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• Whistler Blackcomb To Replace RFID Cards With Phone App Lift Tickets

  27-02-2024 23:25 via powder.com
  
  Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia, announced plans today to phase out physical RFID tickets, replacing them with Moblie Lift Tickets and Mobile Passes accessed and utilized via the My Epic phone app starting next winter.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Whistler Blackcomb (@whistlerblackcomb)
  The system—debuted at Vail Resorts' 36 U.S. properties this winter—is straightforward. "This new technology allows you to buy your pass or lift ticket online and activate and store
  
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• Candide Thovex Sometimes Crashes, Apparently

  27-02-2024 22:52 via powder.com
  
  Does anyone remember the last time they saw professional skier Candide Thovex crash?Yeah, me neither.The illusive French is known for keeping it calm and composed on the slopes at all times, as well as being one of the best—if not the best—freeskiers of all time.Thus, Thovex shocked the internet when he posted a video proving that even he has bad days.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Candide Thovex (@candidethovex)
  Commenters found the video equal parts relieving and confo
  
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• 8+ Feet Of Snow Forecasted For California

  27-02-2024 22:15 via powder.com
  
  A powerful storm is coming into California on Thursday, and lasting til Sunday, forecast to end February on a high note and start March off with a bang. This is considered an "all out blizzard" with road closures, especially on Friday and Saturday. AccuWeather released a forecast detailing where the snow will hit hardest. According to AccuWeather, this storm will have less moisture, but more cold air, meaning the snow will come in lower and lighter than other storms we have seen so far
  
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• Canadian Ski Resort Bouncing Back After Devastating Rainfall

  27-02-2024 21:45 via powder.com
  
  A progress report has been issued from Canada's Marble Mountain following the heavy rains across Newfoundland's west coast on Saturday that caused a severe washout at Marble Mountain ski resort Sunday and flooding on the roads to the surrounding area.While the infrastructure did not suffer too drastically, some beginner runs with less snow depth were affected. Steady Brook Mayor Bill Dawson said "that is terrible for Marble, actually, absolutely heartbreaking," Dawson said. "We ju
  
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• Colorado Ski Resort Offering Refunds As High Winds Close Lifts

  27-02-2024 21:14 via powder.com
  
  There are two things skiers can't stand: warm temps and high winds. The independent Monarch Mountain saw the latter today. "We will not be able to open today (2/27/24)due to extremely high winds." View this post on InstagramA post shared by Monarch Mountain (@monarchmountain)
  The wind on the mountain right now is recorded to be going 18 mph.Monarch opened in 1939, and during that time, skiers relied on a 500-foot rope tow to pull them to the top of a single run. Nowadays, the resort av
  
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• Illinois Ski Resort Calls It Quits On The Season

  27-02-2024 20:48 via powder.com
  
  How is it already that time again? For those die-hard skiers who try to mark every day of their calendar to get 12 out of 12 months of the year on some sort of snow, the end of the season for any resort is saddening news. However, sometimes the weather does not have our personal interest in mind, such as at Snowstar, IL. Snowstar's post reporting their closing information from Doug Harper, Jennifer Harper and the Snowstar Family echoed that idea, reading, "we make lasting win
  
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• Shop Employee Explains Why Skiers Get Numb Feet

  27-02-2024 20:32 via powder.com
  
  If you clicked on this article, odds are you're a skier.And, as a skier, it's safe to assume that you've encountered the bane of many days spent on the slopes: numb feet.The assumption is that this unpleasant yet ubiquitous experience is caused by boots that are too tight. However, according to the Round House Ski and Sports team, the story behind tingly toes is a little more complicated.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Round House Ski and Sports (@roundhousemt)
  Okay, so tightness is
  
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• Alaskan Ski Resort Offering Free Lift Tickets For "Military Monday"

  27-02-2024 20:16 via powder.com
  
  Alyeska Resort, AK, is having a day of free skiing next week for active and retired military as a way of thanking the Armed Forces. "Our next Military Monday is coming right up! Join us this March 4th for a day of free skiing, riding, & discounted rentals."View this post on InstagramA post shared by Alyeska Resort (@resortalyeska)
  "Alyeska Resort thanks the Armed Forces with full-day lift and tram tickets to all active duty and retired military, along with discounted rentals, &
  
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• New Mexico's Largest Ski Resort Will Not Open Today

  27-02-2024 20:03 via powder.com
  
  Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico, will not open today, citing high winds.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Taos Ski Valley (@skitaos)
  The resort noted in an Instagram update that it plans to open as usual tomorrow, with "great" weather in the forecast.KRQE Weather reports that winds between 45 to 80 mph are possible across New Mexico today. Taos Ski Valley's website notes that its phone lines are down due to the wind. The resort's webcams aren't available, either.At Taos Ski Valley, a winte
  
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• Canadian Ski Resort Gets "Full Reset" With 51cms Of Snow

