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• Red Lodge, Montana Selling Surplus Ski Lift Chairs

  20-08-2024 23:13 via powder.com
  
  Red Lodge Mountain, Montana is now offering a "rare opportunity" to own a piece of ski history that skiers have used for decades. "A couple" surplus chairs from their Miami Beach chairlift, plus surplus chairs from the Stache Express Chairlift, originally the Sunnyside Lift at Alta, UT, which operated since 1973, are now being offered up for sale online.Miami Beach Chairlift, Red Lodge, Montana.Courtesy Red Lodge MountainStache Express, Red Lodge, Montana.Photo: Red Lodge Mou
  
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• What Is the Mountain Collective Pass?

  20-08-2024 22:05 via powder.com
  
  If you’ve considered buying a skiing multi-pass this season, you’ve likely encountered one or more of the four main contenders. There are the two dominant pass programs—Ikon and Epic—and the off-the-beaten-path focused Indy Pass. And then, somewhere in the middle, lies the Mountain Collective Pass, which combines the Indy Pass’ two-day program with larger, destination-style resorts.Sugar Bowl Resort, March, 2023.Photo: Josh Edelson for the Washington Post&
  
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• Community-Backed Maine Ski Hill Touts New Chairlift and Snowmaking Upgrades

  20-08-2024 22:03 via powder.com
  
  BigRock's mission is to provide Mainers "great turns at an affordable price," and their new Doppelmayr quad will further that mission. The new lift is replacing a lift that was already 25 years old when it was installed at the 501(C)(3) non-profit ski area.Construction underway at BigRock Mountain, Maine. Mike Chasse/BigRock MountainDuring the late fall of 2021, BigRock Mountain rolled out a capital campaign for donations to put in a new ski lift. Project Lead, Maine Ski & Snowb
  
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• Candide Thovex Announces Marriage to Model Fiancé

  20-08-2024 21:14 via powder.com
  
  Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, let us come together to celebrate the matrimony of Candide Thovex (the greatest skier of all-time...?) and his fiancé of one year, French model Ambre.Thovex made the announcement that the two were married in a social media post on August 20th, 2024.Candide Thovex (right) and Ambre (left) were recently married.Instagram: @candidethovexApologies if we're getting a bit too TMZ here in our coverage of this story, but it's not often th
  
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• At Edinburgh Fringe, There Are 2 Plays About Gwyneth Paltrow

  20-08-2024 19:36 via nytimes.com
  
  Multiple shows at the Edinburgh Fringe make camp fun out of the 2023 civil action that spurred a thousand memes — and one of them is a triumph.
  
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• Big Sky Confirms Opening Day for Winter ’24/’25 Season; Touts New Upgrades

  20-08-2024 19:16 via powder.com
  
  Another major ski resort has confirmed its opening date: Big Sky Resort, Montana, plans to start spinning the lifts on November 27th, 2024 (barring an act of Mother Nature, of course. The weather and conditions permitting caveat always applies).Progress on the new Lone Peak Tram lower terminal enclosure at Big Sky Resort. Photo taken July 17, 2024.Photo: Chris Kamman, Big Sky ResortThere’s more to the news, though. A few major infrastructure projects are underway at Big
  
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• Fashion Mogul #10: Street Skiing as Punk

  20-08-2024 18:53 via powder.com
  
  This recurring column has discussed high fashion at length, often touching on street style and everyday style as implications of high fashion’s wide reach. The reality is that high fashion influences most facets of fashion we interact with on a day-to-day basis, even if most of us would never consider wearing a dress made from stuffed animals (which Vogue insists is on trend right now, apparently).Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2024-2025.Getty Images/Victor VIRGILEHow
  
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• Ikon Pass Adds Complimentary Bike Park Access to Benefits

  20-08-2024 17:51 via powder.com
  
  It's late-August and that means one thing... it's ski pass buying season. By now, you've noticed that social media feeds are clogged with advertisements for ski passes, but there's one detail you might have missed.The Ikon Pass has added one complimentary bike park ticket that can be redeemed during Summer 2024 for those who purchase a ski pass for the Winter '24/'25 season.Mountain biking in Sun Valley, Idaho.Courtesy Sun Valley ResortThe bike park ticket is available to Winter '24/'25 Ikon Pas
  
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