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• Big Sky Resort Enjoying 14 Inches Of New Snow

  17-04-2024 23:34 via powder.com
  
  Big Sky Resort, MT is reporting 14 inches of new snow in the last 24 hours, according to a social media post published on April 17, 2024.Like resorts to the south in Colorado, Big Sky skiers are taking advantage of what could be one of Winter's last gasps. Check out the fantastic powder skiing photos taken by Ethan Schumacher below.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Big Sky Resort (@bigskyresort)
  Big Sky has experienced a season with many ups and downs in regards to weather and snow con
  
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• First Snow Of Season Reported At Ski Portillo, Chile

  17-04-2024 21:57 via powder.com
  
  For North American skiers looking to extend their ski season, there's no better place than Ski Portillo in Chile. The resort posted "we've been getting our first sights of snow this week. Although it's early, we're super stoked for winter and hope it's a snowy one.""Some weeks are already booked up, so make sure you secure your spot now if you wanna hit the slopes this summer!" See below.Ski Portillo is known for its variation (along with, let's be honest, most ski areas in the world). The powde
  
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• New Mexico Avalanche Dog Team Makes History

  17-04-2024 21:08 via powder.com
  
  Taos Ski Valley, NM, posted a photo of an avalanche dog and her handler this morning, with the caption, "a huge congratulations to Malia and Kona for becoming the first NM avalanche dog team to validate with C-RAD Avalanche Rescue!" "Kona found two buried subjects in less than 5 minutes which is pretty incredible. This is such an amazing and well-deserved accomplishment. We are so proud of you both!" See below. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Taos Ski Valley (@skitaos)
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• Snowbasin, UT Celebrates First Back To Back "400ish" Seasons In 15 Years

  17-04-2024 20:23 via powder.com
  
  Snowbasin in Utah celebrated "almost" 400 inches on the season. What does "almost" mean? In a recent post to Instagram, officials at Snowbasin wrote, "this week’s storm brought us up to 399”, but we can round up, right? First back-to-back 400(ish) inch seasons in 15 years!" See below. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Snowbasin Resort (@snowbasinresort)
  Like many social media posts, the best part of this announcement were the responses from the peanut gallery
  
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• Michigan Resort Celebrates Top Skiers Of The Season

  17-04-2024 20:10 via powder.com
  
  In a recent social media post, Boyne Mountain Resort, Michigan, asked its guests to bow down to "the shredding elite"—the skiers that have logged the most days at the Michigan ski area during the 2023-2024 season.Atop the list sits one Paul Kuehl with 114 days on snow at Boyne.In adulthood, I've realized that for a skier to hit 100-plus days in a season, some combination of the following must be true: they don't have a job, live very close to a ski resort, have incredible time management s
  
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• Texas A&M's Ski Slope Needs Repairs, Fundraising Effort Launched

  17-04-2024 19:55 via powder.com
  
  In the heart of Texas, at A&M University, stands an unlikely, manmade ski slope with artificial snow called Mt. Aggie. Unsurprisingly, the hill is the only place to ski within about 1,000 miles.First constructed in the early 1970s, Mt. Aggie allowed students to ski even during the warmest months—or at least it did until this past November when a windstorm damaged it.Mt. AggieCourtesy PhotoUniversity fundraising is underway to repair the slope, which, according to Texas A&M Today, w
  
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• Mammoth Ran Its Annual Pond Skim--With A Twist

  17-04-2024 15:30 via powder.com
  
  On April 14th, or last Sunday, Mammoth Mountain, CA, ran its annual pond skim, and the results did not disappoint. With clear conditions, the skim started at 2pm in the afternoon, and Mammoth’s most fearless and wild costumed skiers and snowboarders straightlined it across an ice cold, 100+ foot pond at Canyon Lodge. See below. People were even airing onto the pond... in costume. Photo: Peter Morning/Mammoth MountainViewers cheered and celebrated the makes and the crashes, a
  
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• Aaron Fox Discusses Palisades Tahoe's Iconic 'A. Fox Jump'

  17-04-2024 15:02 via powder.com
  
  Tahoe-based skier Aaron Scott Fox's Instagram bio reads, "nowhere near talented, just obsessed." That's half true, because he is obsessed. Who else would put out so many crazy lines on such a consistent basis, all while remaining humble throughout sharing them? But he's also definitely talented. From casually laying out backflips on the steeps of Palisades Tahoe with the likes of Miles Clark and Connery Lundin to recording POVs of himself hitting iconic, high point lines from Dr. Robb Gaffn
  
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• Jay Peak Resort, Vermont, Cancels Spring Pond Skim

  17-04-2024 14:00 via powder.com
  
  Jay Peak Resort, Vermont, has canceled its upcoming pond skim event this Saturday, April 20th, due to weather concerns.Below a social media post announcing the cancellation, Jay Peak bluntly elaborated on the weather forecast for Saturday: "40 degrees and raining."The cancellation was surely a tough call, but it makes more sense with that tidbit of information. Pond skims and rain don't jive. The point is to get wet during the pond skim—not before.Jay Peak's Annual Pump House Beach Party,
  
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• I'm Not The Biggest Fan Of Skiing Tight Trees. Here's Why.

  17-04-2024 14:00 via powder.com
  
  Trees. Almost anywhere you ski, you're bound to run into them—figuratively, hopefully. Our pine-needle-covered friends are a ubiquitous terrain feature, dotting bowls and gathering in tight, gladed clusters. But this isn't a story about the miracles of trees and everything they do to enhance skiers' favorite runs. It's the opposite.I have a confession that should please the loggers and clear-cutters reading this: I'm not the biggest fan of skiing trees, particularly dense trees. Instead, I
  
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• Algonquin: After a Storm

  17-04-2024 14:00 via nyskiblog.com
  
  This winter season has been, at times, difficult. Especially for a skiers who earn their turns in the backcountry, relying on Mother Nature to make it possible. After a March Nor’easter pummeled New York with 2 feet of snow in some places, it seemed like a fitting time to head back into the High Peaks wilderness in search of soft snow. My friend Jack and brother Bailey and I decided upon a couple classic lines within the MacIntyre Range: Algonquin’s » Read More »
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• Palisades Tahoe Unveils New Rail Jam Event, Followed By Beloved Tahoe Truckee Earth Day

  17-04-2024 00:08 via powder.com
  
  Palisades Tahoe, CA, has a new rail jam event lined up for this weekend, as well as Tahoe Truckee Earth Day and the kick-off to Spring Tracks Music Series with G Love.While most people know Tahoe, Truckee is an incorporated town in Nevada County, California, United States. The population of Truckee was 16,180 as of the 2010 census, an increase of 2,316 from the 2000 Census. However, the music series is a popular event. You'd never know the size of the nearby town from the crowd at Palisades
  
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