  27-02-2024 19:43 via powder.com
  
  Bad winter, who?Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, British Columbia, shared yesterday that it had benefitted from a 48-hour storm cycle, depositing 51 centimeters of snow (that's about 20 inches).View this post on InstagramA post shared by Kicking Horse Mountain Resort (@kickinghorsemtn)
  As of today, Kicking Horse's 48-hour snowfall total is slightly higher, reading 54 centimeters.It's a welcome change for the Canadian ski resort. Late January brought warm temperatures, followed by a high-pressure s
  
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• Utah Snowboarder Confronted At Gunpoint For Allegedly Trespassing

  27-02-2024 19:23 via powder.com
  
  This past Saturday, after a day spent skiing at Brighton Resort, Utah, snowboarder Loren Richardson headed outside resort boundaries through the gates near the Great Western Lift to return to his Airbnb.Then, while sliding down a plowed road, Richardson was accosted by a man brandishing a shotgun.A video shared by Richardson on Instagram captured the incident.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Loren Richardson (@loren_richardson_films)
  "Private property, you [Expletive]," the man said b
  
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• Ode to Otis Ridge

  27-02-2024 19:10 via nyskiblog.com
  
  In the south-central Berkshire mountains of Massachusetts on a northeast facing slope you will find Otis Ridge. On any given weekend day, we depart for the hill from our house in Bridgeport, CT. Our kids — Oscar and Rita — both race for Otis, Kristin and I bring them to ski practice. AKA a free ski for us, with some time spent helping to set up gates and slip the course for the team. An hour and a half after » Read More »
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• Palisades Tahoe Ski Patrollers Take First Step Towards Unionizing

  27-02-2024 18:07 via powder.com
  
  POWDER has learned via press release that ski patrollers at Lake Tahoe's largest ski resort, Palisades Tahoe, have taken a large step towards unionizing.70% of eligible patrollers submitted a petition to the National Labor Relations Board requesting an election for union representation on February 26th, 2024.Palisades Tahoe Ski Patrollers (2018)Facebook/Palisades Tahoe Professional Ski PatrolThe Palisades Tahoe Professional Patrol Association is joining CWA 7781, the United Professi
  
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• Why Can't Telemark Still Be Heady?

  27-02-2024 17:00 via powder.com
  
  Telemark skiing struggles to be relatable today. Many just can't see why a band of skiers would choose a harder, seemingly archaic technique when something easier is available in alpine skiing. But more than anything, outsiders labor to understand not so much the method as the rationale for telemark, often simplified into far-out, hippie-inspired fragments loosely elevating telemark into a spiritual endeavor. Snippets like free the heel, free the mind abound, oft rebuffed with a trusty refrain:
  
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• Ross Tester Left The Freeride World Tour At The Top Of His Game- What's Next?

  27-02-2024 16:06 via powder.com
  
  Rookie Freeride World Tour skier Ross Tester introduced himself to the skiing world with an incredible 1st place finish on the dust-covered snow of Andorra back in 2021.Now, at just 25 years old, and seemingly on top of the Freeride competition scene, Tester has decided to step away from the Tour. Check out his Instagram post making the announcement earlier this year (keep scrolling for our Q&A):View this post on InstagramA post shared by Ross Tester (@ross_tester)
  I was admittedly perplexed
  
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• Almost 100 Competitors Ski The 'Gnarliest Terrain In The East'

  27-02-2024 15:30 via powder.com
  
  At Smugglers' Notch Resort, VT, a ski competition recently reignited East Coast skiers' clichéd hardcore reputation."Yesterday’s Extreme Challenge certainly lived up to its name. We had just shy of 100 fearless competitors take on some of the gnarliest terrain in the east."View this post on InstagramA post shared by Smugglers' Notch Resort (@smugglersnotchvt)
  Did you scroll through all of the action shots? They saved the best competitor for last. The Extreme Challenge is a
  
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• Avalanche Warning Issued In Multiple Areas Of Colorado Through Wednesday

  27-02-2024 15:15 via powder.com
  
  The Colorado Avalanche Info Center issued an avalanche warning, in effect starting Monday night and lasting through Wednesday morning for most of the Central Mountains and parts of the Northern and Southern Mountains."Significant snowfall and strong winds are creating very dangerous avalanche conditions."View this post on InstagramA post shared by Colorado Avalanche Info Center (@coavalancheinfo)
  The CAIC reported that skiers should "expect avalanches to break wide across terrain features and ru
  
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• New England's Largest Ski Expansion Is Officially Open

  27-02-2024 15:00 via powder.com
  
  Sugarloaf Mountain, ME, has above-treeline skiing, over 1,000 acres of glades, and a larger vertical drop than even Palisades Tahoe, CA, on the opposite coast. And it goes without saying that Sugarloaf has soul. What more could it possibly need? As it turns out, the answer was more intermediate terrain to balance things out for all types of skiers at Maine's largest resort.West Mountain, bird's eye view. Photo: Nathaniel Kaye/Sugarloaf MountainOfficials at Sugarloaf released a video, j
  
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