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• Brush Up On Your Tree Well And Snow Immersion Safety Ahead Of The Storm

  29-02-2024 23:04 via powder.com
  
  With heavy snowfall set to impact ski resorts across the West in the coming days, there's never been a better time to brush up on your tree well and snow immersion suffocation knowledge.Here are some pointers from Backcountry Access so you can enjoy all the new snow and stay safe.According to BCA, snow immersion suffocation accounts for 20% of fatalities in public ski areas. Deep, fresh snow presents a distinct safety risk in the mountains.Self-extrication from a tree well incident is nearly imp
  
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• California Ski Resort Warns Guests That 'Mother Nature Is Calling The Shots'

  29-02-2024 22:40 via powder.com
  
  Bear Valley Ski Resort, CA, is gearing up for the most significant snowstorm since last year's record breaking snowfall, with multiple feet of snow in their forecast.Given the upcoming weather, the resort also has a few advisories for those hoping to ski as soon as possible. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Bear Valley Mountain Resort (@bearvalleyresort)
  Officials at Bear Valley write, "we’re stoked for Miracle March but Mother Nature is calling the shots this weekend
  
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• Oregon Ski Resort Issues Powder Alert

  29-02-2024 21:53 via powder.com
  
  Mt. Bachelor in Oregon has issued a powder alert. Officials behind Mt. Bachelor's Facebook page posted an update writing, "the storm is already delivering the goods, unloading 6 inches of fresh powder overnight, with another FOOT expected to dump today." Due to the heavy snow, like any resort, the lift operations will be impacted by the weather this morning. Things began on hold. However, also in typical resort fashion, when the weather settles down, thing can spin as normal. Mt. Bache
  
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• Content Creator Roasts Bluetooth Speaker Skiers

  29-02-2024 21:23 via powder.com
  
  Comedian Matt Lyons, famous for his clichéd portrayals of characters in the outdoor world from "people who live in a schoolbus" to "people who skied Jackson Hole once" always hit a little bit close to home. This time, he has turned his sights to people who "ski with a speaker." View this post on InstagramA post shared by Matt “Schmutz” Lyons (@mattslyon)
  Listen (pun intended) there are Bluetooth Speakers on the mountain. Love 'em or hate 'em, they're out there. If yo
  
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• Nation's Southernmost Ski Resort Reporting Fresh Snowfall Overnight

  29-02-2024 20:57 via powder.com
  
  Mt. Lemmon Ski Valley, Arizona—the U.S.'s southernmost ski resort—received fresh snowfall last night.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Mt Lemmon Ski Valley (@officialmtlemmonskivalley)
  "We're holding on!!" the resort wrote on Instagram, demonstrating the resort's commitment to staying open as long as possible. Mt. Lemmon Ski Valley tends to offer lift-accessed skiing from mid-December to early April.Mt. Lemmon Ski Valley is a small ski hill about an hour's drive north of Tu
  
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• Sybille Blanjean Puts On Control And Fluidity Clinic At FWT Georgia

  29-02-2024 20:54 via powder.com
  
  On the Freeride World Tour, skiers are ranked between 5 categories: their line selection, fluidity through that line, control of movement, air and style, and skiing technique. Sybille Blanjean's line at the FWT 2024 Georgia Pro, which is the last stop of the Tour before the cut, ranked high with the judges, especially in fluidity. Blanjean, the 24-year-old competitor from Verbier, Switzerland, took 1st place at the Xtreme Verbier during the FWT in 2022.Now, she took first at the Georgi
  
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• Teenager Marcus Goguen Steals The Show At FWT Georgia

  29-02-2024 20:24 via powder.com
  
  Nineteen year old Marcus Goguen is from another planet.Don't believe us?Check out his winning run from the latest Freeride World Tour (FWT) stop in Georgia.Goguen, alongside several other young competitors on the FWT, is representative of freeride skiing's next generation. They're not just talented skiers from a technical standpoint; they also have deep bags of tricks that, somehow, they can whip out with 100% confidence on committing mountain faces. The FWT Georgia Pro went off without a h
  
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• Historic New Hampshire Ski Area Offering Discounted Lift Tickets To Epic, Ikon Passholders

  29-02-2024 20:18 via powder.com
  
  Tenney Mountain, NH, a resort just two hours outside of Boston, asked multi-mountain passholding skiers if they were sick of the weekend lines and crowds.If so, skiers should check out this "hidden secret of a mountain," because now, if you are a multi-mountain pass holder, you can show your pass at Tenney's ticket counter and ski the resort for just $20.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Tenney Mountain Resort (@skitenney)
  Why? Because officials at Tenney are so confident mega-pas
  
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• New Hampshire Ski Area Closes Temporarily

