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• Arizona Snowbowl Announces Opening Day for Winter '24/'25

  15-08-2024 21:48 via powder.com
  
  The countdown is on at Arizona Snowbowl. According to a social media post shared on August 13th, 2024, "the 2024/2025 winter season is scheduled to kick off in 100 days!". Meaning, AZ Snowbowl is scheduled to open on November 22, 2024.Arizona Snowbowl offered shorts-skiing weather later than ever last season.Tyler Gerhartz/Arizona SnowbowlPerhaps some of the reason this 100-day-countdown feels like it's coming quicker than normal is because this past season, AZ Snowbowl remained open unt
  
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• Inside Freeskiing’s New Boot Brand: Phaenom Footwear

  15-08-2024 19:11 via powder.com
  
  When I see a new brand launch, especially in the boot category, it catches my attention. In a space where gear takes years to refine, with a very brand-loyal customer base, it’s a big deal. Boots are just so tricky to get right: the fit and flex are often ambiguous and have to line up with very specific needs. And even if the company nails that, there will be some skier’s whose feet won’t like it. Furthermore, it’s always impressive when a brand-new company tries their ha
  
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• The Best Flight Passes for Skiers

  15-08-2024 18:45 via powder.com
  
  Ski vacations. We all love them. But for most winter trips, there’s an unsettling degree of uncertainty. We plan, usually months in advance, fully aware that the snow might suck when we arrive. Just about every skier has shown up at a ski resort only to hear the following from a local: “You should’ve been here two days ago.”Flight passes could be the solution to avoiding disappointing ski trips.Photo: Adie Bush/Getty ImagesThis is particularly true for e
  
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• Meet the Skier Who Set a New Record on Mont Blanc

  15-08-2024 18:17 via powder.com
  
  Partway through her June ascent of Mont Blanc, Anna DeMonte slipped. She was attempting to set a fastest known time (FKT) with skis via the grueling Grand Mulets route, which winds from a church in Chamonix to the summit, covering about 20 miles and over 12,000 feet of elevation gain.Completing the route requires a deep aerobic base—and plenty of grit. For DeMonte, the latter was helpful when she lost her footing and plunged downhill. This wasn't her first setback.Originally from Ann Arbor
  
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• Timberline Lodge Announces Closing Day for Longest Ski Season in U.S.

  15-08-2024 17:13 via powder.com
  
  It's mid-August, and you know what that means, the last-open lift-served ski area in North America is preparing to wrap up for the Winter '23/'24 season.Timberline Lodge, Oregon has announced on their website that Sunday, August 18th, 2024 will be the last of skiing and snowboarding, until next season, of course.The Palmer Snowfield at Timberline Lode on Mt. Hood, Oregon (2022).Photo: EyeWolf/Getty ImagesTimberline is able to remain open throughout the summer thanks to deep sno
  
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