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• Maine's Largest Ski Resort Rolls Out New Terrain Park Layout

  03-10-2024 21:23 via powder.com
  
  Sugarloaf, Maine's largest ski resort, is giving its terrain parks a makeover next winter.Sugarloaf isn't your typical east coast mountain. Just look at the length of those trails!Photo: Sugarloaf / Jamie WalterThe medium terrain parks are being relocated to the trail network accessed via Whiffletree, one of Sugarloaf's high-speed quad chairlifts. The shift will make all of the resort's parks accessible with one lift. Previously, the medium terrain parks were within the Super Q
  
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• Skiing's Biggest Freeride Competition Adds New Location for 2025

  03-10-2024 21:14 via powder.com
  
  Freeride season will kick back into high gear in just a few months. Today, October 3, 2024, the Freeride World Tour released its 2025 season schedule, which covers six events this coming winter, including a new stop in Val Thorens, France.French skier Astrid Cheylus celebrates after taking third place at the 2024 Xtreme Verbier competition.Photo: © Freeride World TourAside from the introduction of Val Thorens, the schedule looks similar to last year. Here’s a quick look at t
  
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• What Project 2025 Could Mean for Snow Science and Avalanche Forecasting

  03-10-2024 19:33 via powder.com
  
  Beacon, shovel, probe. Skins are on, the snow is fresh, and you’ve checked the forecast. Ready, you aim your skis across the slope and break trail towards one of your favorite stashes just below tree-line — think pillow lines and knee-deep pow. You and a buddy lap the spot as many times as you can before exhaustion hits.
  In this theoretical bliss, every moment is a product of an extensive network of weather data. And yes, all the data is at risk. Project 2025 proposes to dismantle a
  
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• 7 of the Most Remote Ski Areas in North America

  03-10-2024 18:53 via powder.com
  
  At this point, the ski resort is an established genre. We know about the gondolas, buzzy après bars, and cute but egregiously expensive towns. Skiing’s even bigger—and smaller—than this archetype, though, extending so far beyond the beaten path that it gets a bit ridiculous.Hurricane Ridge offers opportunities for skiing, snowboarding, and snowshoeing above one of the country's largest rain forests.Photo: Jordan Siemens/Getty ImagesWe’re talking a
  
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• Can OnX Backcountry Replace FATMAP For Backcountry Mapping?

  03-10-2024 15:03 via powder.com
  
  With the FATMAP 3D mapping app sadly shutting down for good earlier this week after being acquired by Strava, backcountry skiers were left hanging without one of the most useful tools for navigating in the mountains. As a longtime user of FATMAP, I’m pretty bummed that Strava actually pulled the plug on the app. Back in June, when the news first broke, I wrote a piece about what it means for skiers, and what to do about your data. So far, Strava still doesn’t seem to have carried ove
  
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