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• Jackson Hole To Open Two New Restaurants This Season

  12-11-2024 21:23 via powder.com
  
  Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Wyoming, may be known for its heart-in-your-throat descents, but Epicureans will have something new to dig into at the mountain starting this December in the form of two new restaurants.The Tram Dock hugs the flanks of the Aerial Tram's lower terminal, and will replace the RPK3 restaurant. According to a recent press release, it's billed as a tribute to JHMR's past and present. The watering hole's decor features a blend of vintage iconography and select artifacts, i
  
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• 'Ski Film of the Year' Releases for Free on YouTube

  12-11-2024 20:36 via powder.com
  
  With a name like Circle of Madness, you might assume that the North Face’s new ski and snowboard film is the winter sports equivalent of Apocalypse Now, featuring athletes as they’re mentally and physically consumed by dark, unknown terrain.
  This flick, though, is more upbeat and straightforward, remaining in well-trod ski filmmaking territory. Breaks are taken to discuss planned lines, obligatory jump shoots appear, and the film builds towards one final breathtaking descent. But a t
  
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• Ferraris, Ski Bindings, Cheese, and Wine— Italy's Emilia-Romagna Valley

  12-11-2024 19:59 via powder.com
  
  The following article first appeared in POWDER's Fall 2024 print issue, 'Not Another Gear Guide'. Get a copy shipped directly to your home, or look for it on a newsstand near you.Quality as a CultureIt can be said that Italians like nice things: fine wines, a delicious formaggio, fast red sports cars driven in fancy leather jackets, even high-tech ski touring bindings. In fact, there’s a famous valley outside of Bologna, Italy that produces all of those things: wheels of Parmigiano Reggian
  
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• A Case for 'Bro Boots'—Ski Touring's Latest Evolution

  12-11-2024 19:23 via powder.com
  
  The following article first appeared in POWDER's Fall 2024 print issue, 'Not Another Gear Guide'. Get a copy shipped directly to your home, or look for it on a newsstand near you.Bro BootsWe gear editors talk a lot about silly trends in our industry—everything from the hottest outerwear colors for après, why hybrid bindings will change your skiing (or won’t), to the most versatile waist width for mid-winter pond skims. Most of the time, I’ll admit, these trends are in fa
  
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• Vermont's Snowiest Ski Resort Offering Free Lift Tickets for Opening Day

  12-11-2024 18:49 via powder.com
  
  Jay Peak, known as Vermont's snowiest ski resort with 347 inches of annual snowfall, is offering a special opportunity for opening day 2024—free lift tickets.Dubbed the 'Day For The Devoted', Jay is offering 750 free lift tickets on a first-come, first-serve basis for their scheduled opening on Friday, November 29, 2024. The tickets can be reserved online, and are still available at the time this article was published. According to Jay's social media caption, "everyone in the Jay Peak comm
  
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• Telemark Undead’s Daniel Papalia Gives Telemark DIY a Modern Spotlight

  12-11-2024 17:10 via powder.com
  
  DIY has long been central to the world of telemark skiing, its ethos playing a crucial role since time immemorial. But its character has not only entered a contemporary paradigm, pushing the gear ever forward, it has even infiltrated the world of social media, just as telemark has found more of a modern footing.Amongst the most visible entities in the telemark DIY scene is the Instagram account @the_telemark_undead, a compendium of homebrewed bindings and frankenboots–different parts from
  
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• Smith Optics Is Having An Insane 40% Off Warehouse Sale

  12-11-2024 16:00 via powder.com
  
  Powder aims to feature only the best products and services.If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission.Looking for the best deal on goggles you'll find this season? Smith Optics just opened up the doors to their annual warehouse sale, and their best goggles are now 40 percent off for a limited time. This includes models like the 4D MAG and Squad MAG, which were ranked among our best goggles of 2025.Here's a look at what you'll find:Smith 4D MAG (starting at $204)If you&rs
  
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• Oregon Ski Resort To Claim Earliest Opening in 15 Years

  12-11-2024 12:57 via powder.com
  
  The past week or so has been unusually kind towards skiers eager to notch those first turns of the season.Following the announcement of a historically early opening date from Mt. Bachelor, fellow Oregonian destination Mt. Hood Meadows has thrown its hat into the ring. Meadows plans to soft launch on November 15th, 2024 with operations continuing through November 17th. It's the ski resort's earliest opening in 15 years. Meadows typically aims to open around Thanksgiving weekend."It's such an incr
  
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• Why High-Tech Airbags Are Now Mandated for Downhill Skiers

  12-11-2024 12:04 via powder.com
  
  Late last week, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) convened and confirmed that airbags will be compulsory for athletes competing in the World Cup speed disciplines: Downhill and Super-G.
  “The adoption of airbags is part of a broader approach that involves all the factors that can minimize the risk of serious injuries: from the knowledge around weather conditions and track set-up to equipment such as cut-resistant undergarment and smart bindings,” said FIS secretary
  
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