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• Avalanche Fatality Reported Near Montana Ski Area

  14-03-2024 23:40 via powder.com
  
  Missoula Avalanche has shared news of a fatal avalanche that occurred on Tuesday near Lost Trail Ski Area, which straddles the Idaho and Montana border.Lost Trail Pass, near where the avalanche took place.Idaho Department of TransportationA report published by lead forecaster Arden Feldman explains that five backcountry skiers were skiing northwest of Lost Trail in the Bitterroot Mountains before the slide.One group member triggered an avalanche at about 8000 feet and was caught. While their par
  
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• Utah Ski Resort Sees 9 Inch Mid-Week Refresh

  14-03-2024 23:13 via powder.com
  
  Park City Mountain, UT, posted to X (twitter) that there is "nothing we love more than snow-covered trees and a 9" mid-week refresh!" With a base depth of 101 inches, 15 inches of fresh powder in the last week, and 347 inches of snowfall so far this season, the 9 inch refresh (11 inches over the last 2 days) topped things off for a proper powder day. Nothing we love more than snow-covered trees and a 9" mid-week refresh! pic.twitter.com/65LqlCjNdz— Park City Mountain (@PCski) Mar
  
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• Freeride World Tour Competitor Loses Helmet And Goggles, Finishes Run Anyway

  14-03-2024 22:52 via powder.com
  
  The Freeride World Tour's Fieberbrunn, Austria, event went off without a hitch today, with athletes once again raising the level of big mountain competition.Well, it mostly went off without a hitch. Rookie rider Tenra Katsuno suffered a gear malfunction that might've been a FWT first.View this post on InstagramA post shared by FIS Freeride World Tour by Peak Performance (@freerideworldtour)
  At the start of his run, Katsuno lost his helmet and goggles on a backflip at the top of the Wildseeloder.
  
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• New England's Most Accessible Ski Resort 'Close To' Adding 6-Pack Chairlift

  14-03-2024 22:25 via powder.com
  
  Wachusett Ski Area in Princeton, Mass, has been rumored to be getting an upgrade for some time now, and news broke recently that the upgrade is a replacement for the 30-year-old Polar Express quad. The upgrade will "nearly certainly be a six-passenger lift" according to the Telegram, which broke the news on March 14th, 2024. See the Polar Express quad on the map below.Trail map courtesy of Wachusett Ski Area.Shaun Sutner wrote that he is basing this information "on information [he has]
  
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• The End Of El Niño Coming Soon, Climate Center Says

  14-03-2024 22:17 via powder.com
  
  The National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center says the El Niño, which dominated North America for much of this winter, will likely end between April and June of this year.A transition from El Niño to ENSO-neutral is likely by April-June 2024 (83% chance), with the odds of La Niña developing by June-August 2024 (62% chance). An #ElNino Advisory and #LaNina Watch remain in effect. https://t.co/5zlzaZ0D9Z pic.twitter.com/Igu9bsBAFz— NWS Climate Prediction Center
  
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• Lake Tahoe Ski Resort Reporting 150+mph Wind Gusts

  14-03-2024 20:36 via powder.com
  
  Kirkwood Ski Resort, CA, is one of the more wind-prone mountains in these northeast wind events and has been reported to see gusts of up to 150+ mph this morning, according to Tahoe Daily Snow. See their data in a tweet published earlier today, below. Kirkwood is one of the more wind-prone mountains in these northeast wind events and is seeing gusts up to 150+ mph into early Thursday morning. That would put wind chills in the -20s - 30s with temperatures around 10 degrees. But you'd al
  
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• Nearly Three Feet Of Snow Forecasted For Arizona Ski Resort

  14-03-2024 19:27 via powder.com
  
  OpenSnow is forecasting up to 34 inches of snow for Arizona Snow Bowl, AZ. The resort has already seen 2 inches of snow in the last 24 hours, and 3 inches over the last 2 days. AZ Snow Bowl posted a video to Instagram yesterday detailing the snow forecast and the events lined up at the resort. See below. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Arizona Snowbowl (@azsnowbowl)
  Jennifer and Tiffany pass a microphone back and forth, rattling off the festivities this weekend at Arizona S
  
