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• Lake Tahoe Ski Resorts Remain Closed As Storm Rages On

  03-03-2024 23:27 via powder.com
  
  As of Sunday, March 3rd, Lake Tahoe is in the midst of the biggest snowstorm of the season--and it may seem as if there's no end in sight. This morning, what started out as a planned, delayed opening turned into yet another full-day of lift closures for both Palisades Tahoe, CA, and Alpine Meadows. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Palisades Tahoe (@palisadestahoe)
  Palisades announced that they made this call due to the rapidly-accumulating snow, high winds, and low visibilit
  
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• Hedvig Wessel Scores Big On Alaskan Powder Line

  03-03-2024 19:40 via powder.com
  
  With spines, pillows, and every kind of powder you can think of, Norwegian professional freeskier Hedvig Wessel explores the Alaskan backcountry, and scores big time. With shots of the helicopter drop off, looking down the steep lines below, and then attacking them with the same ferocity you see from her on the Freeride World Tour, Hedvig released a banger with this footage.Wessel has competed in both the Winter Olympics and the Freeride World Tour, while simultaneously traveling the world
  
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• Henrik Harlaut Wins Gold At Saudi Arabia's First Ever, Controversial Big Air Competition

  03-03-2024 15:00 via powder.com
  
  Swedish professional freestyle skier Henrik Harlaut placed first at Saudi Arabia's first ever Big Air competition. It was Harlaut's first big air competition in over 2 years. While Harlaut wrote that he "had so much fun and the vybz were all time," not everyone was so stoked on this contest, due to the ideals behind it that the athletes were inadvertently supporting by participating. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Henrik Harlaut (@hharlaut)
  32-year-old Harlaut has a long a
  
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• Pro Skier Alex Hackel Gives Out Cash To Kids Landing Tricks

  03-03-2024 14:00 via powder.com
  
  Professional skier Alex Hackel is once again doing it for the people.Hackel handed out cash for tricks in a recent video during his "Hike And Hang" event at Sunshine Village Ski Resort, Alberta.Hackel started the "Hike And Hang" in 2021 at Killington Ski Resort, Vermont, as a community event designed to gather up-and-coming freestylers in one place. The event was free, offering Hackel's fans an opportunity to meet the man himself and hang out for a couple of hours while shredding rails."The 'Hik
  
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• A New Gondola Takes Visitors to a Vanishing Alpine Glacier. Is That a Good Thing?

  03-03-2024 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  “Last-chance tourists” are visiting the melting Mer de Glace in Chamonix, France, in droves. A just-opened lift should make that easier. But some worry tourism is only making the problem worse.
  
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