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• Free App Now Includes Colorado Avalanche Forecasts

  09-12-2024 22:41 via powder.com
  
  Colorado Trail Explorer (COTREX) now has avalanche forecasts thanks to a partnership between the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) and Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW).COTREX, created by CPW, the Department of Natural Resources, and Natural Atlas, is a free mobile app that provides Colorado-based adventurers with maps and trails throughout the state. Over 235 land managers contribute to the app, offering data covering more than 50,000 miles of trails. Last spring, COTREX added wildfi
  
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• Hundreds of Santas Descend on Maine Ski Resort

  09-12-2024 21:16 via powder.com
  
  Hundreds of skiers and snowboarders dressed as Santa flocked to the slopes of Sunday River, Maine this past weekend to ring in the holiday spirit. The event, dubbed the Annual Santa Sunday, has now run for 24 seasons in a row.Participants had to pre-register in advance, and of course, arrive dressed as Santa. A red Santa hat with white pom pom, a red Santa jacket, red Santa pants, and a Santa beard were mandatory.On Sunday, more than 300 skiers and riders hit the slopes wearing items from Saint
  
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• Indiana's Nick Goepper Claims Historic World Cup Halfpipe Win

  09-12-2024 21:02 via powder.com
  
  If there were any doubters, Nick Goepper has officially silenced them as his transition from slopestyle to halfpipe builds momentum. Goepper, who exited retirement to compete in halfpipe last winter, claimed a historic and record-breaking win at this past weekend's World Cup event in Secret Garden, China.The 30-year-old Olympian from Fort Wayne, Indiana smashed multiple barriers with his victory. Goepper became the oldest man to win a freeski World Cup event—this subcategory includes slope
  
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• World Record Broken for Most Skiers in Jeans

  09-12-2024 20:48 via powder.com
  
  It used to be that skiing in jeans was taboo and immediately labeled one a ‘gaper’, at least in core crowds. With good reason, skiing in jeans isn’t super practical given that they’re not very warm, waterproof, or breathable, but in true Cowboy State fashion, Jackson Hole Mountain resort sought to rebrand skiing in jeans at least for one day –and break a world record while doing it.
  This past weekend, Jackson Hole hosted a whopping 3,320 denim-clad skiers, breaking
  
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• Meet The Skiers Writing History in New Zealand

  09-12-2024 19:49 via powder.com
  
  Shielded in icy armor, Aoraki/Mt. Cook looms 12,218 feet above New Zealand.The mountain is dangerous, inspirational, and home to the Caroline Face, a glaciated wall that has refuted several steep skiing attempts. A Red Bull team purportedly tried to ski it and failed. In 2013, Magnus Kastengren, a renowned Swedish extreme skier, tragically fell to his death while traveling from the summit ridge of Aoraki/Mt. Cook to the Caroline Face. It wasn't until 2017 that a team consisting of Enrico Mosetti
  
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• Drought Forces Vermont Ski Resort to Pause Snowmaking

  09-12-2024 17:21 via powder.com
  
  According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, the overwhelming majority of the American Northeast is currently experiencing Moderate to Extreme drought conditions.The driest areas can be found in southern New Jersey and Delaware, but D1 (Moderate Drought) conditions stretch through Vermont and into northern Maine.Sugarbush Resort, one of Vermont's largest and most-advanced ski resorts when it comes to snowmaking, revealed on Saturday, December 7, 2024 that the drought was forcing them to temporarily pa
  
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• Colorado Storm To Bring Much-Needed Refresh to Ski Resorts

  09-12-2024 16:30 via powder.com
  
  After a stretch of mild, mostly quiet weather, winter is ready to return to Colorado’s high country. While Sunday, December 8 remained relatively tame, a colder system will slip in and linger through Tuesday, delivering fresh snow—nothing epic, but enough to reset the slopes and liven up the scene.
  Expect a noticeable drop in temperatures as this front sweeps in, along with a welcomed break from those recent inversions. It’s a modest early-December tune-up before we settle back
  
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• Holiday Valley Opens in 2024

  09-12-2024 16:00 via nyskiblog.com
  The Erie lake effect machine fired up her guns hard and heavy over the last week. Usually I would turn my eyes towards the Tug Hill, but lake effect is a fickle thing. At Dry Hill they needed snorkels but Snow Ridge could only launch a soft opening. Cold Canadian air was pushing south and in the early season Lake Erie often reigns supreme. Holiday Valley was in the epicenter getting over three feet of snow. I called my boys » Read More »
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• Review: Mountain Hardwear High Exposure™ GORE-TEX C-KNIT Jacket and Bibs

  09-12-2024 15:00 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.This article was published in partnership with Mountain Hardwear.There’s a perpetual debate in the backcountry skiing crowd about whether hardshell or softshell outerwear kits reign supreme for big days in the mountains. Both have their pros and cons: hardshells undoubtedly offer better protection from the elements, typically at the cost of breathability and comfor
  
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