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• Almost-Year-Round Skiing And Tubing Coming To Iowa

  11-04-2024 21:28 via powder.com
  
  Almost-year-round skiing, snowboarding, and tubing are coming soon to an unlikely locale—Des Moines, Iowa—thanks to an all-weather slope constructed with synthetic snow.The slope, built at Des Moines' Sleepy Hollow Sports Park, will open for tubing starting Memorial Day weekend, with skiing and snowboarding available at a later date.View this post on InstagramA post shared by SleepyHollowDM (@sleepyhollowsportsparkdm)
  Sleepy Hollow utilizes a form of synthetic snow called Snowflex, c
  
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• Fundraiser For Fallen Colorado Skier's Family Eclipses $40k

  11-04-2024 20:26 via powder.com
  
  In extremely sad news, a young skier named Dallas Lebeau passed on April 9th, 2024, in the afternoon, after attempting to gap the Highway 40 near Mile Post 241.5. Read the Grand County Sheriff's Office of Colorado's report to Facebook below. The Grand County Sheriff's Office reported that "at approximately 3 p.m., the Grand County Communications Center received a 911 call reporting a skiing accident on Highway 40 near Mile Post 241.5 (just west of the Berthoud Pass Summit). It was repo
  
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• Juggling Skier Conquers Double Diamond At Grand Targhee, WY

  11-04-2024 20:23 via powder.com
  
  The increasingly famous Joe Cronquist (known by his "Teton Juggler" alias) is something else.His latest antics involved descending Grand Targhee, Wyoming's Bobcat, a double black diamond run, while, you guessed it, juggling. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Teton Juggler (@tetonjuggler)
  Cronquist has pulled countless eyeballs to his Instagram page this ski season, where he displays an inhuman ability to combine juggling with skiing. In his videos, he spins, flips(!), and charges
  
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• Jay Peak Announces Closing Day, Teases Bonus Weekends

  11-04-2024 20:08 via powder.com
  
  At Jay Peak in Vermont, spring is in full spring, and officials of the resort tease skiers to "come get your soft spring snow."The resrt has announced its plan to run lifts daily through April 28, and then reopen for the May 4 weekend, and "possibly even longer if we still have snow." See below. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Jay Peak Resort (@jaypeakresort)
  Officials also expressed their aspirational season goals: "with any luck we will still be skiing and riding on May 12."It
  
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• Ski Portillo, Chile Announces Opening Day For 2024 Season

  11-04-2024 18:29 via powder.com
  
  Anticipation for the Southern Hemisphere ski season is building—Ski Portillo, Chile, has announced it will open for skiing and riding on June 22nd. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Ski Portillo (@skiportillo)
  The resort's winter operations will continue until September 28th, weather and conditions permitting.Last season, Ski Portillo benefitted from a period of August snowfall that some called the "storm of the decade." By the storm's end, the resort had received 8.2 feet o
  
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• Aspen Snowmass Announces End-Of-Season Beach Party

  11-04-2024 15:40 via powder.com
  
  Aspen Snowmass in Colorado just announced its Elk Camp Surf and Snow Beach Party, complete with a pond skim and a live DJ this Saturday, April 13. Plus, don't worry if you're over the conditions by now. "Not skiing? Gondola foot passes are free after 12pm to join the celebration." See below. You thought we were done? We’re just getting started. 🍾Pack your board shorts and bikinis for the Elk Camp Surf and Snow Beach Party complete with a pond skim and a live DJ this Satur
  
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• Skier Fatally Crashes Attempting Road Gap Near Winter Park, CO

  11-04-2024 15:30 via powder.com
  
  A 21-year-old skier died on Tuesday, April 9th, after attempting to jump over U.S. 40 near the Berthoud Pass summit on Tuesday, according to the Grand County Sheriff’s Office.The skier landed on the pavement after attempting to gap the width of Highway 40 around 3 p.m., the sheriff’s office said in a news release Wednesday. See below. Skier dies attempting to jump over U.S. 40 near Berthoud Pass summit https://t.co/oLDd6WOKCt— Front Range Skimo (@FRskimo) April 10, 20
  
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• Purgatory, Colorado, Announces Pond Skim And Closing Dates

  11-04-2024 15:15 via powder.com
  
  As spring dawns on skiers across North America, Purgatory Resort in the San Juan mountains of Colorado joins the masses and bids farewell to winter.Luckily, there's something to look forward to: the annual Pond Skim event on April 14th. See below. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Purgatory Resort (@skipurg)
  For the pond skim, space is limited, so only the first 100 people to sign up get in. Participants can sign up inside the ticket office at the will call desk on the day of the
  
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• Late Season Magic

  11-04-2024 15:00 via nyskiblog.com
  
  This season I’ve been a dedicated New Yorker. I’ve managed to log 50+ days without crossing any state borders. The last storm delivered some late season magic in April. I had options in New York but I was ready to try something new. Magic was in the 12-18 inch zone on the NWS maps being published before the storm, and the mountain’s reputation for low key and crowdlessness piqued my interest. I planned to ride solo on Friday and meet » Read More »
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• Blizzard Tecnica Grants 17 Women $20,000 In Scholarships And Gear

  11-04-2024 15:00 via powder.com
  
  Ski company Blizzard Tecnica just announced their awards granted for the 2023 Hilaree Nelson Women2Women (W2W) Education Scholarship - their fourth annual scholarship for women looking to advance their education in snowsports. Hilaree Nelson was an American mountaineer who sadly lost her life as she attempted a descent of Manaslu, the 8th highest peak in the world, on Sept. 26, 2022. Watch a film featuring Hilaree Nelson and Jim Morrison below.  While her passing left a void in th
  
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• Alyeska Resort, Alaska, Receives Nearly Two Feet Of Snow In 24 Hours

  11-04-2024 00:32 via powder.com
  
  Alyeska Resort, Alaska, has received nearly two feet of snow in the past 24 hours at the top of the Glacier Bowl Express lift, bringing its seasonal upper mountain snowfall to 727 inches.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Powderchasers (@powderchasers)
  Alyeska's upper mountain is now almost 100 inches past its seasonal average of 650-plus inches. And the storm isn't entirely done yet—OpenSnow reports that the resort could see another five inches of snow in the next five days.Accor
  
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