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• Pro Skier Makes First Turns Of The Season At Wyoming Resort

  31-10-2023 21:25 via powder.com
  
  Last week, Grand Targhee, Wyoming, was hit with a honkin' early-season storm, ending the cycle with somewhere in the ballpark range of 15+ powdery inches.Never one to waste an opportunity to go skiing, professional skier Griffin Dunne hit the Ghee post-storm for some warm-up laps.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Griffin Dunne (@griffdunne)
  Dunne, who spent time as a competitor on the Freeride World Tour, is known for his chill, laid-back approach to skiing, dropping slashes, butters,
  
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• Skier Risks It All To Make Early Season Powder Turns

  31-10-2023 20:56 via powder.com
  
  Look, I get it. The pre-season is a funky time of year. Some resorts are starting to open up, snow is adorning the hills above many mountain towns throughout North America, and stoke, for better or worse, is at an all-time high.The confluence of those factors sometimes makes skiers pursue rock-infested lines that should probably result in a health insurance premium rate hike if skied.With that preamble out of the way, here's skier Conor McHugh putting it all on the line for some early-season, hi
  
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• Overkill is Underrated

  31-10-2023 19:44 via powder.com
  
  This is not a gear review, at least not in the traditional sense. And it’s not really a product announcement, since these skis were first released about a decade ago. Instead it’s more of a personal essay, a tribute to a ski that’s made me really happy over the years. The ski in question? Moment’s Ghost Train, which just dropped for a limited release, along with re-released Meridians and Meridian Tours. It’ll probably sell out quick, but, even if it does, this piece
  
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• "Close Call"- Pro Skier Narrowly Avoids Trees

  31-10-2023 18:50 via powder.com
  
  In case you'd forgotten, Eric Pollard is nice with it on a pair of skis.His most recent Instagram post -- shared yesterday featuring a clip shot last winter -- highlights his ability to avoid catastrophe via his quick reflexes.Here's Pollard doing his thing as usual.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Eric Pollard (@ericrpollard)
  It's easy to forget that tree skiing, with its abundance of immovable objects and ever-forboding tree wells, is probably the most dangerous kind of skiing the a
  
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• Eastern Ski Resorts Slammed With Snow On Halloween

  31-10-2023 18:13 via powder.com
  
  Happy Halloween east coast skiers. Mother Nature has just delivered the sweetest of treats to many of your favorite ski resorts.Peaks from the Adirondacks of New York to the tallest peaks of Maine were plastered with a healthy coating of white that has skiers celebrating.There are no tricks here. Winter is coming, and the recent storm is a little taste of what is to come. Check out the beautiful pictures captured by New York's aptly-named Whiteface Mountain on October 31, 2023:View this post on
  
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• Banff Resort To Kick Off Canadian Ski Season This Weekend

  31-10-2023 18:06 via powder.com
  
  Well, that was fast. Yesterday, Mt. Norquay -- located just outside the picturesque town of Banff, Alberta -- shared an important reminder: they will become the first ski area to open in Canada this Friday, November 3rd.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Mt. Norquay (@mtnorquay)
  On tap for opening day at Mt. Norquay will be the Cascade Quad chairlift and the Sundance magic carpet. These lifts serve a variety of beginner terrain.As for anticipated conditions -- well, it's the early seaso
  
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• 'Fast Grass'- East Coasters Log First Ski Day Of The Season

  31-10-2023 18:00 via powder.com
  
  There's a comical phrase used by the skiing community to describe when it snows just enough for skis to slide, but not quite enough for it to be safe -- 'fast grass'.Fast grass isn't for the faint of heart. Rocks, dirt, mud, and other less-than-slippery surfaces are waiting to end your season before it even starts.Check out the clip below of skiers Adam Kruszyna, Matt Scheeler, and Stan Plewak making their first turns of the season at an undisclosed location in the Northeast. Video upl
  
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• Maine's Largest Resort Records First Snowfall Of The Season

  31-10-2023 17:26 via powder.com
  
  Yesterday, Maine's largest ski resort -- Sugarloaf -- shared footage of its first seasonal snowfall.Rejoice, East Coast skiers, it's officially your turn in the spotlight.Here's a look.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Sugarloaf (@sugarloafmountain)
  Hoping for more of the initial wintry blast? You're in the right place. Check out this snowy series of photos shot at Sugarloaf provided to POWDER.Fall on the East Coast? Doesn't look like it.Sugarloaf/Nathaniel KayeThe Sugarshack i
  
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• It's Happening!- Vermont's Largest Ski Resort Begins Snowmaking

  31-10-2023 16:55 via powder.com
  
  All right, West Coast skiers, you've had your moment -- Arapahoe Basin's open, Keystone's quickly following suit, and several resorts have had their first multi-foot snow storms of the season -- it's time for the East to shine.Earlier today, Killington, Vermont -- the state's largest ski resort -- announced that they had begun snowmaking efforts. This morning...#Beast365 #Killington pic.twitter.com/LmMFWh7WlV— Killington Resort (@KillingtonMtn) October 31, 2023The snow guns are focused on
  
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• They're Already Skiing Powder In Canada

  31-10-2023 16:36 via powder.com
  
  The ski season is already here -- it's just not evenly distributed.Earlier this month, on October 25th, content creator James Pavelick of Rise & Alpine enjoyed an early-season storm near Vancouver, British Columbia, by schlepping himself up and skiing down Cypress Mountain. While rocks and other obstacles were predictably a problem, powder was on tap, too.These sorts of early-season excursions are a rite of passage for the hardcore skier, functioning as appetizers for winter's proper, full-f
  
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• Large Crowd Turns Out For Arapahoe Basin's Opening Day

  31-10-2023 16:36 via powder.com
  
  This weekend, October 29th, Arapahoe Basin, Colorado, opened for skiing and riding, becoming the first ski resort in North America to offer lift-accessed turns.Predictably, the momentous occasion drew significant crowds, as documented by this image from the resort's webcams.Look at this line at Arapahoe Basin this morning 😂 (taken from their base webcam) pic.twitter.com/UOowcpKXKW— Lincoln in the Adirondacks 🥾 (@Riddle_Lincoln) October 29, 2023I don't like waiting in line a
  
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