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• Beaver Creek, CO Introduces Four Avalanche Rescue Puppies

  14-08-2024 23:36 via powder.com
  
  At Beaver Creek in Colorado, there are four new avalanche puppies being introduced to the working life of the resort. Bridger, Juniper, Honey, and Basil are all going to be much-loved--and much-needed--members of Ski Patrol at Beaver Creek.From left to right: Juniper, Bridger, Honey, and Basil with their handlers.Photo: Madison Miller/Beaver CreekFor the next two years, these pups will be training for C-RAD (Colorado Rapid Avalanche Deployment) validation with the help of their
  
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• Meet Snowshoe Thompson, The King of California Skiing

  14-08-2024 22:23 via powder.com
  
  If you’ve ever walked through the village at Palisades in Lake Tahoe, you might have encountered a larger-than-life statue of a bearded man clad in pioneer’s trademark wide-brimmed hat and knee-high boots.The Snowshoe Thompson statue located in the Palisades Tahoe village.Photo: Patrick Lacey, Palisades TahoeIn one hand, he grips skis that look almost primitive with their long, narrow design and thin toe strap. In his other hand is a single pole, and a massive sac
  
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• Vail Resorts Reveals Opening Dates for Winter '24/'25 Season

  14-08-2024 18:19 via powder.com
  
  Vail Resorts has announced the planned opening dates for several of its resorts, including Keystone, Colorado; Breckenridge, Colorado; and Stevens Pass, Washington. The complete list of announced resort opening dates is below. As always, the usual weather and conditions caveat applies. These dates could change depending on where and when the snow falls.Mid-October (pending early season conditions): Keystone (CO)November 8th: Breckenridge (CO)November 15th: Vail Mountain (CO)November 22nd: Whistl
  
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• How to Properly Ride Portillo, Chile's Unique Slingshot Ski Lifts

  14-08-2024 17:42 via powder.com
  
  Ski Portillo, Chile is a world-class ski resort often described as a "land cruise ship" due to its remote nature and singular, yet massive lodge adorned in an iconic yellow paint. Once you're there, you're there, so to say, but that's just a sliver of the charm that exudes from Portillo's sun-soaked slopes. Have you ever heard of their unique Slingshot lifts? See below.How To Ride Slingshot Lifts at Ski Portillo, ChileRoca Jack, Ski Portillo, Chile- How to Ride (0:34) Video by @skiwithkim,
  
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• Checking in With the Utah Avalanche Center's New Leaders

  14-08-2024 16:49 via powder.com
  
  The Utah Avalanche Center (UAC) recently announced leadership changes in both the Forest Service and Nonprofit groups.The Utah Avalanche Center has two divisions: One is a direct partnership funded by The United States Forest Service. The other is a nonprofit group charged with raising money and avalanche education.Photo: Simplyphotos/Getty ImagesFor context, the Forest Service began years before the UAC, but it quickly became apparent that the funding from the Forest Service w
  
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• NOAA's Seasonal Outlook for Winter '24/'25 Isn't Ideal

  14-08-2024 00:23 via powder.com
  
  It's August, and that means skiers are doing one of two things: participating in an outdoor activity not as fun as skiing, or looking at long-range winter weather forecasts. Today, we're doing the latter.Let's get to it. Check out the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) Seasonal Temperature and Precipitation Outlooks for the months of December, 2024-February, 2025.Seasonal Temperature Outlook, Dec-Jan-Feb 2024-25. Issued July 18, 2024.NOAASeasonal Precipitation Outlook, Dec-
  
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