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• The Affordable Colorado Ski Pass That Tends to Fly Under The Radar

  07-08-2024 22:41 via powder.com
  
  It might be an Ikon and Epic world, but that doesn’t mean other multi-pass options don't exist. Enter the Gems Pass, a family-oriented pass product series purveyed by Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA).Sunlight Mountain Resort is one of Colorado's 'Hidden Gems'.Photo: Indy Pass Media Kit/SunlightSimilar to the Mountain Collective Pass or Indy Pass, the Gems Pass offers two days of skiing at each participating ski resort. The sticking point—or selling point—is t
  
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• 100 Days Until Opening Day at Mammoth Mountain, California

  07-08-2024 19:15 via powder.com
  
  Mammoth Mountain, California announced today, August 7, 2024, that they are just 100 days out from their projected opening day for the Winter '24/'25 ski season.If all goes according to plan, Mammoth will welcome skiers and snowboarders on November 15th, 2024.Chris Benchetler for Mammoth MountainCourtesy Mammoth MountainWith La Niña in the forecast, it's hard to predict how the season will shake out at Mammoth, but if it's anything like the last La Niña, powder lovers won't have mu
  
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• Mont Tremblant, Canada Unveils Summer Skiing Terrain Park

  07-08-2024 18:18 via powder.com
  
  Last summer, Mont Tremblant, Quebec, unveiled a summer skiing slope made with artificial snow. Now, that slope has terrain park features.“The park modules are installed and ready to go on the summer skiing slope!” Mont Tremblant wrote in an Instagram post yesterday. “We have different level modules on our dry slope so you can practice your snowpark skills before the next season starts.”Mont Tremblant's summer park isn't big, but there's surely some fun to be had here.Phot
  
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• When More is Better: Ingrid Backstrom Reconnects After Skiing 100 Days in a Row

  07-08-2024 16:51 via powder.com
  
  When More is BetterBy: Ingrid BackstromI wanted to ski 100 days in a row. January 1st seemed as good a day to start as any. New year, new goal.New Year’s Eve, the night before, I was super nervous. I didn’t know if I could ski five days in a row, let alone 100. How would my body hold up? Was this a responsible choice as a mom? What about the logistics, the scheduling, all of the unforeseen complications that could arise? I tried to block out all of the what if’s, set my alarm,
  
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• Ski Resort Official Confident Jasper, Canada Will be Ready for Tourists This Winter

  07-08-2024 00:20 via powder.com
  
  Last week, Jasper, Canada was the victim of multiple fires that merged together to create the Jasper Wildlife Complex. Readers have likely encountered stories about the blaze with words such as "major destruction", "devastation", and "significant damage".Firefighters work at a destroyed building in Jasper, Canada on July 26, 2024.Photo: TYSON KOSCHIK/POOL/AFP via Getty ImagesWhat these stories do not address, however, is how to move forward. Is it best to stay home and
  
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