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• Washington Ski Area Offers Rentable Igloo With Personal Bartender

  22-02-2024 23:39 via powder.com
  
  In an ode to the Arctic North, Mission Ridge Ski Area, Washington, is offering a rentable Igloo on its slopes near the Midway Lodge this season.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Mission Ridge Ski Area (@missionridge)
  The igloo costs $400 to rent for an hour and includes a bartender, appetizers for up to 20 people, and one drink ticket per person. At face value, that's a steep price—steeper than I'd assume a rentable igloo costs—but more reasonable when you consider spl
  
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• Regular Skier Discovers The Challenge Of Landing Their First 360

  22-02-2024 23:00 via powder.com
  
  360s are the foundational trick on skis. Without them in the trick bag, learning larger, more complicated moves, aside from inverted flips like front and back flips, is essentially impossible.The question is, are they that difficult to learn?Chelsea, a skier who attended a Stomp It camp, found out.Here's the answer you're looking for: yes, 360s are simple, but that doesn't mean they're easy.While I'm not much of a skateboarder, I think an apt comparison is the kickflip. Like 360s, kickflips are
  
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• Elite Skiers Enjoy "Epic" Utah Powder Day

  22-02-2024 22:20 via powder.com
  
  Cattabriga Alosa's "casual" POV skiing series is back with mouth-watering conditions and high-octane skiing to match them.In this episode of "Let's Take A Lap," with footage following pro skiers around as they shred various mountains, Andrew Pollard and John Collinson ski bell to bell at the iconic Utah resorts Snowbird and Alta.The caption under the vlog reads, "Skiing bell to bell with Andrew Pollard and John Collinson for a day is no joke. They know the terrain in Little Cottonwood Canyon bet
  
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• Big Mountain Skier Josh Daiek Launches New YouTube Series To Review His Best Lines From Prolific 2023 Season

  22-02-2024 22:01 via powder.com
  
  Josh Daiek. How do we even begin? The South Lake Tahoe skier's notoriety for skiing ridiculous big mountain lines at ludicrous speeds has skyrocketed since the debut of his Mountain State films, and much like his style of skiing, he isn't pumping the brakes.Josh Daiek and Trevor Semmens scope out their line from an adjacent ridge.YouTube/Josh DaiekThanks to record-setting snowfall during the Winter '22/'23 season, Daiek was prolific at catering to his insatiable desire to tick
  
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• Arapahoe Basin's Famous 'East Wall' Opens For The Season

  22-02-2024 21:47 via powder.com
  
  Arapahoe Basin, CO, shared an extra special terrain announcement seasoned A-Basin skiers will especially appreciate. A blog post from Al Henceroth, chief operating officer of A-Basin, wrote "the East Wall opened today for the first time this season. Tony C and I slipped out there for a quick lap. Actually, it turned out to be three laps and they were all awesome." "Today it was open below the traverse and south of the hot cold closure. We mostly skied in the zone below Willie's Wide.""
  
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• POWDER Now Offers A Free Steaming Television Channel

  22-02-2024 21:15 via powder.com
  
  Experience ski culture like never before as POWDER Magazine launches its very own free-to-watch streaming television channel, POWDER TV! Now, ski enthusiasts and snow lovers alike can catch the stoke from the comfort of their homes, anytime, anywhere. Watch the feed embedded below, or keep scrolling to learn how you can watch POWDER TV at home for free!Introducing, POWDER TV (1:00) POWDER TV Highlights:● Immerse yourself in the mesmerizing world of skiing with exclusive cont
  
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• Washington Ski Area Offers $30 Night Skiing

  22-02-2024 21:00 via powder.com
  
  The Summit at Snoqualmie posted an exciting announcement to Instagram yesterday, of interest to anyone who like night skiing and reduced-rate skiing (and most people like at least one of those things). "$30 Thursdays are back, baby! For the next four weeks, hit the slopes under the lights for just $30 on Thursdays. That’s 55% off!"View this post on InstagramA post shared by The Summit at Snoqualmie (@summitatsnoqualmie)
  The above photo, unfortunately, are from the resort's last b
  
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• Skier Lands Mind Boggling 1080 Variation That Doesn't Quite Make Sense

  22-02-2024 20:40 via powder.com
  
  Mikkel Brusletto Kaupang knows how to put a new spin on things.Sorry. I had to. One of Kaupang's latest moves is a real mind-bender, loading up a simple 1080-degree rotation with more shifties than you can count.View this post on InstagramA post shared by mikkel brusletto kaupang (@mikkelbk)
  Something about this trick doesn't make sense. At 720 degrees, I assumed that Kaupang was done spinning due to all the shifties, but—would look at that?—he somehow squeezed another 360 in at the
  
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• Despite Warm Winter, Wisconsin's Largest Ski Resort Is 100% Open

  22-02-2024 20:17 via powder.com
  
  It is 45 degrees F at Granite Peak Ski Area in Wisconsin today. Despite that, the resort is 100% open. Today's SnowReport reads, "Good Thursday Morning! Another stunning day here in Wisconsin with bluebird skies, soft snow and still rocking 100% of the slopes." View this post on InstagramA post shared by Granite Peak Ski Resort (@granitepeakskiarea)
  Specifically, 60/60 trails are open, 5/5 terrain parks are open, 5/7 lifts are spinning, and 155 acres are open at this time. Granite
  
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• Oregon Ski Area Will Not Open This Season

  22-02-2024 20:16 via powder.com
  
  Warner Canyon Ski Area, Oregon, will not open this season, citing insufficient snow and warm weather.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Warner Canyon Ski Area (@warnercanyonskiarea)
  "All the storms have missed us, and we don't have enough snow to turn our lift on," the resort wrote on Instagram. "We want to thank the community for all their support. We are very disappointed. Ski Hill won't open this year, but we are excited for next season!"Located in South Central Oregon, Warner Canyon
  
