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• Yan Kaczynski Gallery

  19-02-2024 21:37 via powder.com
  
  An Ephemeral Tour Through the British Columbia BackcountryWords and Photos by Yan KaczynskiI’ve been waiting for a long time to showcase a series from my home mountains. A series that would be stripped from all the blah blah blah and the superficiality of a too fast, too noisy modern world. One that would reveal only the essential, and only a few vanishing lines—because we all know they will only be visible until the next snowstorm.So here you go, this is an ode to the mountains I lo
  
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• Review: Rocky Talkie 5-Watt GMRS Backcountry Radio

  19-02-2024 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.Just a few short years ago, it seemed that radio usage in backcountry skiing was still relegated to only professional use - guides, patrollers, SAR teams, and film crews. The average recreationalist stuck to shouting at each through the trees in an effort to communicate everything from location to conditions to good ol’ fashioned stoke. What a long way we’ve
  
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• This Area of Utah Has The Potential To Have Their Wettest February In 50 Years

  19-02-2024 15:15 via powder.com
  
  Utah Daily Snow posted an announcement to X (twitter) that has eyebrows raised across the state. "With detailed data going back to 1980, Alta-Collins needs another ~3" of SWE and 50" of snow for this to be the wettest/snowiest February recorded."With detailed data going back to 1980, Alta-Collins needs another ~3" of SWE and 50" of snow for this to be the wettest/snowiest February recorded. With 2" SWE or more likely this week and another storm likely around Feb 25-27, I think the water rec
  
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• Alta, Utah Has The Potential To Have Its Wettest February In 50 Years

  19-02-2024 15:15 via powder.com
  
  Utah Daily Snow posted an announcement to X (twitter) that has eyebrows raised across the state. "With detailed data going back to 1980, Alta-Collins needs another ~3" of SWE and 50" of snow for this to be the wettest/snowiest February recorded."With detailed data going back to 1980, Alta-Collins needs another ~3" of SWE and 50" of snow for this to be the wettest/snowiest February recorded. With 2" SWE or more likely this week and another storm likely around Feb 25-27, I think the water rec
  
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• High Number of Avalanches Recorded In Utah This Weekend

  19-02-2024 15:00 via powder.com
  
  It is no secret that with an excess of snow (okay, not really a thing in skiing) there comes a potentially increased risk of avalanches for those who travel through said snow. Utah has had a strong February so far in terms of precipitation, and on Saturday. Feb 17th, The Utah Avalanche center released news that one skier was caught on an avalanche on Mt. Superior. 8:30 AM Saturday morning - there has already been a skier caught in an avalanche on Mount Superior. Another skier then trig
  
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