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• The 6 Best New York Ski Resorts

  17-09-2024 22:05 via powder.com
  
  New York has more ski areas than any state in the country.According to the Ski Areas of New York Economic Impact Analysis for the '22/'23 season, roughly 52 ski areas and resorts operate in The Empire State, a number that dwarfs western states such as Utah (15) and Colorado (28).With more options than any state in the country, how do you decide which ski resorts to spend your hard-earned money and time at? The answer to that rhetorical question is somewhat subjective, but the following list shou
  
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• Popular Nevada Ski Area Left Untouched by Davis Fire

  17-09-2024 22:00 via powder.com
  
  Mt. Rose-Ski Tahoe, a ski area popular among Reno, Nevada area skiers, has confirmed that it was untouched by the Davis Fire, which burned dangerously close to the ski area’s boundaries.Views from Mt. Rose-Ski Tahoe's base area.Mt. Rose-Ski Tahoe“We are incredibly and forever grateful to the fire crews and emergency personnel who worked hard to contain the fire,” the ski area wrote in an update on social media.The Davis Fire reached nearly 6,000 acres, burned 14 stru
  
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• Aspen Snowmass Announces Its Biggest Season of Freeskiing Competitions Ever

  17-09-2024 20:06 via powder.com
  
  This coming winter, Aspen Snowmass, Colorado, will host its biggest season of slopestyle, park, and pipe competitions ever. X Games, the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix, and the all-new Snow League are on the docket. The events are set to be held at Buttermilk Mountain, one of Aspen's four resort areas.The X Games halfpipe has seen numerous historic moments over the years.Photo: Daniel Bayer"We've had some monster event years in the past, but this one might just top them all," said John Rigney,
  
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• 5 Ski Resorts You Can Rent Out for the Day

  17-09-2024 19:13 via powder.com
  
  In the wide world of skiing, there’s a divide. Most commercial mountains are public—you still have to buy a pass, of course—but a select few are private, like the Yellowstone Club, only opening their gilded doors to serious high rollers. Most skiers reside on one side of this chasm, tangling with fellow multi-pass holders to score fresh snow before it's all tracked out. In these crowd-choked moments, a perhaps silly dream prevails: What if you could rent out an entire mountain
  
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• Review: Rossignol Sender Soul 102

  17-09-2024 18:04 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 term quiver-killer gets thrown around a lot these days, but having one ski to do it all, and do it well, is perfection worth striving for. Rossignol enters the fray with the all-new Sender Soul 102, taking cues from both their hard-charging freeride Sender Free line and the now retired cult-classic Soul line to create a modern all-mountain freeride ski that will make
  
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• Arc’teryx Is Offering Free Gore-Tex Outerwear Washing From September 21-25

  17-09-2024 17:53 via powder.com
  
  In case you didn’t know, you should be washing your Gore-Tex outerwear regularly. According to Arc’teryx, heavily-used gear should be washed after every five to eight days of use, while lighter-use garments should be washed every 10 to 20 days. In other words, if your gear is covered in grime, looks or feels dirty, or is no longer beading water off the surface, it's time for a wash.Next week, from September 21-25, Arc’teryx is offering complimentary washing for Gore-Tex gear at
  
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• Utah Graced by First Snowfall of the Season

  17-09-2024 17:14 via powder.com
  
  It feels like every western ski locale besides Utah had received their first snowfall of the season, and thanks to webcams at places like Alta Ski Area, POWDER can confirm that the Beehive State has finally joined in on the early season snow action.Check out the images captured on Alta Ski Area's webcams on the morning of September 17, 2024. Alta Ski Area First Snow, September 17, 2024Photo: Alta Ski Area ^Alta Ski Area, Sugarloaf Peak webcam, September 17, 2024, 7:31 am MST
  
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• Telemark Tinkerers: Robert Tusso

  17-09-2024 17:08 via powder.com
  
  This is the first installment profiling DIY innovators in telemark skiing.Spend much time traveling the dark backroads of the online telemark world, and you will start to see a familiar handle pop up, again and again: @bobbytooslow. Whether on Instagram or seldom-traveled telemark forums, this screen name appears always near the bleeding edge poignantly dissecting the telemark experience, whether culturally, or most astutely when discussing gear.That figure is none other than Robert Tusso–
  
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