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• Into the Clear Blue Light

  22-02-2024 20:10 via powder.com
  
  A Powder Paradise Emerges From the Deep, Dark Center of Vancouver IslandWords by Cassidy Randall / Photos by Ashley VoykinOn a heartbreakingly perfect early spring afternoon, a small group of skiers pops out of the thick rainforest of Vancouver Island’s Strathcona Provincial Park into clear blue light. Before them is a lake, frozen over. On the lake is an island, craggy and winter-cloaked. And on the island are two small cabins, A-frame and old. This land runs in the blood of all five
  
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• Ski Patrollers At Vail's Keystone Resort Move Towards Unionizing

  22-02-2024 19:39 via powder.com
  
  In a social media post shared yesterday, @keystoneskipatrolunion—an account representing a yet-to-be-established ski patrol union at Keystone Resort, Colorado—shared information regarding upcoming steps towards official unionization.View this post on InstagramA post shared by KSPU (@keystoneskipatrolunion)
  The post explained that Keystone's patrol team will vote on unionization in the coming weeks. For the union to become official, half of the patrol team—plus one—must vo
  
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• Colorado's Steamboat Resort Wakes Up To 20 Inches Of Fresh

  22-02-2024 19:36 via powder.com
  
  The champagne powder cam (located at Steamboat's summit) shows snow piled up to the 20 inch mark at the Colorado resort. Powderchasers joked on Instagram that "The 'Boat' might have a few folks calling in sick today." View this post on InstagramA post shared by Powderchasers (@powderchasers)
  The mid-mountain snow cam, located at the Thunderhead Lodge at 9080 feet, shows the official mountain snowfall. This snow stake is cleared off daily at 5:00am. Steamboat mid-mountain cam, cour
  
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• Alyeska Resort Passes 550 Inches Of Snow On The Season

  22-02-2024 19:12 via powder.com
  
  Yesterday, Alyeska Resort, Alaska, announced it had surpassed 550 inches of snowfall this season.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Ikon Pass (@ikonpass)
  The resort, a recent addition to the Ikon Pass, averages a whopping 656 inches of snowfall each season in its upper elevation areas, with lower elevations seeing less snow. As of today, Alyeska has received 558 inches of snow this winter at the top of its Glacier Bowl Express chairlift, with ten inches of snow in the last 24 hours, acc
  
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• California Resort Sees Snowiest February In Over Two Decades

  22-02-2024 15:15 via powder.com
  
  Officials at Big Bear Mountain Resort, CA, announced yesterday that "it’s official, this is the snowiest February since at least 2000." With 12-21 inches of new snow since yesterday, and flakes still falling as we speak, it's a snowy stretch for Big Bear. View this post on InstagramA post shared by BBMR (@bigbearmountainresort)
  Snow Valley has received more than 10 feet of snow so far in February (121"). Bear Mountain and Snow Summit have both reported 99" in February. Snow
  
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• High Number Of People Caught In Colorado Avalanches In Last 5 Days

  22-02-2024 15:00 via powder.com
  
  The Colorado Avalanche Info Center released a grounding statistic today, letting us know that since February 17, nine people have been caught in avalanches. "Two people were partially buried and two were fully buried. Incredibly, and very fortunately, nobody was injured or worse."View this post on InstagramA post shared by Colorado Avalanche Info Center (@coavalancheinfo)
  The above image is of a skier-triggered avalanche that buried a person up to their chest. "The debris was over six feet
  
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• Heavy Snowfall To Hit Northern California Late Next Week, Forecasters Say

  22-02-2024 14:30 via powder.com
  
  Yesterday, the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center (that's a mouthful, I know) reported that "moderate to locally heavy precipitation [will] return to Northern California later next week."In the post, the NWSCPC shared a map showing the potentially impacted areas, which includes Lake Tahoe, California.After a welcome break, moderate to locally heavy precipitation returns to Northern California later next week, leading to possible flooding in lower elevations and heavy snow at high
  
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• Utah Ski Area Hits 115 Inches Of Snow On The Month

  22-02-2024 14:00 via powder.com
  
  February has treated Snowbird, Utah, well so far.Yesterday, the resort stated that it had received "115 inches of snow" this month, with more likely arriving last night. Hallelujah.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Snowbird (@snowbird)
  Snowbird's now nearing its average yearly snowfall of 500+ inches, and with March and April still to go, I'd bet on the resort surpassing that mark. Sure, it's no 2022-2023 winter—last season, Snowbird smashed its snowfall record—but things h
  
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• Heavy Mountain Snowfall Possible In Washington As "Major Pattern Change" Arrives

  22-02-2024 00:02 via powder.com
  
  Meteorologist Micheal Snyder of Pacific Northwest Weather Watch reports that a "major pattern change" is possible for the Pacific Northwest next week, which, should it pan out, will bring heavy mountain snowfall.As of right now—and always take longer range forecasts with some amount of salt—the days to watch are Sunday and Monday. That's when larger quantities of snow could start flying according to Snyder.The National Weather Service's Spokane, Washington, division is on board with
  
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• Heavy Mountain Snowfall Possible In Pacific Northwest As "Major Pattern Change" Arrives

  22-02-2024 00:02 via powder.com
  
  Meteorologist Micheal Snyder of Pacific Northwest Weather Watch reports that a "major pattern change" is possible for the Pacific Northwest next week, which, should it pan out, will bring heavy mountain snowfall.As of right now—and always take longer range forecasts with some amount of salt—the days to watch are Sunday and Monday. That's when larger quantities of snow could start flying according to Snyder.The National Weather Service's Spokane, Washington, division is on board with
  
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