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• Why Colorado Ski Patrollers Walk Over Early-Season Powder

  13-12-2024 21:02 via powder.com
  
  Ever wonder how ski resorts mitigate in-bounds avalanche risk? There's a handful of ways to do it that use different types of explosives to trigger avalanches remotely, and others that require ski patrollers to ski-cut slopes. If you've skied resorts that have lots of avalanche terrain on a powder day, odds are you've heard 'bombs' or seen tell-tale marks left in the snow by them.Although explosives are probably the most common way patrol units mitigate avalanche risk for guests skiing in b
  
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• Search for Missing Canadian Skier Enters Third Day

  13-12-2024 19:00 via powder.com
  
  A 68-year-old man is missing following a ski day at Sun Peaks Resort. The skier, Tomasz Jaholkowski, was last seen checking into the resort at 11:35am on December 10, 2024. After Jaholkowski did not return to his hotel room and had not been heard from, local police and Kamloops Search and Rescue have sent search parties out for him. A Sun Peaks spokesperson confirmed that he was last seen boarding West Bowl Express Chairlift, which opened earlier this season. West Bowl Express pro
  
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• Free Skiing for Beginners Available at Idaho's Snowiest Ski Resort

  13-12-2024 17:55 via powder.com
  
  Have you ever considered skiing, but you were worried it was too expensive? Pomerelle Mountain Resort, Idaho, has the deal for you.The ski area will host its annual Learn To Ski or Board Day on Saturday, December 14th. The event is only available to true first-timers—you can’t have any snowboarding or skiing experience—and includes a 1.5-hour group lesson, a magic carpet ticket, and rental snowsports equipment. These parts of the offer are entirely free, but attendees still hav
  
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• Lift Tix Are Now Free All Season Long at New Hampshire Ski Area

  13-12-2024 17:34 via powder.com
  
  Skiing is expensive, but at Storrs Hill Ski Area in Lebanon, New Hampshire, lift tickets will be free throughout the entire season.The community run ski area announced on December 12, 2024 that a large donation by the Jack and Dorothy Byrne Foundation has made free lift tickets possible for the public. The initiative should attract a few tourists throughout the season, but the citizens of Lebanon and the surrounding area will really reap the benefits. “This project embodies the spirit
  
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• Völkl Skis Launches Special-Edition Artist Collab Skis

  13-12-2024 17:04 via powder.com
  
  Völkl is joining the growing list of ski brands releasing coveted limited-edition skis this season, with three of their most popular models getting a fresh topsheet from Polish fine artist Filip Pagowski. We're always a fan of creative expression, particular on the unique canvas of ski topsheets, and it's really cool to see Völkl continue to carry on the tradition of topsheet art by celebrating creatives like Filip Pagowski.In a press release, the German brand Völkl shares: W
  
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