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• Twelve Inches Of Snow Falls At Washington Ski Area In 24 Hours

  13-03-2024 22:49 via powder.com
  
  White Pass Ski Area, Washington, hasn't had its fill of winter quite yet. This afternoon, the ski area shared that it started the day with a whopping foot of snow in the past 24 hours.View this post on InstagramA post shared by White Pass Ski Area (@whitepass)
  The past several weeks have seen significant improvements in snow conditions at Washington ski areas. For much of this winter, things were looking like a bust. Then, it started snowing. Crystal Mountain, Mt. Baker, and White Pass have
  
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• Utah Ski Resort Starts Day With Fresh Snow And Powder Turns

  13-03-2024 21:55 via powder.com
  
  Brighton Resort, Utah, continues to benefit from a statewide storm cycle.This morning, the ski area woke up to an additional seven inches of snow, meaning powder turns were once again on the menu.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Brighton Resort (@brightonresort)
  Brighton has received a solid 18 inches of snow in the past 24 hours, bringing the resort's snowfall total to an enviable 442 inches this season. The snowfall is expected to last another day or so before conditions warm u
  
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• Sage Cattabriga-Alosa Laps Utah Ski Resort With Olympic Medalists

  13-03-2024 19:43 via powder.com
  
  This February, Sage Cattabriga-Alosa caught some laps at Alta Ski Area, Utah, with an all-star crew of Olympic and X-Games medalists, including Colby Stevenson, Mac Forehand, Fabian Bosch, and Joss Christensen.While these guys made a name for themselves in the park, they can still throw down in an all-mountain context.The likes of Stevenson and Forehand are most frequently spotted on movie screens or manicured X-Games courses. Sage's Let's Take A Lap! series provides a more casual way to engage
  
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• How Do Professional Skiers Raise A Family?

  13-03-2024 19:11 via powder.com
  
  More often than not, skiing is a family affair, passed from one generation to the next. There is a spectrum of ski families, though. Some people's parents are former sponsored skiers or World Cup racers, while others have a single parent who likes to ski a couple of times a year. The Hagens fall on one extreme of this spectrum. The family's parents, Stian and Andrea, are both professional skiers whose lives were entirely consumed by the mountains before having children. The arrival of
  
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• Skiers Catch Unforgettable First Tracks At Canadian Resort After Five Foot Storm

  13-03-2024 18:23 via powder.com
  
  This week, Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia, cracked open the Peak Express Chair at the end of a storm cycle that's dumped 62 inches of snow over the past seven days.As you might expect, those who got in line early had a run down Peak's piste that they won't forget anytime soon.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Whistler Blackcomb (@whistlerblackcomb)
  "Huge thanks to Patrol for safely cracking the alpine on both mountains today — the stoke was palpable and an unforgettable way
  
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• YouTuber Discovers Tire Covered Ski Run At Canadian Resort

  13-03-2024 17:56 via powder.com
  
  During a ski day at Fernie Alpine Resort, British Columbia, YouTuber and skier James Pavelick encountered something he'd never seen on the slopes before: a chute covered in old car tires.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Rise & Alpine (@riseandalpine)
  "Well, this is weird," Pavelick remarks when he sees the tires. "Is this for your skis, maybe?"It is, indeed, for your skis.The chute Pavelick side steps down is called Corner Pocket. Fernie's patrol team installed the car tires sever
  
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• Rarely Spun Lift 'Coming Soon' At Palisades Tahoe

  13-03-2024 14:30 via powder.com
  
  There are certain lifts that do not operate often at Palisades Tahoe, CA. Olympic Lady seems to spin only on weekends, Headwall and Granite Chief are often affected by wind holds, and Silverado... may actually be opening soon. Palisades Tahoe posted a video 2 years ago showing two skiers ripping some of the terrain off Silverado. Watch below. According to a Mountain Operations blog posted by the resort on Tuesday, March 12th, officials at Palisades titled the post simply "Operations Up
  
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• Registration Is Now Open For Annual Pond Skim At Solitude

  13-03-2024 14:15 via powder.com
  
  Pond Skims are the gem of spring: funny outfits, warm temperatures, and skiers putting on a show for a crowd... what more could you want? This year, registration just went live in Utah for Solitude Mountain Resort's Pond Skim event, and officials at the resort posted an impressive run from last year's event to get people excited. Last year's Pond Skim was unforgettable. We're ready to do it all over again on April 13. 💦Pond Skim registration is live now! https://t.co/4SSnxKtCxR
  
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• Utah Resort Is Extending Season By Three Extra Weeks

  13-03-2024 14:00 via powder.com
  
  Brian Head Resort in Southern Utah just announced that it is extending its ski season by three extra weeks. Originally planned to finish on April 14, Brian Head Resort is planning for a closing date of Sunday, May 5. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Brian Head Resort (@brianheadresort)
  With 204 inches of snowfall so far this season and a base depth of 57 inches, the resort is 100% open and there is more snow on the way the rest of this week.Brian Head's weather forecast call
  
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• Washington Ski Area Issues Hilariously Verbose Forecast: "A Girthy Plume Of Moisture..."

  13-03-2024 13:30 via powder.com
  
  Crystal Mountain, Washington, had way too much fun with a recent mountain weather forecast.The forecast, published by Robby Jost on March 9th, contains hilarious phrases like "a girthy plume of moisture" and can be read in full below.View the original article to see embedded media.Jost's handiwork appeared quickly on a Reddit forum dedicated to Crystal Mountain, where commenters noted his unique word choices."Girth, penetrate, pounded," wrote one commenter. "Checks the boxes."It's here that we f
  
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• Professional Skier Shares Video Of Season-Ending Injury, Shares Recovery Update

  13-03-2024 13:00 via powder.com
  
  Professional skier Micah Evangelista has shared footage of a crash that left him severely injured in Japan, alongside a recovery update. Be forewarned: while not gory, the crash is a difficult watch, particularly knowing the extent of Evangelista's ensuing injuries.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Micah Evangelista (@micahevangelista)
  "I wasn't able to watch this clip for a while, but over the last few weeks, I've become more comfortable with what happened both physically and mentally
  
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• Professional Skier Shares Video Of Season-Ending Injury, Provides Recovery Update

  13-03-2024 13:00 via powder.com
  
  Professional skier Micah Evangelista has shared footage of a crash that left him severely injured in Japan, alongside a recovery update. Be forewarned: while not gory, the crash is a difficult watch, particularly knowing the extent of Evangelista's ensuing injuries.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Micah Evangelista (@micahevangelista)
  "I wasn't able to watch this clip for a while, but over the last few weeks, I've become more comfortable with what happened both physically and mentally
  
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