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• Alaskan Ski Area Discovers "Significant" Damage to Essential Chairlift

  07-10-2024 21:35 via powder.com
  
  Eaglecrest, a ski area just outside Juneau, Alaska, recently discovered that one of its chairlifts, Black Bear, had mechanical damage. The damage prevents the lift from operating safely, and according to the ski area, the lift may not be able to reopen until the 2025-2026 ski season.The Black Bear Chair at Eaglecrest Ski Area, Alaska.Photo: Facebook/Eaglecrest Ski Area“Given the age of Black Bear and the extent of the damage, at this time, it appears that there’s no
  
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• Skier Dan Noakes Releases New Episode of Popular YouTube Series 'Chillhop Ski'

  07-10-2024 20:25 via powder.com
  
  You’ve probably seen them in your YouTube algorithm feed: the multi-hour music playlists with titles like “Chill Studying Vibes” or “Lofi Hiphop Radio.” The YouTube sub-genre is endlessly popular, with video entrants often racking up millions of views. One mainstay Lofi music live stream has nearly 40,000 concurrent listeners at the time of writing this.The latest release from Dan Noakes—dubbed 5th Annual Chillhop Ski Music—dropped today.Photo&c
  
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• Snow Is Piling Up at an Unlikely Massachusetts Ski Area

  07-10-2024 19:53 via powder.com
  
  Last week, a snow gun sputtered to life at Ski Ward, Massachusetts.
  The ski area, located about an hour’s drive outside Boston, has just 45 acres of skiable terrain and a 220-foot vertical drop, making it the kind of place that, under normal circumstances, doesn't receive significant media attention. Outlets typically have other, more prominent destinations to fawn over, after all. Ski Ward already has an impressive amount of snow to work with.Photo: Facebook/Ski War
  
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• October Snow Forecasted To Hit New York and Vermont

  07-10-2024 19:24 via powder.com
  
  It's only the beginning of October, but snow is expected to return to the high peaks of New York and Vermont in the afternoon of Wednesday, October 9th, 2024.Before you get too excited about the potential for skiing, the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Burlington, Vermont is only forecasting a dusting to one inch of snow to fall at elevation. See the forecasted map below.Expected Snowfall for October 9, 2024 through October 10, 2024. Burlington, VT Weather Forecast Office.Phot
  
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• Paid Parking Implemented at North America's Biggest Ski Resort

  07-10-2024 17:46 via powder.com
  
  Powder Mountain, located near Eden, Utah, is embarking on a new era under the ownership of Netflix co-founder and billionaire Reed Hastings.The public has been critical since Hastings announced a private/public hybrid model for Powder's ski terrain, but a new decision is really ruffling feathers— paid parking.Vehicles with three or more people will not be required to pay for parking at Powder Mountain, Utah.Photo: MaskotAnnounced on Tuesday, October 1, 2024 to Powder's season pas
  
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• New Hampshire's Oldest Ski Area Has a New Owner

  07-10-2024 16:44 via powder.com
  
  Black Mountain, widely regarded as New Hampshire's oldest ski area still in operation, has a new owner. The historic ski area has been purchased by The Indy Pass and Entabeni Systems from The Fichera Family.The sale was announced at a community meeting held at the ski area on October 5, 2024.POWDER first became aware of the planned community meeting via press release last week. The meeting's details were vague, but revealed that Indy Pass Managing Director, Erik Mogensen would be
  
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