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• Colorado Ski Area Claims They Recently Took A "Big Step" Towards Opening Day

  25-10-2023 23:15 via powder.com
  
  Arapahoe Basin, Colorado, announced today, October 25th, that they took "another big step in the right direction" last night.The cryptic-sounding caption was followed by a photo of A-Basin's snowmaking apparatus hard at work. By "big step," they were apparently referring to making significant progress toward fully coating their opening-day runs with man-made snow.A-Basin shared additional photos of its snowmaking efforts via a link to Al's Blog -- a blog run by the resort's COO, Al Henceroth.The
  
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• Banff's 'Big 3' Ski Resorts Welcome Snow And Announce Opening Days

  25-10-2023 22:57 via powder.com
  
  Banff, Alberta's "Big 3" resorts -- Mt. Norquay, Lake Louise, and Sunshine Village -- welcomed fresh snowfall yesterday, alongside sharing an Instagram post that announced each ski resort's opening day.View this post on InstagramA post shared by SkiBig3 (@skibig3)
  Planned opening dates at the Big 3 resorts:Lake Lake Louise: November 10thMt. Norquay: November 3rdSunshine Village: November 9thThat feels awfully soon, doesn't it? Mt. Norquay, should this opening date hold -- weather is finicky, aft
  
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• Skiing's Governing Body Blasts "Shallow" Climate Change Petition

  25-10-2023 22:47 via powder.com
  
  Author's note: Between the "he said, she said" nature of this situation and the fact that this drama is taking place across the pond (I'm writing from Montana, and I don't speak a lick of French or German), a lot remains foggy here -- I wanted to make that clear. This article could be updated in the future if more facts emerge.The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) has published a response to Protect Our Winters (POW) Switzerland's petition and now-widely-shared Instagram post tha
  
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• Washington's Snowiest Resort Receives First Significant Storm Of The Season

  25-10-2023 21:06 via powder.com
  
  Today, October 25th, Mt. Baker, Washington, announced that "it started snowing up at the ski area yesterday!"The storm is the first time the resort has received top-to-bottom snow coverage this season.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Mt. Baker Ski Area (@themtbakerskiarea)
  From the caption: "If you haven’t heard, it started snowing up at the ski area yesterday! While this first bit of snowfall is great news, this does not mean we are close to making any announcements about the s
  
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• World's Toughest Ski Race Installs Snow Retention Nets On Steepest Slopes

  25-10-2023 19:46 via powder.com
  
  The Hahnenkamm Races are an imposing and prestigious set of alpine tracks located in Kitzbühel, Austria. These FIS World Cup races -- set to be hosted this January -- are renowned for their steepness, particularly the "Streif," a downhill course.To ensure that snow remains on the steepest portions of the Hahnenkamm race courses, organizers shared that they were installing snow retention nets on October 24th.From the (translated) caption:"So that the snow does not simply slide down in the st
  
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• Marcus Caston Teases New Season Of 'Return Of The Turn'

  25-10-2023 19:02 via powder.com
  
  Professional skier Marcus Caston is teasing a new season of his popular web series Return of the Turn.Today, Caston posted an Instagram video of him tearing up a backcountry line with the following caption: "Filming for Return of the Turn. New episodes coming out soon!"View this post on InstagramA post shared by Marcus Caston (@marcuscaston)
  As you might've guessed by the title, Return of the Turn is all about the, y'know, turns. It's Caston's specialty: fast, precise skiing -- conditions be d*m
  
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• BCA Launches Season 2 of Backcountry [EDGE]ucation Video Series

  25-10-2023 17:00 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.If you’ve paid any attention to Backcountry Access in the past, it should come as no surprise that they’re sponsoring our Intro to Backcountry Month. BCA has a great history of furthering backcountry knowledge and education. Last year they launched Season 1 of Backcountry [EDGE]ucation (named after BCA cofounder Bruce ‘Edg
  
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• "I Don't Want To Hear That If I Like To Ski..."- News Anchor Reacts To El Niño Forecast

  25-10-2023 15:32 via powder.com
  
  The warm waters of the Pacific Ocean are set and El Niño is here to "dominate" Winter '23-'24, according to the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).El Niño winters of the past have seen a variety of weather patterns, but most models suggest that the Pacific Northwest can expect warmer-than-average temps this winter.KING 5 Seattle covered NOAA's '23/'24 Winter Outlook on a recent broadcast. Anchor Steve Soliz said what was on every skier's mind: "I don't want to hea
  
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• Giveaway: BCA Float E2 Airbag Pack and Backcountry Safety Kit

  25-10-2023 15:10 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.View the original article to see embedded media.
  
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• Professional Skier Makes Young Fan's Day In Heartwarming Video

  25-10-2023 14:33 via powder.com
  
  Professional skier Alex Hackel is doing it for the people.In an Instagram video shared earlier this week, October 23rd, Hackel met up with one of his fans -- an 11-year-old park skier -- for a day of shredding.Tune in below.  View this post on InstagramA post shared by Alex Hackel (@alexhackel)
  For context, I'm fairly certain this was recently shot at Snowpark Zermatt, a terrain park open on a Swiss glacier during the summer and fall.As for the video, talk about heartwarming. And no, "heart
  
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• Meet The New Zealander Who Skied Over 1 Million Vertical Meters In One Season

  25-10-2023 14:02 via powder.com
  
  On October 23rd, Coronet Peak, a New Zealand ski area, introduced Natalie Urbani, the skier who led the resort's distance skied leaderboard last winter in the Southern Hemisphere by skiing over 1 million vertical meters. That's over 3 million feet.In short, Urbani's earned herself the well-deserved title of "local legend."View this post on InstagramA post shared by Coronet Peak Ski Area (@coronetpeak)
  From the caption: "An end of season wrap-up with our leaderboard champion and local legend Nata
  
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• Becoming An “Artlete”: The Story Of Chris Benchetler And Dragon Alliance

  25-10-2023 13:00 via powder.com
  
  In the late 1990s, snowboarding was hot, skiing not so much. The snowboarders had captured the cool factor, drawing in freestyle-inclined youngsters with the promise of rebellion and switch takeoffs. Skiers, in comparison, felt dated. But all wasn’t lost. A crowd of forward-thinking freestylers was growing – namely legendary crews like the New Canadian Airforce – who were bent on returning skiing to the spotlight. The staging ground for their eventual resurgence? SuperPark: a g
  
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