eco-conscious ski trips

  13-10-2023 12:00
  
  Our tipsters use trains, hi-tech ferries and electric vehicles to hit the slopes from the Pyrenees to the TirolI’ve often travelled by train to ski resorts, but my favourite low-carbon ski holiday was when I drove to the French and Swiss Alps in my electric car last year. I was full of range-anxiety before I left the UK, but the Tesla supercharger network is so good across Europe it was never an issue. Chamonix has plenty of EV chargers and I parked and charged at Täsch, to visit car-
  
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• Colorado Ski Resort Known For Opening Early Starts Snowmaking

  13-10-2023 01:16 via powder.com
  
  Today and yesterday, Keystone Resort, Colorado, benefitted from a statewide storm that deposited snow at multiple ski resorts throughout the region.While cause for celebration, this early-season storm wasn't just a wintry tease for Keystone; it was also an occasion for the resort to fire up one of its essential tools: snowguns.The drop in temperature last night allowed Keystone to begin snowmaking.From the caption:"Mother nature wasn't the only one putting in work last night. Snowmaking season h
  
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