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• Mikaela Shiffrin Gets Back to Business in Quest for 100 Victories

  25-10-2024 22:12 via powder.com
  
  By: Brian PinelliAs the undisputed queen of ski racing, Mikaela Shiffrin’s begins her assault on a record-tying sixth overall World Cup title.
  The 29-year-old Colorado ski racing sensation is also just three victories shy of the magical 100 mark, as she continues to re-write the sport’s record books over an illustrious 15-year World Cup career. Mikaela Shiffrin was all smiles during the Race Talk on October 25, 2024.Photo: JOHANN GRODER/APA/AFP via Getty Ima
  
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• Sugar Bowl Resort, CA To Build World-Class Terrain Parks

  25-10-2024 19:52 via powder.com
  
  Sugar Bowl Resort, California, has long been a slightly slept-on—but nevertheless very rad—Lake Tahoe area destination with impressive big mountain zones like the Palisades (not to be confused with the other Palisades). The mountain’s brewed up some very talented big mountain skiers.This season, Sugar Bowl is doubling down on a different separate aspect of its terrain footprint: freestyle.“Our vision is to offer a full-size progression facility that can bring young freest
  
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• 6 Ski Resorts With Festive Halloween Activities and Events

  25-10-2024 18:58 via powder.com
  
  Skiers have their own sport-specific nightmares. Hooked edges, malfunctioning chairlifts, disappearing ski boots—these are the kinds of things that keep us up at night.
  But there are other horrors. Ghosts, goblins, ghouls, the general election, you name it, when Halloween rolls around, creatures of the night come out to play, as do numerous season-specific traditions like trick-or-treating or hayrides. During the end of October, some ski areas play both sides, hosting events that honor Hal
  
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• Colorado Ski Area Slashes Lift Ticket Prices to $45

  25-10-2024 17:08 via powder.com
  
  In the age of mega-passes, online reservations, and paid parking, Ski Cooper, Colorado is zigging while everybody else zags.Ski Cooper, not to be confused with nearby Copper Mountain, announced on October 22, 2024 that mid-week, non-holiday lift tickets will cost just $45/day during Winter '24/'25.An aerial view of Ski Cooper, Colorado.Photo: FACEBOOK/Ski CooperThe mountain has also committed to selling lift tickets online and at the ticket window for the same price. This pract
  
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