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• The 8 Best Ski Resorts for Christmas 2024

  21-12-2024 14:04 via powder.com
  
  Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal! The North American ski season is well underway, and if you're anything like us, you're thinking about how you can shirk holiday obligations to go skiing (just kidding—go see your family; they miss you). While most of the major stateside—and Canadian—destinations have begun to spin their lifts, some are performing better than others snowfall-wise.Despite popular skier's wisdom, the holidays aren't just about playing hooky and scoring powder tur
  
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• Massive Avalanche Triggered by Ski Patrollers

  21-12-2024 13:34 via powder.com
  
  Things have been popping off at Mt. Bachelor, in more ways than one. In an effort to open Summit lift following a storm that dumped almost 3 feet of snow on the Central Cascades, Mt. Bachelor patrol took avalanche mitigation measures on the morning of Thursday, December 19, 2024. A series of hand thrown explosives triggered "the biggest slide anyone's seen," according to a Mt. Bachelor patroller, in the Cirque Bowl area of the mountain.A Mt. Bachelor patroller throws hand explosives fo
  
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• Unique Ski Competition Inspired by Red Bull Rampage Returns

  21-12-2024 12:00 via powder.com
  
  Come April, a crowd of talented freeskiers and snowboarders will descend on Sugar Bowl Ski Resort, California, for another iteration of the reimagined Silver Belt competition.While the modern Silver Belt is going on its second year of existence, the competition has existed in one form or another for decades. It started in 1940 with the Silver Belt Classic, a bruising, off-piste giant slalom competition that required precision and grit. Athletes danced through gullies and chutes, all while riding
  
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