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• Utah Ski Resort Sells Out Of Daily Lift Tickets For Holiday Weekend

  16-02-2024 21:09 via powder.com
  
  Deer Valley, Utah, is one of the many resorts prepping for the long weekend, writing to Instagram, "We are getting excited for the holiday weekend at Deer Valley."Unfortunately, officials at the resort remind everyone that "Deer Valley Single-day Lift Tickets and Ikon Pass Reservations are currently sold out for February 17-19, 2024."View this post on InstagramA post shared by Deer Valley Resort (@deervalleyresort)
  However, this comes from a place of improving guest experience: limiting how many
  
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• Skier Stan Rey Earns Unofficial "Tomahawk Of The Day" Award At FWT Kicking Horse

  16-02-2024 20:56 via powder.com
  
  Pro skier Stan Rey billygoats down to what appears to be a 30 foot cliff. He barely pauses, and without so much as a second thought, sends it onto the fresh slate below. It almost looks like it's going to work out. And then, the explosion. He tomahawks 6 full cycles before finally slowing to a halt. This was captured in the form of a vertical video, as he was competing in the Freeride World Tour at Kicking Horse, BC, Canada (the sixth largest North American ski resort). The c
  
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• Alex Ferreira Makes History In Calgary

  16-02-2024 20:38 via powder.com
  
  The 2024 Snow Rodeo saw freeskiers from the world's National Freeski Halfpipe Teams competing in the FIS Freeski Halfpipe World Cup, hosted by Winsport’s Canada Olympic Park In Calgary, Alberta, Canada, this week. USA's Alex Ferreira earned a record-setting victory as he became the first man in FIS Freeski World Cup history to get four straight halfpipe wins.The two-time Olympic medalist wore the yellow bib to signify his top spot in the World Cup overall standings, and continued his
  
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• Boise's Bogus Basin Building Two New Chairlifts

  16-02-2024 20:03 via powder.com
  
  Bogus Basin, Boise's community mountain, announced two exciting upgrades that are scheduled to be finished in time for next season. An Instagram post from officials at BB, Idaho, yesterday wrote, "Did somebody say TWO new Chairlifts? Your favorite non-profit mountain is getting some upgrades."View this post on InstagramA post shared by Bogus Basin 📍 Boise, Idaho (@bogusbasin)
  Bogus Basin announced its plans to replace two of its three oldest chairlifts, Coach and Bitterroot, in the
  
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• Arapahoe Basin COO Al Henceroth Provides Exclusive Interview About Alterra Acquisition

  16-02-2024 18:47 via powder.com
  
  Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, located near Dillon, CO, made an announcement last week that sent shockwaves through the skiing world.After 27 years of celebrated ownership, Arapahoe Basin is to be sold to Alterra Mountain Company by Canadian real estate firm Dream Unlimited Corp.Arapahoe Basin Ski AreaShutterstock/Steve BoiceAlterra is known for owning and operating over a dozen ski resorts across the country, and for selling the ever-popular Ikon Pass.To understand the public's reaction,
  
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• The Skier’s Guide to Snacks in Japan

  16-02-2024 17:00 via powder.com
  
  Powder aims to feature only the best products and services.If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission.Skiing in Japan gets a lot of hype, and very rightfully so. In fact, I’m lucky enough to have just returned from a quick mission to Hakuba. The snow was great, the lines we got to ski were even better, but the best part was obviously the snacks. Japan is the land of deep powder skiing, onsens, and the place where I’ve undoubtedly eaten some of the weirdest (a
  
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• "Powder Party" Continues At Jackson Hole

  16-02-2024 15:15 via powder.com
  
  It's shaping up to be a snowy week at Jackson Hole, WY. Officials at the iconic resort announced that at 6am yesterday, there was "10" of new snow with 9 inches since lifts closed. Tetons in a Winter Storm Warning until 11AM Fri." 6AM - 10" of new snow with 9" since lifts closed. Tetons in a Winter Storm Warning until 11AM Fri. Today, Heavy snowfall with strong, gusty winds out of the West. Temps ranging from low 20's to low 30's. The powder party continues in Jackson Hole! Come and ge
  
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• Utah Ski Resort Got Half A Foot Of New Snow Overnight

  16-02-2024 15:00 via powder.com
  
  With 10 inches in the last two days, and 6 inches in the last 24 hours, Deer Valley, UT, is officially getting dumped on. Media officials at Deer Valley Resort posted to X (previously twitter) that skiers at the resort "woke up to 6 inches of snow today at Deer Valley and it’s not stopping."❄️ Woke up to 6” of snow today at #DeerValley and it’s not stopping. 🌨️ pic.twitter.com/NM6PWzr3ll— Deer Valley Resort (@Deer_Valley) February 15, 202
  
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• Katie Burrell Tattooed Crew Members While Making 'Weak Layers'

  16-02-2024 15:00 via powder.com
  
  Weak Layers is a sharp right turn away from the ever-present, intro-to-credit full-throttle, male-centric ski films so common in the industry in the last 50 years. It is the perfect concoction of ski clips, movie plot, and a little bit of societal reflection that makes it go down smoother than a neat Johnny Walker Blue label. Weak LayersThe dramatic ski comedy, set in iconic Lake Tahoe, speaks to the heart and soul of being a ski bum: three relatably rowdy local women, spurred by
  
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• In Remembrance Of Kasha Rigby: Skier, Mountaineer, Legend

  16-02-2024 14:00 via powder.com
  
  The skiing and mountaineering communities are coming together to mourn the loss of Kasha Rigby, who tragically passed away in an avalanche on February 13, 2024.Rigby was skiing in the "Eagle's Nest" section of the Ski Center in Brezovica, Kosovo.Photographer/writer Mary McIntyre has penned the following tribute to Kasha Rigby: Catherine “Kasha” Rigby was born in Stowe, Vermont in 1970. She started skiing as soon as she could walk and honed her skills on the East Coast ice, becom
  
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• Sugarloaf Announces New Opening Day For Massive Expansion Terrain

  16-02-2024 03:09 via powder.com
  
  Sugarloaf Mountain, ME, had scheduled their West Mountain expansion, the largest terrain expansion in the Northeast since the 1970's, for February 9th, but due to "unforeseen circumstances" out of their control, the opening day had to be pushed back. Now, "West Mountain Expansion trails and Bucksaw Express lift will open Friday, February 16th at 10am." View this post on InstagramA post shared by Sugarloaf (@sugarloafmountain)
  The expansion is affording West Mountain 12 new trails
  
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• Skiing The United States' Steepest In-Bounds Trail

  16-02-2024 00:36 via powder.com
  
  Professional skier Drew Petersen's yearly Rambo POV run "keeps our stoke alive."Rambo’s claim to fame is being the steepest tree-cut inbounds run in North America.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Salomon Freeski (@salomonfreeski)
  Petersen, besides being a high-octane skier, is also an ultramarathon runner and a ski writer, using his wide reach in the outdoor world to advocate for mental health and "being a good ambassador of the sport." Petersen's film Ups + Downs 
  
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