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• Skier Loses His iPhone On Huge Jump

  30-11-2023 23:01 via powder.com
  
  Austrian professional free skier (and 8 year FWT competitor) Fabio Studer and Freeride World Tour competitor Max Hitzig (who won the Kicking Horse stop last year) were pushing the limits of big air when things went a little off track. Fabio announced that the duo "lost an iPhone. Follow cams with a phone brings its own risks and we have been definitely a bit too fast on this one."View this post on InstagramA post shared by Fabio Studer (@fabiostuder)
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• Vail Resorts Acquires Iconic Swiss Ski Resort

  30-11-2023 21:29 via powder.com
  
  Vail Resorts, headquartered in Colorado, owns and operates 41 mountains, including Whistler Blackcomb, Heavenly, Park City, Vail (obviously), Whitetail, Mt. Snow, Stowe, and Attitash. But now, the Alps are calling as Vail Resorts announced that Crans-Montana Mountain Resort in Switzerland is joining their vast network. The Alps are calling! We are excited to announce that Crans-Montana Mountain Resort in Switzerland will join our network of resorts. After closing, it will be our s
  
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• 98 Year Old Legend Junior Bounous Is Back On Skis

  30-11-2023 21:28 via powder.com
  
  Junior Bounous, a Utah skiing icon, has returned to the slopes, making turns at an impressive age of 98.The legend was spotted shredding Alta Ski Area, Utah, this week.Bounous was responsible for designing and cutting Snowbird, Utah's now famous terrain network, eventually serving as the resort's Ski School Director and later the Director of Skiing. These accolades are joined by Bounous' on-snow talents. The Utah native was a close friend of Warren Miller and appeared in several of his film
  
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• "21 Inches In November?!"- Vermont Skiers Score Powder

  30-11-2023 20:36 via powder.com
  
  So far, this season's been pretty backwards: the East Coast is seeing tons of powder, and the West Coast feels like a drought. Sugarbush in Vermont posted a video to Instagram yesterday rubbing salt in our wounds and documenting their goods. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Sugarbush, Vermont (@sugarbush_vt)
  Officials at Sugarbush captioned the video, "Stein’s in November?! Sure, especially when we get 21” between Monday and this morning."Stein's is a 1,913
  
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• Skier Catches Bottomless Powder Turns After Rope Drop At East Coast Ski Resort

  30-11-2023 20:16 via powder.com
  
  The North American ski industry has a bit of a West Coast problem, primarily focusing on Western resorts and happenings.However, this bias towards the Rockies or Sierra Nevada doesn't mean the East can't hang—particularly this season.Here's proof: Skier Matt Testa recently shared a clip of him riding bottomless powder at Stowe, Vermont.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Matt Testa (@mtesta7425)
  According to Stowe's snow report, the resort has picked up 20 inches of snow since Sund
  
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• Killington World Cup 2023

  30-11-2023 20:00 via nyskiblog.com
  One hundred athletes from sixty countries around the globe took on Killington for the 7th year in an incredible weekend at the annual Women’s Audi Ski World Cup. Mother nature complied and the course on Superstar was an icy vertical sheet, just how the athletes like it. Dropping at 1,200 vertical feet, 4,800 in length with a pitch from 30 to 50 degrees for the Giant Slalom, the course is steep. On the final headwall section, also known as Preston’s » Read More »
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• Whistler's Avalanche Rescue Dogs Train With Helicopters

  30-11-2023 19:54 via powder.com
  
  Have you seen dogs surfing? Skiing? Riding in a chopper?Now we both have, as soon as you check out Whistler Blackcomb's footage of their Ski Patrol Dog Handling team training dogs to be heli-comfortable. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Whistler Blackcomb (@whistlerblackcomb)
  Apparently, the footage, which was posted to Instagram yesterday, was actually shot earlier this fall. Officials at Whistler explain "we caught up with Mike and Alex from our Ski Patrol Dog Handling Tea
  
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• Skiing Is All About "Falling With Style" When The Terrain Is This Steep

  30-11-2023 19:52 via powder.com
  
  Professional skier Richard Permin isn't one to say no to a challenge.In a clip Permin shared to Instagram today, he tackled a formidable, high-consequence straight line. Watching this run will leave you with aheady adrenaline buzz.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Richard Permin (@richardpermin)
  To Permin's fans, these sorts of antics aren't unexpected. The man is a big-mountain skiing weapon. His appearances across ski movies and personal projects are pure octane, featuring runs and c
  
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• "Incoming!"- Ski Resort Calling For 60 Inches Of Snow

