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• Cruising at Cascade: Winter’s Last Gasp?

  31-03-2024 16:00 via nyskiblog.com
  
  “Don’t take off your snow tires yet,” my mechanic advised me. “It’s March. Anything can happen.” Sure enough, the following Sunday, snow started falling in Schroon Lake as I returned from rehearsal with Katye Kellye and The Interruption. I spent Monday, 11 March, clearing my driveway and an elderly neighbor’s driveway. On Tuesday, I drove to Cascade Welcome Center. When I arrived, it was already above freezing. For all I knew, this might be the last ski
  
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• ‘Luxury’ skiing in North Korea: the Russians allowed behind the border

  31-03-2024 14:02
  
  Kim Jong-un’s selected few are ‘100% satisfied’ but find a country steeped in hopelessness under sanctionsGliding down pristine, untouched mountain runs, Olga Shpalok said she was “getting 100% satisfaction”.After a full day of skiing, the Russian designer from Vladivostok wound down with a visit to her hotel’s well-equipped spa and sauna. Continue reading...
  
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• Jay Peak, VT Extending Operating Hours On Easter Monday

  31-03-2024 14:00 via powder.com
  
  In observance of the Easter Holiday, Jay Peak Resort, Vermont, will offer extended weekend hours tomorrow, letting skiers load the lifts earlier than normal for a weekday.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Jay Peak Resort (@jaypeakresort)
  The lower mountain will open at 8 A.M., followed by the upper mountain at 8:30 A.M. These hours match Jay Peak's weekend operating schedule. During standard weekdays, the lower and upper mountains open at 8:30 A.M. and 9 A.M., respectively.What, you as
  
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• Heikkinen in Helsinki

  31-03-2024 00:01 via powder.com
  
  A Photo Mission in the Pearl of the BalticWords and Photos by Arttu HeikkinenThere was no snow in Helsiniki when I packed my little Toyota Corolla ful of camera gear on November 26, 2023. After a 10-hour drive north to Ruka ski area, the weather was totally different. It was dark, and cold. Really cold. Negative 35 celsius (31 below in Fahrenheit) on some days. There was also almost a half meter of snow. Thankfully I bought a pair of heated socks right before this trip. That time of year, this f
  
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