  29-02-2024 19:44 via powder.com
  
  Wildcat Mountain, New Hampshire, has instituted a temporary closure today due to high winds.The resort plans to open as usual tomorrow after hosting a Pass Holder First Tracks event from 8 A.M. to 9 A.M.A wind advisory is in effect across the state until 3 P.M., with gusts as high as 50 miles per hour. AOL reports that thousands of New Hampshire residents woke up without power this morning due to falling power lines amid the gusty weather.Eversource, New Hampshire's largest utility, is working t
  
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• Swiss News Station Proposes Fining Skiers For Going Too Fast

  29-02-2024 17:39 via powder.com
  
  In a recent news spot, Swiss outlet SWI swissinfo investigated and questioned a facet of skiing near and dear to many skiers' hearts: going really fast.The video concluded with this question. "Should skiers be fined for speeding?"The star of the show is Samuli Aegerter, a snowsports expert employed by Suva, a Swiss public-sector insurer that provides accident coverage.Aegerter has dedicated a significant portion of his time to measuring the speeds of skiers with the goal of "raising awareness" a
  
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• Review: Patagonia Women’s SnowDrifter Jacket and Bib

  29-02-2024 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.In a nutshellThe Patagonia Women’s SnowDrifter Jacket and SnowDrifter Bib combine to provide a comfortable, lightweight kit with a more freeride-oriented profile that performs well both in the backcountry and inbounds. SnowDrifter JacketSize Tested: MediumMaterials: H2No® Performance Standard shellWaterproofing: 20KPockets: Handwarmer pockets, zippered chest me
  
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• Wisconsin Ski Area Closes For The Season

  29-02-2024 16:00 via powder.com
  
  Devil's Head Resort in Wisconsin announced some sad news to Facebook yesterday.  The resort just three hours away from Chicago wrote, "we regret to inform you that we will be closing for the 2023/24 season. To say this year was a rollercoaster would be an understatement." "Despite our best efforts, conditions are no longer suitable for safe skiing." Devil's Head is a full-service ski resort in the heart of the glacier-formed, Baraboo Bluffs in South Central Wisconsin.The Wisc
  
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• Do Not Travel To Lake Tahoe Ski Resorts This Weekend

  29-02-2024 15:45 via powder.com
  
  Locals around Lake Tahoe can be found telling people, "please, no one come to Lake Tahoe this weekend. It's not worth it," while grabbing their 120+ mm skis. On a serious note, resorts are also giving this advice without any hint of a joke, because the driving conditions are predicted to be extremely hazardous due to the upcoming storm, and even ski resorts are urging people to stay home during the intense weather.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Palisades Tahoe (@palisadestahoe)
  
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• Canadian Ski Resort Reporting Over "1 Metre" Of Snow In Last Week

  29-02-2024 15:15 via powder.com
  Kicking Horse Mountain Resort got a lot of snow this week. Because it's Canada, and they use the metric system, their powder came in at a clean meter instead of 3.28084 feet. "With today's snowfall giving us another 16cm, we have officially surpassed 100cm (39") of fresh snow over the last 7 days. It has been an all-time week for shredding POW."Kicking Horse recently hosted the second stop of the Freeride World Tour, the Kicking Horse Golden BC Pro, where Astrid Cheylus won for women's
  
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• Michigan Ski Resort Offering Free Lift Tickets For People Named 'Brad'

  29-02-2024 15:00 via powder.com
  
  At Shanty Creek Resort in Michigan, Brad Day only comes once every four years. The resort wrote on a post to Instagram, detailing the occasion, "Join us for the celebration of all-things-Brad this Thursday at Schuss Mountain, where all Brads ski and ride for FREE!"View this post on InstagramA post shared by Shanty Creek Resort (@shantycreekresort)
  The unofficial holiday happens on today's leap day. "February 29 only comes once every four years—some call it Leap Year, but at Shanty Cre
  
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• Mammoth Mountain Cancels Ikon Pass Early Ups Again As Mega Storm Arrives

  29-02-2024 14:30 via powder.com
  
  Mammoth Mountain, California, has canceled another Ikon Pass early-ups event due to inclement (might need a stronger word in this case) weather.The now-cancelled event was scheduled for Sunday, March 3rd.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Mammoth Mountain (@mammothmountain)
  Mammoth's early-ups are pretty self-explanatory: a couple of times during the winter, the resort allows Ikon Pass and Ikon Base Pass holders to load the lifts early at 7:30 A.M.—providing them exclusive early a
  
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• Ski Instructor Explains Mogul Skiing In One Minute

  29-02-2024 14:00 via powder.com
  
  Moguls. Hate em' or love em', they'll test your on-snow skills. One false move in the bumps, and you're getting sent straight into the backseat.Luckily, we have folks like John Crawford—a certified ski instructor—who recently shared a quick and dirty explanation on making moguls your friend, not foe.It's in moments like these that I wonder, after 20 or so years of skiing, if I've ever learned how to actually ski. Am I a slouch with terrible form?I think certified ski instructors have
  
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