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• Skier Jumps Sketchy Crevasses In Glorious Spring Conditions

  03-11-2023 20:40 via powder.com
  
  Professional skier Sascha Geist had quite the season in his home of Argentina. His Instagram is loaded with jaw-dropping clips, but one of his most recent uploads is so good it deserves its own article right here on POWDER. Watch as Geist leaps over two massive crevasses in the clip below: View this post on InstagramA post shared by Powder Magazine (@powdermagazine)
  From Sacha Geist:"We tackled the Argentinean peak of Monte Tronador with its three summits, beginning our 5am j
  
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• Colorado's Snowiest Resort Announces Opening Day

  03-11-2023 18:56 via powder.com
  
  Wolf Creek Ski Area -- Colorado's snowiest ski resort -- has announced that it will open for skiing and riding on November 11th and November 12th with access to the Nova beginner lift.Here's the lowdown.View this post on InstagramA post shared by WolfCreekSki (@wolfcreekski)
  This is the plan for Wolf Creek's opening weekend via the resort's Instagram announcement:"Wolf Creek Ski Area is excited to announce that Saturday, November 11th and Sunday, November 12th the ski area will be open with the
  
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• Adaptive Skier On Overshooting 70 Foot Jump- "Just Hold On"

  03-11-2023 17:52 via powder.com
  
  Overshooting a ski jump is a nightmare without comparison. Often, depending on the size of the jump you're overshooting, you have time mid-air to think about the decisions that led you to this monstrous screw-up as the ground falls away -- then the impact comes, and you learn just how bad your miscalculation was.Here's professional sit skier Jay Rawe on an overshoot at the Audi Nines where everything almost went fully south.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Jay Rawe (@jayrawe1695)
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• Tom Wallisch Reveals One Of His "All-Time Fav Tricks"

  03-11-2023 17:03 via powder.com
  
  Tom Wallisch, like other professional skiers of his caliber, has a vast arsenal of freestyle maneuvers to choose from. Jump Tricks. Rail Tricks. Butters. Grabs. You name it -- Wallisch can probably do it.You might think that this enormous variety might engender decision fatigue. How can you pick your favorite tricks when you can do more than most skiers on Earth?Not so for Wallisch. In an Instagram post yesterday, the Pretzel Man revealed one of his all-time favorite tricks. Try and make a guess
  
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• Colorado Ski Resort To Open Two Weeks Early

  03-11-2023 13:15 via powder.com
  
  The pre-season -- no, early-season -- stoke train keeps rolling forward as the days whizz by.The latest? Well, by the time you're reading this, it'll be about to happen (or already have happened!), but Eldora Mountain Resort, Colorado, announced this week -- on November 1st -- that they plan to open two weeks early on Friday, November 3rd. That's today. Get pumped.Here's the rundown of what Eldora will have available for the first day of the season.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Eld
  
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• YouTuber Documents All The Antics Of Keystone, Colorado's Opening Day

  03-11-2023 13:00 via powder.com
  
  This week, on November 1st, Keystone Resort, Colorado, fired up its lifts for the first time this ski season.Present during the day was content creator Lucas Cantania -- known for his in-depth ski resort vlogs -- who captured all the excitement of those first Coloradan turns.Tune in below. As you might expect, Keystone's offerings were pretty limited on Wednesday. Skiers rode up the River Run Gondola, lapped Schoolmaram via Montezuma  Express, and downloaded at the end of the day by returni
  
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