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• Owen Leeper on How He Lands 100 Foot Cliffs

  18-11-2024 23:28 via powder.com
  
  With a last name like Leeper comes significant expectations. It's not on the nose as, say, Gnarly, but Leeper, nonetheless, conjures images of a rad skier who leaps off things.
  To be something else—maybe a skier who prefers to keep their bases planted on the snow—could invite ridicule. Thankfully, for professional skier Owen Leeper, there presumably were no struggles with having been dealt a misnomer. Why? The Jackson, Wyoming, transplant reliably goes huge.Here’s proof in the
  
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• Score $39 Lift Tickets During California Ski Area's Opening

  18-11-2024 21:59 via powder.com
  
  Sugar Bowl Resort, California, has welcomed skiers (and eventually snowboarders) since 1939. In honor of that founding date decades ago, the Lake Tahoe ski area is offering discounted $39 lift tickets for opening weekend, November 22-24, 2024.“This special rate celebrates Sugar Bowl’s proud legacy as one of the oldest ski areas in the West and a cornerstone of Tahoe’s rich ski history,” reads a passage from a press release issued by Sugar Bowl.To grab one of the $39 ticke
  
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• Kids Ski Free Week Announced for 15 Resorts

  18-11-2024 21:00 via powder.com
  
  Wondering how to get the kids on the slopes without breaking the bank? Alterra Mountain Company—a multi-resort conglomerate—has an answer this December in the form of Kids Ski Free Week.Per a recent announcement from Alterra, kids 12 and under will ski free at 15 participating resorts between December 7th and December 13th.
   These resorts include Steamboat and Winter Park in Colorado; Palisades Tahoe, Mammoth Mountain, Big Bear Mountain Resort, and Snow Valley in California; Str
  
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• Lower 48's Snowiest Ski Resort Sets Opening Day

  18-11-2024 20:03 via powder.com
  
  As another burst of wintry weather bears down on the Pacific Northwest, one legendary ski area—Mt. Baker, Washington—is preparing to open its doors for excited skiers and snowboarders.This past weekend, Mt. Baker Ski Area shared that it would kick off the 2024-2025 ski season on Wednesday, November 20th, 2024 for a passholder appreciation day. The next day, Thursday, November 21st, the ski area will open for the general public.
   Mt. Baker Ski Area intends to begin the season wit
  
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• California, Oregon Bracing for up to 80 Inches of Snow

  18-11-2024 19:33 via powder.com
  
  There's a lot to look forward to this week. Let's dive right in. The Pacific Northwest is expected to be affected by two systems, although it becomes muddy when they merge on Thursday & Friday (November 21-22, 2024); it will basically feel like one long storm system.
  Here are my current mid-mountain forecasts from Tuesday evening (11/19) through Sunday evening (11/24).PNW Forecasted Snowfall Totals, November 19-24, 2024- Mt. Baker: 18-28"
  - Stevens Pass: 15-25"
  - Alpental: 10-18"
  - Crys
  
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• The Story Behind Skiing's Most Eye-Catching Graphics

  18-11-2024 17:40 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.Parallel UniverseLast season, Armada’s flagship ARV lineup stole the show in lift lines and ski shops from coast to coast, all due to a magical collaboration with an Afrofutrist artist passionate about science fiction, space, and vibrant colors designs. There have been plenty of loud topsheet designs in the histor
  
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• The 10 Best Gifts For Backcountry Skiers

  18-11-2024 17:30 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.We live in a good time when it comes to choosing gear to take in the high peaks for backcountry skiing. Long gone from the days of unreliable bindings, heavy skis, and gear that just didn’t quite work, we live in an era of gear that makes moving through the mountains easy, comfortable, safe, and most of all, really fun. There are high-performance touring boots that
  
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• How Chris Benchetler Transcended the Ski Industry

  18-11-2024 17:07 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.Bent RealityChris Benchetler is everywhere. On best-selling skis, across a wall inside the Amer Sports North American Headquarters and one outside the Evo flagship store in Seattle, in the goddamn Las Vegas Sphere—at this point, anywhere you look, his artistic handiwork is almost impossible to miss.
  "Chris has tra
  
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• Gun Discharged, One Injured at Idaho Ski Resort

  18-11-2024 15:59 via powder.com
  
  Silver Mountain Resort, a popular ski resort in northern Idaho, posted a rather concerning update to their Facebook page on the evening of Sunday, November 17, 2024.The post states that an "off-duty employee", located at the top of Silver Mountain, suffered a non-life threatening injury from an accidental gun discharge. The incident allegedly took place at approximately 9:30 p.m. PST on November 17, 2024.
  Full statement from Silver Mountain Resort:
  "On November 17th at approximately 8:50 PM, an
  
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