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• Intrepid Skiers Combine Early Season Turns With Disc Golfing

  10-11-2023 23:38 via powder.com
  
  This week, Berthoud Pass, Colorado, received enough snow for skiing.Taking advantage of the early-season bounty, a team of skiers headed out for some turns and a few rounds of... disc golf?Skiing and disc golf -- it's a combination that, until today, I wasn't aware anyone on the face of the Earth was interested in.But here we are. Enjoy POW OR DISC's quirky take on November skiing.To be clear, my surprised reaction to this video shouldn't be confused with disgust.Skiing is really fun. Disc golfi
  
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• Utah Ski Resort Forgoes Parking Reservation System

  10-11-2023 21:13 via powder.com
  
  It's the story of the preseason: Several major ski resorts, from Palisades Tahoe to Solitude Mountain Resort, have implemented parking reservation systems ahead of winter 2023-2024.However, after much deliberation, Snowbasin Resort, Utah, is marching to a different tune. It is foregoing a parking reservation system and relying instead on a different suite of crowd control measures.The resort broke the news yesterday, November 9th, via a Facebook post.Here are the details of the new plan.These ar
  
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• Meet Bernie Rosow- The Pro Skier/Groomer Who Just Had The "Best Winter" Of His Life

  10-11-2023 20:34 via powder.com
  
  It's a bit of a moot point by now: last winter, Mammoth Mountain, California, had one of the best ski seasons ever. The powder faucet never turned off, and local skiers enjoyed lift service at the resort until August -- this much is known.But, hey, this is POWDER, and even if last season's Californian snowmageddon might be a dead horse, we're in the business of showcasing incredible skiing. So buckle in, grab your beverage of choice, and prepare for another bite-sized trip to the snow globe
  
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• Skiers Launch Over Chairlift In Exhilarating New Video

  10-11-2023 20:07 via powder.com
  
  Red Bull's ski team is stacked. That's the whole article. Kidding. That's not the whole article, but you get the gist.Red Bull's latest video combines immense freeskiing star power with top-notch filming and editing. The result? A pure shot of snowsports adrenaline that'll leave even the most jaded skier itching to get out and shred with their pals.Here's what might be the best party lap ever.As I watched this video, I ran a little test of my freeskiing knowledge and tried to name every pro invo
  
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• Montana Agency Reports First Human-Triggered Avalanche Of The Season

  10-11-2023 18:58 via powder.com
  
  Skiing's early season is a funky time of year. Some resorts are starting to open thanks to heroic snowmaking efforts, and powder awaits those who climb into upper elevations.The "in-between" nature of late fall can create the illusion that mid-winter backcountry risks, like avalanches, aren't a problem yet.But that, of course, is a ruse.As this update from Friends of the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center demonstrates, avalanches are a danger once any significant amount of snow is on the
  
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• Mammoth Mountain Reveals Opening Day Lifts And Trails

  10-11-2023 18:09 via powder.com
  
  Mammoth Mountain, California, which just opened about 30 minutes ago, recently revealed which lifts and runs will be on tap for those first turns of the season.Alongside detailing the opening day offerings, Mammoth shared a video depicting current slope conditions.Spoiler alert: it looks pretty dang good. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Mammoth Mountain (@mammothmountain)
  Mammoth is operating three lifts today: Broadway Express, the lower portion of the Panorama Gondola, and the Face
  
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• TGR Films: Legend Has It

  10-11-2023 15:20 via nyskiblog.com
  
  It’s that time of year again, winter is so close you can taste it. It’s time to go wax and sharpen your skis. Find your goggles, gloves and balaclavas. Dump last year’s dirt out of your boot bag. Check to see what needs to be replaced, what needs to be tossed in washing machine. And it’s time to get your head in the right space. It’s time to get stoked. The best way I can think of to do that » Read More »
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• Colorado Resort Installs Snowstake Designed By Indigenous Artists

  10-11-2023 14:00 via powder.com
  
  Earlier this week, Winter Park Resort, Colorado, announced the creation of several on-piste art installations via a partnership with Natives Outdoors. Together, these artistic works are called There Is Snow On The Ground, which translates to heniiniini', an Arapaho phrase. Of these installations, there's one you Winter Park skiers will be seeing a lot of this season: the resort's new snowstake designed by indigenous artists Jordan Craig and Vernan Kee.Connor Ryan, a professional skier and member
  
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• The East Coast's Snowiest Ski Resort Announces Opening Day

  10-11-2023 00:35 via powder.com
  
  Jay Peak Resort -- the East Coast's snowiest ski resort -- has announced it will open on November 24th.The resort also shared that they will offer free lift tickets to the first 750 skiers to register online for opening day. At the time of writing this, the free tickets are still available.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Jay Peak Resort (@jaypeakresort)
  The announcement comes on the heels of another similarly exciting revelation: yesterday, Jay shared that it had fired up its snow gu
  
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