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• Kicking Horse Disconvers Electrical Issue On Popular 'Stairway To Heaven' Chairlift

  14-03-2024 19:06 via powder.com
  
  Yesterday afternoon, Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, British Columbia's maintenance team discovered an electrical problem on The Stairway to Heaven Chairlift but could not resolve the issue.The chairlift remains closed today as the team continues to work towards a solution.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Kicking Horse Mountain Resort (@kickinghorsemtn)
  As The Stairway to Heaven lift accesses a significant portion of Kicking Horse's upper mountain terrain, the resort is offering reduce
  
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• 'Extreme' Avalanche Danger Warnings Issued Near Whistler

  14-03-2024 18:38 via powder.com
  
  The mountains around Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia, recently benefitted from significant snowfall.Now, it's getting warm, leading to rapidly increasing avalanche risk throughout the region.Avalanche Canada issued an update yesterday about the "significant warming."As of this morning, Whistler Blackcomb's forecast zone had "high" avalanche danger, meaning "very large avalanches will occur over the next few days."Avalanche Canada's snowpack summary of the zone noted that warming temperature
  
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• Multiple Colorado Ski Areas Closes As Blizzard Settles In

  14-03-2024 18:18 via powder.com
  
  The long-discussed Colorado blizzard has finally blown into the Centennial State, leading to multiple ski resort closures.This morning, Loveland Ski Area, Colorado, shared that it wouldn't open today, citing the closure of I-70, which provides access to the Front Range from Denver, Colorado.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Loveland Ski Area (@lovelandskiarea)
  According to COtrip, a web application managed in part by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), I-70 remains closed
  
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• Jackson Hole Surpasses 400 Inches Of Snowfall For Season

  14-03-2024 17:51 via powder.com
  
  The snow keeps coming at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Wyoming.Yesterday, the resort shared that it passed a significant milestone: 400 inches of snowfall had come and gone.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (@jacksonhole)
  JHMR had a slow, bony start to the season. I visited the resort in mid-December, and much of the lower mountain was coated in underbrush. The famous Aerial Tram wasn't open for skiing and riding. Later on, the resort had to cancel its fame
  
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• Pond Skim Season Is Underway In Pennsylvania

  14-03-2024 14:00 via powder.com
  
  At Blue Mountain Resort in Pennsylvania, the resort with PA’s highest vertical at 1,082ft, is hosting their annual Pond Skim this Sunday, March 17th.Officials at Blue Mountain announced this to Instagram, along with footage from pond skims prior. Like any proper pond skims, there are strange outfits, impressive tricks, and even more impressive wipeouts. Watch below. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Blue Mountain Resort (@bluemtresort)
  The Pond Skim will take
  
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• Utah Ski Area Surpasses 500 Inches Of Snow On The Season

  14-03-2024 13:30 via powder.com
  
  Alta Ski Area, Utah, surpassed 500 inches of snowfall this season yesterday.The resort shared the news of the milestone in a post on X.500!https://t.co/NQxnh38p5C pic.twitter.com/5rb8A2rlgb— Alta Ski Area (@AltaSkiArea) March 13, 2024
  According to The Salt Lake Tribune, Alta averages 547 inches of snow each year, so the odds that the resort will at least see an average winter this season are relatively good if the storms keep coming.The resort's current momentum wasn't a given, thanks to a
  
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• Raccoon Caught Riding Chairlift At Vermont Ski Area

  14-03-2024 13:00 via powder.com
  
  Humans aren't alone in their enjoyment of riding chairlifts, apparently.In an X post shared yesterday afternoon, Sugarbush Resort, Vermont, documented a surprising freeloader on its Village Quad chairlift.POV: You made a new friend on the chairlift!😂🦝 It’s definitely not every day that you see a raccoon taking a scenic lift ride on Village Quad, so our incredible Lift Maintenance team welcomed their new furry friend & ensured that it unloaded the lift safely! pic.twitte
  
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