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• Matchups Revealed for Natural Selection DUELS

  18-12-2024 23:26 via powder.com
  
  Ever thought about bringing a snowboard to a sword fight? You might be interested in the YETI Natural Selection DUELS, which released its lineup of competitors this week.The event pits two snowboarders head-to-head at different mountain venues and functions as a qualifier. The DUELS winners will advance to the big Natural Selection show in Revelstoke, British Columbia.Here's who will duke it out—and where.Tor Lundstrom and Stale Sandbech at Andermatt+Sedrun+Disentis, SwitzerlandStefi Luxto
  
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• North Carolina's 'New' Ski Resort Sets Opening Day

  18-12-2024 21:52 via powder.com
  
  After coming under new ownership, a small, recently renovated North Carolina ski area has an opening date: December 21, 2024.David and Deb Hatley purchased the ski area in 2023 from longtime owner Orville English, renaming it Hatley Pointe. Formerly known as Wolf Ridge, the ski area didn’t operate last winter due to setbacks as the Hatleys worked to get the once-defunct operation back in working order.Forbes reports that the couple, who made a fortune by manufacturing hot tubs and golf car
  
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• Who To Watch at Toyota U.S. Grand Prix Ski Halfpipe

  18-12-2024 21:24 via powder.com
  
  The US Ski Team's freestyle team kicks off their North American season this week with the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix Halfpipe event at Copper Mountain, Colorado. A staple venue for freeskiing, Copper Mountain's 22-foot superpipe, located in its Center Village, serves as the competition venue and will be open to spectators for viewing.Training and qualifiers will take place on December 19, 2024 from 8:30 a.m.-3:15 p.m. Finals are December 21 from 11 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Viewers can watch the event live-st
  
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• Boy Hospitalized After Chairlift Fall at Minnesota Ski Area

  18-12-2024 20:59 via powder.com
  
  An 8-year-old boy was hospitalized after falling 30 to 40 feet from a chairlift at Mount Ski Gull, Minnesota, Monday evening.According to CBS News, local responders treated the boy at the scene of the fall before he was transported by air to a hospital in the Twin Cities area.Ski Gull Ski Patrol, Pillager Fire & Rescue, North Memorial Ambulance, and Life Link Helicopter were all involved in responding to the accident.The cause of the accident remains unknown, as does the boy's medical status
  
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• Opening Date Set for Jackson Hole's Iconic Aerial Tram

  18-12-2024 19:27 via powder.com
  
  Following a bit of a lackluster start to the season in terms of snowpack, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort has announced the opening of their famous aerial tram and the new Sublette lift for this Friday, December 20, 2024.The Tetons received a massive storm this past week, totaling more than 36 inches of snow and bringing their summit total to 113" for the season. Mountain operations and ski patrol have been hard at work performing terrain assessments and avalanche mitigation to ready the upper moun
  
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• Rain Forces Temporary Closure of Nation's Snowiest Ski Resort

  18-12-2024 19:18 via powder.com
  
  As an atmospheric river passes through Washington, Mt. Baker Ski Area is temporarily closing up shop amidst warm weather and rain.Mt. Baker Ski Area will reopen tomorrow, but according to a forecast from the National Weather Service, the rain will persist for the next few days. In its mountain report, the ski area wrote that colder, snow-producing temperatures are anticipated to arrive next week. Mt. Baker Ski Area will be open on Christmas.Atmospheric rivers are long, skinny regions of the Eart
  
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• In-Bounds Avalanche Buries Montana Skier

  18-12-2024 18:18 via powder.com
  
  An in-bounds avalanche buried a skier at Bridger Bowl over the weekend. On December 15, 2024 at 12:09pm, a skier was caught in a slide and buried in open terrain below Bridger Gully, in the Papa Bear region of the ski area.Fortunately, once buried, the skier was able to punch a hole up through the debris pile and maintain an airway. The skier was not alone and their ski partner and bystanders were able to quickly extricate the skier from the rest of the debris pile. The skier was uninjured
  
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• Kissing Bridge: Into the Snowbelt

  18-12-2024 17:30 via nyskiblog.com
  Waking up early on the weekends comes a lot easier when fresh snow awaits. For the second weekend in a row Tiff and I were on the road by 6:00 a.m., headed for more Erie lake effect. A big and bright full moon lit the way. The air was crisp and cold, the car thermometer read a brisk 6 degrees, but we were fired up for the adventure. This weekend we headed to Kissing Bridge, located in the ‘Colden Snowbelt’ » Read More »
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• Review: Mammut Barryvox S2 Avalanche Beacon

  18-12-2024 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.Did you know that Swiss mountain safety brand Mammut named their Barryvox avalanche beacon line after a legendary dog named Barry that earned a place in Swiss lore thanks to saving the lives of mountain travelers on the famed St. Bernard pass? Even today, Swiss mountain guides are on the cutting edge of mountain rescue and avalanche safety, so it’s no surprise that
  
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• A Ski Trip in the U.S. and Canada

  18-12-2024 11:01 via nytimes.com
  
  On a ‘two-nation ski vacation,’ a writer samples Idaho’s Schweitzer and Red Mountain, in British Columbia, two less-crowded resorts with miles of terrain to explore.
  
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