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• Visit Jackson Hole Creates Selfie Filter to Protect Tourists from Wildlife

  09-08-2024 21:49 via powder.com
  
  Visit Jackson Hole recently stepped up to join the global effort in protecting wildlife from tourist interactions. Their new social media filter is a useful tool in ensuring that they--and the wildlife--remain safe. The filter works by showing a silhouette of an animal, and explaining that if the animal appears in your viewfinder larger than that, you are too close. See below. The Selfie Control filter in action.Visit Jackson HoleCrista Valentino, Executive Director of the Ja
  
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• Snowbird Revamps Oktoberfest With New Event Series and Expanded Festival Footprint

  09-08-2024 20:13 via powder.com
  
  Ladies and gentlemen, grab your steins and lederhosen. Snowbird's 52nd Oktoberfest—set to begin tomorrow, August 10th—has received a makeover this year, including an expanded festival footprint and a brand new event, the Brewer's Dinner Series.The Oktoberfest vendor village, called Der Marktplatz, will be larger than it once was to provide more space for guests. Prost!Photo courtesy Snowbird and Otto SolbergThe Brewer's Dinner Series is scheduled for select Fridays between August and
  
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• La Niña Watch Extended but Odds Decrease

  09-08-2024 20:06 via powder.com
  
  It's been a summer of La Niña Watch, and despite recent doubts, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is sticking to their prediction that the weather phenomenon will occur in Fall or Winter '24/'25.The typical weather pattern during La Niña.Photo: NOAAHowever, according to the El Niño/Southern Oscillation Diagnostic Discussion released on August 8th, 2024, the chance of La Niña occurring is decreasing slightly, but it still seems rather
  
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• Review: Samaya Ultra 35 Pack

  09-08-2024 19:49 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.The Ultra 35 pack is a minimalist’s dream, showcasing Samaya’s no-holds-barred approach to making really functional alpine gear that’s built to last. Every single detail is thought out from the perspective of innovation, from the sizing, to the stitching, all the way down to how the straps attach to and cinch down the pack (more on that below). It&rsquo
  
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• What Is the Epic Pass?

  09-08-2024 18:20 via powder.com
  
  It’s a mega-pass world—we’re just living in it. The Epic Pass—and its main competitor, the Ikon Pass—have changed the face of skiing. It's undeniable that mega-passes provide one of the most cost-effective ways to rack up ski days during the winter.Here’s what you need to know about the 2024-2025 Epic Pass.Photo: Epic PassWho Sells the Epic Pass?Vail Resorts, a massive ski resort conglomerate, sells the Epic Pass. The conglomerate’s resort port
  
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• Pros Scoring Deep Turns in South America This Week

  09-08-2024 18:19 via powder.com
  
  The ski season in South America started with an incredible bang. Ski Portillo, Chile, hosted an earlier-than-usual weekends-only opening on June 1st and June 2nd, thanks to enormous amounts of fresh snow.Ski Portillo was blanketed by 195.2 inches of snow before they even opened for the season. The resort is known to average roughly 200 inches of snow each winter. (Photo taken June 23, 2024)Photo: Ski Portillo, ChileThen, it started storming too hard, forcing Portillo to
  
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• Matthias Giraud Dedicates World's First Ski BASE of Mont Blanc du Tacul to the Late Tof Henry

  09-08-2024 18:00 via powder.com
  
  Matthais Giraud is known for his list of firsts: Shooting GoPro's first viral video. Completing the first ski BASE jump off the Alps Trilogy, Mt. Hood, Mont Blanc, the Matterhorn, Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey, Dome de Gouter, and the first ski BASE jump done at night. Giraud has done it all.In an ironic way, Mont Blanc du Tacul is "just another first" for Giraud, but it is anything but "just another" line. This journey was done to honor Giraud's late friend and freeskiing legend Tof Henry. Watch
  
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• Colorado Resort Selects Female Representative for Rise Up Challenge

  09-08-2024 13:04 via powder.com
  
  According to a recent press release from Purgatory Resort in Colorado, the resort sent a team to compete in the fourth annual Rise Up Challenge, "an initiative celebrating the next generation of lift mechanics, sponsored by Leitner-Poma of America and Ski Area Management (SAM), a trade publication for the mountain resort market."Anitra Harjo.Photo: Purgatory ResortOne of the key members of Purgatory's lift maintenance team is Anitra Harjo, a female team member representing a small subs
  
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