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• Colorado's Arapahoe Basin Opens Famous 'Steep Gullies' For First Time This Season

  12-02-2024 22:55 via powder.com
  
  Arapahoe Basin Ski Area took to social media on February 12, 2024 to announce what pass holders have been patiently waiting for- The Steep Gullies are open.The Steep Gullies are as-advertised. They're a series of technically challenging chutes that are amongst the most difficult in-bounds terrain in all of Colorado.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Arapahoe Basin Ski Area (@arapahoe_basin)
  Towering over motorists as they approach Arapahoe Basin from Dillon, CO along Loveland Pass
  
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• Powerful Nor'easter To Slam Northeast With Heavy Snow Starting Tomorrow

  12-02-2024 21:44 via powder.com
  
  Ski The East's Instagram account posted something today that has skiers all over the Northeast quaking in their ski boots. With a snow forecast detailing the storm rolling in over the next couple days, Ski The East wrote, "About time Ullr 🙌 @yawgoo valley we’re coming for ya 🎿" View this post on InstagramA post shared by Ski The East (@skitheeast)
  Tomorrow morning, things will start getting dicey as over half a foot accumulates throughout the day for areas across
  
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• Skier Wins $1k For Blistering Line Through Tight Couloir

  12-02-2024 21:10 via powder.com
  
  "All french fry, no pizza."GoPro applauds skier Wyatt Smith for "absolutely pinning it" down this gnarly chute in Big Sky, Montana with a #GoProPOV to earn $1,000.Wyatt doesn't always keep his skis on the snow. With the Jackass-referencing caption, "If Johnny Knoxville can flip a Dirtbike, I can flip high dive," Wyatt gets comfortable with airtime in a clip posted to Instagram, below. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Wyatt Smith (@watsmuth)
  Smith was rais
  
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• Arizona's Largest Ski Resort Is 100% Open After Nearly Five Feet Of Snow

  12-02-2024 20:50 via powder.com
  
  Arizona Snowbowl Ski Resort (in Arizona, but that was probably inferred) got dumped on, and now they can open their famous terrain. Officials at Snowbowl announced in an Instagram post yesterday that "this storm surely delivered the goods and as of today, Upper Bowl is now open!" View this post on InstagramA post shared by Arizona Snowbowl (@azsnowbowl)
  The storm wasn't just a big one, it made for a proper snow day. In Flagstaff, Arizona, the multi-day storm caused significant roa
  
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• Washington Ski Area Expanding Night Skiing Operations

  12-02-2024 20:22 via powder.com
  
  Mission Ridge Ski Area, WA, has a big announcement. "The addition of 4 more nights of Night Skiing this season!" Officials at Mission Ridge reported that they "will now be open until 9pm on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights through March 2nd." View this post on InstagramA post shared by Mission Ridge Ski Area (@missionridge)
  Mission Ridge is positioned on the east side of the Cascade Crest and receives an average of 200 inches of snowfall each season. Officials
  
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• Tahoe Skier AJ Hurt Snags First World Cup Podium

  12-02-2024 19:56 via powder.com
  
  Officials at Palisades Tahoe, CA, realized congratulations were in order for the Palisades Tahoe athlete, AJ Hurt, when she achieved her first career podium in Giant Slalom yesterday in Soldeu, Andorra. They also explained that "she, Mikaela Shiffrin, and Lindsey Vonn are the only U.S. women to podium in a Giant Slalom event since 2015 - pretty good company!" View this post on InstagramA post shared by Palisades Tahoe (@palisadestahoe)
  This comes as Hurt’s second podium this seas
  
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• New Mexico's First Ski Area Reopens After Multiple Year Hiatus

  12-02-2024 19:28 via powder.com
  
  Sandia Peak Ski Area is a New Mexico-based ski resort that was out of operation since 2022. But now, officials of the resort were able to announce, "We are open! Thank you to everyone who came out to enjoy the fresh snow and for making opening weekend so special!" View this post on InstagramA post shared by Sandia Peak Ski Area (@sandia_peak_ski)
  In a previous article detailing the situation, Ian Greenwood of POWDER explained that Sandia Peak struggled to remain open during previo
  
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• Candide Thovex Is Skiing's Version Of Appointment Television

  12-02-2024 19:04 via powder.com
  
  Frenchman Candide Thovex has long-since established himself as one of the best skiers in the world. Like Mother Nature surprising skiers with an unexpected powder day, Thovex remerges on the internet at random to drop a new edit. Today, February 12, 2024, was 'One Of Those Days'. See below.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Candide Thovex (@candidethovex)
  We don't talk enough about what Candide doesn't do when he's skiing. There are other skiers that could hit the same fe
  
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• First Skier Avalanche Fatality In Colorado Reported For This Season

  12-02-2024 15:30 via powder.com
  
  The Colorado Avalanche Info Center reported that "On February 11, 2024 a backcountry skier was caught and killed in an avalanche in the Anthracite Range, near the town of Crested Butte." This is the first avalanche-caused skier fatality in Colorado for the 2023-24 season, the first fatality being a snowboarder. There have been 5 recorded skiers caught in avalanches so far, but this was the first with serious consequence. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Colorado Avalanche In
  
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• Utah Ski Resort Measures 30+ Inches Of New Snow

  12-02-2024 15:00 via powder.com
  
  Did you watch the Superbowl last night? A state getting nuked on is kind of like a win when you're not rooting for any particular team: it's good, even if it doesn't directly affect you. Plus, everyone gets to get together and celebrate. Such is the case with Utah's recent dump: last week, Utah got over 30 inches of snow, according to Deer Valley Resort's X (twitter) post detailing the occasion. 30” of new snow ❄️ in the past three days at #DeerValley and it’s
  
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