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• Drew Petersen Still Wants You To Care About Mental Health

  17-05-2024 21:41 via powder.com
  
  Trigger warning: suicide, PTSD.In 2022, outdoor athlete and advocate Drew Petersen released the film Ups & Downs, which chronicled his multifaceted battle with a traumatic brain injury, bipolar disorder, suicidal ideation, and PTSD. I caught a release of the film during Salomon's Quality Ski Time Tour and, simply put, was floored. It was raw, intense, and—coming from someone who's also dealt with mental health struggles—validating. To see a professional skier like Petersen openly
  
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• Film Director Opens Up About the Difficulties of Outdoor Filmmaking

  17-05-2024 19:44 via powder.com
  
  Bjarne Salén is of the world’s best high-alpine cinematographers, but he has had his share of hardships. Moving countries, lost friends, chaotic living situations—still, above all, he has found success. He is the creator of many notable films including Finding the Line, Dreamline, Find Away for Patagonia, and of course, The Fifty Project. Despite his myriad of accomplishments, Salén wrote, "being on a trip trying to ski one single objective is not al
  
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• Film Director Opens Up About Difficulties of Outdoor Filmmaking

  17-05-2024 19:44 via powder.com
  
  Bjarne Salén is of the world’s best high-alpine cinematographers, but he has had his share of hardships. Moving countries, lost friends, chaotic living situations—still, above all, he has found success. He is the creator of many notable films including Finding the Line, Dreamline, Find Away for Patagonia, and of course, The Fifty Project. Despite his myriad of accomplishments, Salén wrote, "being on a trip trying to ski one single objective is not al
  
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• Minnesota Ski Resort To Host Spring Skiing Session With Leftover Snow

  17-05-2024 17:08 via powder.com
  
  Wild Mountain, Minnesota, just announced that "Leftovers Spring Jam is back, baybee!" The ski area will be constructing a "small and sporty" terrain park from the remaining snow on Main Stage for skiers who aren't quite ready to give winter up just yet. See below.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Wild Mountain (@skiwildmtn)
  The event is happening this Saturday, May 18th, from 11am - 3pm. The park will boast 6 to 8 features. It is hike-only, with no rope tow provided by the re
  
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