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• More Australian Ski Resorts to End Seasons Weeks Early

  09-09-2024 23:11 via powder.com
  
  Earlier this month, Thredbo Resort Alpine, Australia, announced that it was throwing the towel in. The ski resort—one of Australia’s most popular—will cease winter operations on September 15th, citing a refrain common amongst other destinations down under this season: “challenging current conditions.”Thredbo’s webcams reinforce that sentiment, where vast patches of brown grass clash with what appears to be a rapidly receding snow-line.Thredbo as seen from the
  
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• Skier Eileen Gu Claims New World Record

  09-09-2024 21:26 via powder.com
  
  Freeskiing phenom Eileen Gu has set a new record—again. On September 9th, 2024, she claimed first place at the FIS World Cup Women’s Freeski Halfpipe competition in Cardrona, New Zealand. Check out her winning performance below.By winning her 15th World Cup event, Gu now holds the most World Cup wins of any free ski athlete—both male and female. “It’s a full circle moment,” Gu said, who competes for China. “My 15th World Cup win back at the location of m
  
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• Review: Völkl M7 Mantra

  09-09-2024 18:00 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.Völkl’s newest version of the venerable Mantra doesn’t change its tune. It’s a further evolution and refinement of the ski that has been the gold standard for high-performance all mountain skiing. While definitely not for everyone, the new M7 Mantra does what old Mantras have done, only better–lay trenches on groomers, blast through chunky of
  
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• Review: Völkl Secret 96

  09-09-2024 17:30 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.Völkl has long been known for making stiff, hard-charging skis that allow ex-racers to play around while still holding that edge. Their skis also make those who never raced feel like they did. Wide and surprisingly floaty enough to hang in fresh snow while still narrow enough to drop a hip nice and low on groomers, the newly updated Secret 96 is a ski you can trust
  
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• Review: Scott SEA 108

  09-09-2024 17:00 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.The SEA 108 is the flagship of the new SEA series and it was our tester’s favorite of the series. We enjoyed all three SEA skis, which very much share similar DNA, but in the SEA 108, the combo of a softish tip with a stiff tail and a damp ski feels the most natural. It’s a very easy, accessible ski to tackle just about any terrain or snow condition, living u
  
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• Top Ski Stories From Last Week (September 2-September 8, 2024)

  09-09-2024 16:22 via powder.com
  
  Summer is unofficially over, and as leaves begin to change and temperatures start to fall, one thing is on all of our minds— ski season is just around the corner.We'll need to wait at least another month for the first ski resorts in North America to open, but we're inching closer with each passing second. That's something worth celebrating, in our book. Without further delay, let's review the top ski stories from last week here on POWDER Magazine.5. Jamming and Skiing: Chris Benchetle
  
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• New York Sees First Snowfall of the Season

  09-09-2024 15:11 via powder.com
  
  The season's first snowfalls have been observed in high altitude western locales such as Lake Tahoe, Montana, and Jackson Hole, but snow had yet to fall on the East Coast, until yesterday, that is.Watch as diehard east coast skier Wesley Poe makes the most of a light dusting and rime ice accumulation on Whiteface Mountain, New York on September 8, 2024.Video: New York First Snowfall/First Ski Day, September 8, 2024New York Skiing, September 8, 2024 (0:09) The accumulation clearly wasn't much mor
  
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• Oswego River Kayak from Three Rivers Point

  09-09-2024 14:30 via nyskiblog.com
  200 years ago Three Rivers Point was one of the most happening spots in Central NY. Here the Oneida and Seneca Rivers form the Oswego river and flow north to Lake Ontario. It was a prominent meeting spot for Native Americans and when the colonists arrived they made camp at the same location. An inn was soon erected and trade on the rivers expanded with salt mining operations on Cayuga and Seneca. The peak of Three Rivers Point rose and » Read More »
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