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• Skier Accidently Finds "Organic" Way To Sharpen His Edges

  10-02-2024 15:15 via powder.com
  
  YouTube channel Echo Sierra Enroute documented the unfortunate part of early-season skiing we all experience: getting our skis tuned the natural way. Sure, you can go drop your skis off at your local ski shop and get a base grind for $70, or you can do it yourself and get debris all over your floor, or you can just, you know... ski!In a video titled "Organic Ski Edge Sharpening. How To Get The Sharpest Edge," (we love an ironic king, let's remember, skiing is supposed to be for fun, ri
  
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• Michelle Parker Stresses The Importance Of Backcountry Safety

  10-02-2024 15:00 via powder.com
  
  Tahoe is a small town. Despite the relatively low number of people who live here, there are multiple larger-than-life names in the sport of skiing that call Tahoe and the surrounding area home. Even if you don’t live in Tahoe, but you froth on big mountain and backcountry skiing, you know the name Michelle Parker, or at least you should.Michelle Parker hikes up Mount Hood, OR during filming for the film "The Mountain Why", on 2 June, 2020.Photo: Bjarne Salen/Red
  
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• Mysterious Website Teases Release Of Long Rumored Ski

  10-02-2024 14:30 via powder.com
  
  Recently, an Instagram page called @salomon.depart appeared, seemingly teasing the release of new, long-rumored Salomon freestyle skis. Thus far, the page has only one post.View this post on InstagramA post shared by @salomon.depart
  The real treasure trove isn't the post, though. It's the link in @salomon.depart's bio. Clicking said link transports the user to a Windows 95-style home screen, complete with a couple of icons: a "Recycle Bin," a folder called "Depart.zip," and a link to Salomon's h
  
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• Washington Ski Resort Issues Update As Warm Weather Finally Departs

  10-02-2024 14:00 via powder.com
  
  Yesterday afternoon, Stevens Pass, Washington, issued an update regarding its operations after an extended period of warm weather.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Stevens Pass (@stevenspass)
  The update, which highlights the arrival of colder temperatures and possible snowfall, is a welcome one.Last week, in another blog post, Stevens Pass reported that they were tangling with a "warm weather pattern." Said warm weather pattern forced the closure of several lifts due to unstable snow a
  
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