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• Colorado Ski Train Now 43% Cheaper Than Before

  04-11-2024 23:44 via powder.com
  
  Colorado’s Amtrak-operated Winter Park Express is getting bigger, better, and cheaper.The train, which transports skiers from Denver’s Union Station to Winter Park Resort, will see an expanded operating schedule, reduced fares, and higher passenger capacity this coming ski season.Starting January 9th, 2025, it’ll ferry skiers five days a week between Thursday and Monday. Previously, it only operated Friday through Sunday. Prior to the expanded service start date, the train will
  
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• Feet of Snow Fall in Colorado As Ski Areas Prepare for More

  04-11-2024 21:50 via powder.com
  
  Breckenridge and Copper Mountain, Colorado, woke up to a pleasant sight this morning.In the past 24 hours, Breckenridge has seen 16 inches of the white stuff, per its snow report. Copper Mountain got hit even harder. On Instagram, the resort wrote that the storm delivered 20 inches of snow at the mid-mountain.Copper Mountain opens to the public on Friday, November 8th.Photo: Copper MountainBoth resorts plan to open this week on Friday, November 8th, joining the growing legion of alread
  
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• Base-to-Base Gondola at Taos Receives Tentative Approval

  04-11-2024 20:14 via powder.com
  
  The likelihood of Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico, constructing a base-to-base gondola has increased.In a draft decision published late last month, the Forest Service tentatively approved the project, which was first proposed over three years ago.“Overall, I feel my decision will improve the experience of guests to the National Forest within the [Taos Ski Valley special use permit] area, while avoiding and/or mitigating long-term adverse impacts,” the decision reads.The proposed gondola
  
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• $4 Tickets to New Hampshire Ski Area Available in December

  04-11-2024 17:42 via powder.com
  
  These days, expensive lift tickets may be the norm, but King Pine, a ski area in East Madison, New Hampshire, is throwing it back to a different era with its “Founders Day” deal.On December 19th, lift tickets at King Pine only cost $4. These tickets must be purchased in advance on the ski area’s website.“It's an excellent opportunity for families and friends to enjoy the thrills of winter sports without breaking the bank,” a press release from the ski area reads. &l
  
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• $4 Lift Tickets Available at New Hampshire Ski Area in December

  04-11-2024 17:42 via powder.com
  
  These days, expensive lift tickets may be the norm, but King Pine, a ski area in East Madison, New Hampshire, is throwing it back to a different era with its “Founders Day” deal.On December 19th, lift tickets at King Pine only cost $4. These tickets must be purchased in advance on the ski area’s website.“It's an excellent opportunity for families and friends to enjoy the thrills of winter sports without breaking the bank,” a press release from the ski area reads. &l
  
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• 5 Indoor Skiing Destinations for Year-Round Fun

  04-11-2024 13:00 via powder.com
  
  Skiing is an outdoor sport. Or, at least, it was. With the increasing popularity of indoor ski areas, schussing is now possible near—or inside—major, snowless urban centers. Thanks to these indomitable fridges, you can make turns just outside Manhattan, New York, or in the deserts of Dubai.It’s all a bit surreal. But skiing is skiing, and sliding down snow, whether in the Alps—or Dubai—doesn’t get old. And for all their strangeness, these indoor alpine destina
  
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• We skied three countries in one day: a backcountry tour of the Balkans

  04-11-2024 08:00
  Albania, Kosovo and Montenegro converge in the Accursed Mountains, offering skiing days where you see more countries than you do other skiersPushing my skis forward in tracks carved deep into the snow and a swirling wind and thick fog, I finally reach a vast plateau where Alb Berisha, our guide, greets me with a high-five. “Welcome to Kosovo,” he says, beaming. I put on more layers to fight the chill, and nibble on a pita (a Balkan cream cheese-stuffed pastry) left over from breakfas
  
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