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• La Parva, Chile, Joins MCP's 'Power Pass'

  23-05-2024 22:23 via powder.com
  
  Earlier this month, Mountain Capital Partners (MCP)—a Durango-based resort conglomerate—announced that it would acquire La Parva, a Chilean ski resort. In the announcement, MCP hinted that La Parva would likely join its other South American holding, Valle Nevado, on the conglomerate's multi-resort offering: the Power Pass. Those plans are now solidified. La Parva from above.La Parva/Mountain Capital PartnersThis afternoon, MCP confirmed that the Power Pass will "include 7 int
  
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• Winter '23/'24 Ski Season Was Fifth Busiest on Record

  23-05-2024 19:53 via powder.com
  
  According to data released by the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA), this past winter was the fifth busiest on record for ski resorts in the U.S.U.S. resorts have collectively seen 60.4 million skier visits so far during the 2023-2024 ski season. The NSAA, which has tracked annual skier visits since 1978, noted that this number is “preliminary” as several resorts in the U.S. remain open. However, the NSAA doesn’t anticipate the final skier visit tally will be significa
  
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• Winter '24 Opening Dates for South America's Notable Ski Resorts

  23-05-2024 16:47 via powder.com
  
  Shoulder season has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere. A lucky few skiers are still burning laps and acquiring heinous goggle tans, but most of us are trying to figure out what to do with the emotional rollercoaster that is spring weather. One day, it's blindingly gorgeous. The next? A discouraging combination of wind, rain, and, in some locales, mini-van-sized hail.Ski Portillo's iconic hotel is preparing for another fruitful season of skiing south of the equator.Photo: Tamara S
  
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• Snowbird, UT Makes Decision on Closing Day

  23-05-2024 16:35 via powder.com
  
  Snowbird in Utah just released their much-anticipated Spring Operations Update, complete with wave emojis on either side. To indicate... surfy turns? Warm weather? Going with the flow, operations-wise?Officials at the Bird wrote, "after an incredible 169 days together, Snowbird will celebrate the last day of the 2023-24 season on Memorial Day, May 27." See below. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Snowbird (@snowbird)
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• Saint Regis Mountain Ramble

  23-05-2024 16:10 via nyskiblog.com
  
  On Sunday morning, I got my backside moving a bit earlier than usual. Breakfast for Ziggy and me? Check. A hydration reservoir full of sports drink? Check. A clean litter box for the Zigmeister? Done and dusted. After stopping at Nori’s for a supplemental coffee, I lit out for Paul Smiths. A hundred yards down Keese Mills Road from the VIC’s Black Pond trail head, the Saint Regis Mountain trail head is on the other side of the road. At » Read More »
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• Review: BCA Link Mini

  23-05-2024 16:00 via powder.com
  
  Powder aims to feature only the best products and services.If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission.For the last decade, BCA has kind of dominated the radio market in the backcountry skiing community, but haven’t released a new product in several years. The existing Link 1.0 and Link 2.0 radios set the bar pretty darn high for backcountry radios, so that’s no real surprise. This spring, BCA dropped a new model into their lineup, the BCA Link Mini. It’
  
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