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• How To Start A Ski Company: The Story Behind Colorado’s Ellis Skis

  15-10-2024 22:16 via powder.com
  
  Let’s face it, the ski industry is a tough place to work. Much like Hollywood, or even Wall Street, making sacrifices is part of the job, and it’s an environment that chews up and spits out anyone who isn’t ready. But instead of silver screen fame, or an enviable stock portfolio at a prestigious trading firm, those who put their mind to it and stick it out to realize their dreams tend to be chasing the experience that only skiing can provide. Personal expression, artistic freed
  
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• After Decades of Making Skis, LINE Launches Its First Snowboard

  15-10-2024 22:06 via powder.com
  
  LINE is making a…snowboard?This morning, the freeskiing-focused brand rolled out the Lateral, its first snowboard. Billed as a jib-oriented tool for beginner and intermediate riders, the Lateral costs $479.95, is available in three sizes, and features a camo-print top sheet.LINE's logo appearing on the underside of a snowboard is an odd sight, to be sure.Photo: LINEThe question is, of course, why would a brand that’s focused on skiing for several decades bother with making
  
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• Wyoming Ski Resort to Sell $25 Lift Tickets to Jeans Wearing Skiers

  15-10-2024 20:53 via powder.com
  
  One of the best parties of the season is returning to Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR), Wyoming for a second consecutive year. Ski In Jeans Day will take place at JHMR on December 7, 2024 with lift tickets costing just $25 per denim-clad skier. Keep reading for more details.Over 3,000 skiers turned out to JHMR's first annual 'Ski in Jeans Day' in December of 2023.Photo: Connor Burkesmith/JHMRJHMR's inaugural Ski In Jeans Day was hosted in December of 2023. In total, 3,1
  
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• Nation’s Biggest Ski Resort Will Limit February Weekends to Passholders Only

  15-10-2024 20:13 via powder.com
  
  Powder Mountain, Utah, continues to march to the beat of its own drum. This upcoming winter, all four weekends during the month of February will be passholders-only. Powder Mountain may be the only major resort that has implemented such a program in the U.S., excluding ultra-exclusive private winter sports destinations, like the Yellowstone Club.Powder Mountain, Utah, continues to march to the beat of its own drum.Photo: Courtesy Powder Mountain“When we say ‘Escape the
  
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• Over One Foot of Snow Forecasted for Utah and Colorado

  15-10-2024 19:19 via powder.com
  
  What might be the largest pre-season snowstorm so far will arrive between October 17 and October 20, 2024, hammering ski resorts across the West with fresh snow. Check out NOAA's Expected Snowfall for Utah, 10/17-10/20/24 below.The National Weather Service's Utah forecast from 10/17-10/19/24, calls for significant snowfall.Photo: NOAABetween one to two feet of snow could arrive in Utah’s Little Cottonwood Canyon, home to Alta Ski Area and Snowbird. In Colorado, Silverton Mou
  
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• The 10 Most Exciting New Ski Lifts in North America

  15-10-2024 18:04 via powder.com
  
  During the pre-season, most skiers throughout North America are stuck playing the waiting game, anxiously watching snow forecasts, and going to sleep each night thinking of colder days ahead.
  At ski resorts, there’s no time to waste. Glading, grading, snowmaking, and, perhaps most exciting, new lifts all need to be attended to, ensuring any given resort is spic and span before the first skiers of the season arrive.This spring and summer, over 40 ski lift projects are underway. While we won
  
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• Lindsey Vonn Drops Another Hint About Potential Comeback

  15-10-2024 17:33 via powder.com
  
  POWDER published a story on October 9, 2024 that exposed rumors about American ski racing legend Lindsey Vonn's potential return to the World Cup ski racing circuit.The rumors haven't been confirmed by Vonn or anybody on her team, but she appears to be dropping hints. The star posted a photo to Instagram on October 13, 2024 with a caption that has fans excited. See below.Lindsey Vonn shared this image on October 13, 2024 from New Zealand.Photo: Instagram/@lindseyvonn
  
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• Giorgia Menetre Is Forging a New Path for Women in Telemark

  15-10-2024 17:03 via powder.com
  
  In early December of 2022, a video of a skier using the lowest of telemark styles started oozing its way onto Instagram feeds and forum message boards. Flying down the mountain, face in full smile under an incandescent sun, the skier made fast and deep lunges, the sleeves of their outerwear fluttering in the wind like a flag snapping in a gale.The video, posted by free-heel newschool outfit TELE COLO, soon garnered over a thousand likes on their Instagram page. It would eventually find its way o
  
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• The 5 Best Exercises for Skiers

  15-10-2024 12:12 via powder.com
  
  Have you heard a skier mention that they need to work on getting their "ski legs"? It's an odd phrase we use to describe the physical shape and strength we require to achieve our goals on skis, but one that paints most of the picture.Leg strength and mobility are obviously important, but there is a laundry list of exercises you can practice to make sure your body is ready for the hill.
  Whether you're preparing for the start of the season, gearing up for a big trip, or wanting to stay in ski
  
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