  30-11-2023 19:30 via powder.com
  
  Timberline Lodge in Oregon got the people riled up calling for 3 straight days of snow totaling around 60 inches. In a Facebook post yesterday, Timberline Lodge shared an exciting forecast with the caption, "SNOW INCOMING! Looking like those snow dances paid off everyone." Whether you put a spoon under your pillow or literally danced around a burning fire with burning ski gear (what a waste), it all paid off and there's no more wishing, only waiting. Timberline Lodge is extremely
  
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• There's Nothing "little." About Taylor Pratt's New Edit Filmed In Little Cottonwood Canyon

  30-11-2023 18:44 via powder.com
  
  Taylor Pratt is a professional skier living and working in one of skiing's promised lands- Utah's Little Cottonwood Canyon.Pratt just dropped a new edit titled 'little.', but don't be fooled. There's nothing 'little' about the deep powder, big lines, and tasty grabs he pulls off. Check it out below:Taylor Pratt: "Enjoy this little edit from little cottonwood. Skier: Taylor Pratt; Filmer: Jay Burrows; Producer: Eric Sales; Additional Filming: Jack Benzinger, Eric Sales; Music: Seth
  
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• Mt. Bachelor Opening For Season Thanks To "Atmospheric River"

  30-11-2023 18:22 via powder.com
  
  After delaying its original opening day, Mt. Bachelor, Oregon, announced that it will open on Saturday, December 2nd.The resort, which struggled with low snowfall during November, cited the arrival of an impending "atmospheric river" this weekend as the reason for the updated opening day announcement.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Mt. Bachelor (@mtbachelor)
  In the Instagram announcement, Mt. Bachelor noted that it anticipates receiving "multiple feet of snow" Friday through Saturday
  
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• It's New Kit Day: Unboxing Our New Columbia Highland Summit Jacket + Pants

  30-11-2023 16:42 via powder.com
  
  Winter has begun across most of North America, and we've been busy assembling and fine-tuning our kits and gear for a long season ahead.There are bases to be carefully waxed, edges to be meticulously sharpened, and new boots to jam our feet into for the first time, but unboxing and trying our new kits from Columbia Sportswear has been nothing but pure fun.'New kit day' typically only happens once a year (at most) for the majority of skiers. It's a fleeting moment, but the excitement of seeing an
  
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• Brush Up On Parking Laws For Utah's Cottonwood Canyons

  30-11-2023 15:15 via powder.com
  
  Parking rules, parking fees, no parking on these days... we get it, enough with the parking info! But for Utah's Cottonwood Canyons, parking regulations may actually alleviate some of the issues drivers have faced for the last, well... forever. 👋 #SR190 #SR210 travelers!We’re here with a roundup of resort parking policies & roadside parking restrictions to help you save some $$ & keep the canyons running as safely & efficiently.
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• Tahoe's Sugar Bowl Resort Announces Opening Day

  30-11-2023 15:00 via powder.com
  
  Sugar Bowl just announced that on December 1st, the mountain will finally open for skiing. This is a pretty big win for Tahoe: Sugar Bowl's terrain is only slightly over 30% groomed, and one of their trails is over 3 miles long. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Sugar Bowl Resort (@sugarbowlresort)
  Officials at Sugar Bowl posted this video to Instagram yesterday, with plenty of info for those interested in exploring the expansive terrain. "We've had a wonderful couple of
  
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• Following Record Snow Season, Deer Valley Announces Opening Day

  30-11-2023 14:15 via powder.com
  
  After a record snow year, Deer Valley Resort, Utah, is gearing up to do it all over again.Earlier this week, the resort shared that it will open this Saturday, December 2nd.Here are all the juicy details.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Deer Valley Resort (@deervalleyresort)
  Deer Valley will have seven lifts open on Saturday, including Snowflake, Carpenter Express, Silver Lake Express, Homestake Express, Viking, Wasatch Express, and Sterling Express.It's an impressive opening day line
  
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• Skier Lands On Rocks During Terrifying High-Speed Crash

  30-11-2023 14:00 via powder.com
  
  Blind takeoffs—cliffs and jumps where you can't see the landing until you're in the air—are the bane of skiers everywhere.If you need visual proof to accompany that statement, look no further. Here's skier Jack Keenan having a nightmare crash after miscalculating a blind takeoff.View this post on InstagramA post shared by M S F TP R O D U C T I O N S™️ (@msft_productions)
  This video belongs in a hypothetical freeride skiing classroom, comparable to those awful car crash
  
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