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• POWDR to Sell Killington to Local Pass Holders in Major Shakeup

  22-08-2024 21:08 via powder.com
  
  The Beast is going independent. Today, August 22, 2024, Killington Ski Resort announced that it would be sold from its previous mountain conglomerate owner, POWDR, to a group of local pass holders alongside Pico Mountain. POWDR will remain a minority investor and hold a board seat.Killington ResortBen Bloom/Getty ImagesThe new owners plan to maintain business as usual at Killington. No changes are coming to the resort’s season pass program, and Ikon Pass holders can access Killingt
  
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• Patagonia Giving All Employees PTO To Vote

  22-08-2024 20:47 via powder.com
  
  Yvon Chouinard founded Patagonia in 1973, and the California-based outdoor apparel company has been setting standards for company ethics ever since. The certified B Corporation and founding member of 1% For the Planet has been recognized for its environmental activism and donations surpassing $230 million to environmental organizations. Almost ten years ago, in 2016, Patagonia began giving its U.S. employees Election Day off. Almost ten years ago, in 2016, Patagonia began giv
  
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• Analyzing Skier Noah Gaffney's Proclivity for Cliff Diving

  22-08-2024 19:19 via powder.com
  
  Have you ever wondered what makes someone want to jump off of a 50-foot-plus cliff? Have you ever wondered why you probably don't have that urge? Professional skier Noah Gaffney spends his winters jumping off cliffs and skiing away on powder. He spends his summers jumping off cliffs into crystalline waters a long ways below. Sometimes, he throws a trick in there, like in the clip below.Noah Gaffney Cliff Diving #1Noah Gaffney Cliff Dive #2 (0:11) So, why do certain people feel so drawn to t
  
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• Matchstick Productions Releases Trailer for 2024 Film 'Calm Beneath Castles'

  22-08-2024 19:00 via powder.com
  
  The first snow of the season has been reported at Banff Sunshine Village, Canada, and Matchstick Productions (MSP) has just released the trailer for their 2024 feature film Calm Beneath Castles. In our book, that's a match made in heaven. Check out the trailer below.'Calm Beneath Castles' TrailerCalm Beneath Castles is another annual installment into MSP's ever-growing catalog of world-class ski movies. There are some familiar faces, newcomers, old stomping grounds and remote locations sprinkled
  
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• Three Skiers Killed in Tragic Collision

  22-08-2024 18:16 via powder.com
  
  A fatal car crash in New Zealand on Wednesday killed three South Korean skiers. The crash involved a four-wheel-drive vehicle and a van. Emergency services were notified of the crash at about 3:15 p.m. local time, and, according to Aoraki Area Commander Inspector Vicki Walker—who was cited in a report from Stuff—will investigate the crash’s cause.The members of the South Korean ski team were in New Zealand to train ahead of the New Zealand Winter Games that will take place in Q
  
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• Faction Skis Drops 2025 Product Line

  22-08-2024 18:15 via powder.com
  
  As one of the more secretive brands in the industry, Faction surprised us today by dropping their entire 2025 collection of skis. The new collection still includes all of our favorite models, and introduces an expanded freestyle-oriented Studio Series and an updated twin-tip freeride Prodigy line. It’s pretty rad to see the Swiss brand making one of the broadest-reaching lineups of freeride skis, from park-specific jib sticks, to FWT-capable freeride machines, to ultra-wide surfy pow plank
  
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• Canadian Ski Resort Claims First Snowfall of the Season

  22-08-2024 17:00 via powder.com
  
  If there's any ski resort in North America to bet on receiving their first snowfall of the season in August, it's Banff Sunshine Village located in Alberta, Canada.Sunshine Village reported on the late-afternoon of August 21st, 2024 that the first dusting of snow was observed on their Great Divide webcam. See below!Fresh flakes are shown on Banff Sunshine Village's Great Divide webcam on the afternoon of August 21, 2024. It's the resort's first reported snowfall of the season.Banff Sunshine
  
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• Shop Talk: Ski Photography Gear and Tips From the Pros

  22-08-2024 16:00 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.Shooting photos of your friends is all fun and games until you get home, load your memory card into the computer, and realize all your photos turned out trash because you got moisture in your lens. That’s the unfortunate reality of photographing in a harsh winter environment in the mountains. It snows, things get wet, and shots get ruined. As someone who’s be
  
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