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• Lynn Ban, Jewelry Designer and ‘Bling Empire’ Star, Dies After Ski Accident

  22-01-2025 22:30 via nytimes.com
  
  The designer’s son confirmed her death in a heartbreaking post on Instagram. Ms. Ban had designed jewelry worn by celebrities including Rihanna and Beyoncé.
  
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• The Freeride World Tour Returns to France After Nine Year Hiatus

  22-01-2025 21:07 via powder.com
  
  For the first time in nine years, the Freeride World Tour is heading back to French soil for an event in Val Thorens, a ski resort situated in the sprawling Les Trois Vallées.The event, which is scheduled to go off between January 27th and February 1st, 2025, marks this season’s second Freeride World Tour outing. Earlier this month, athletes competed on La Bamba, a Spanish venue in Baqueira Beret. The roster of male and female skiers put on an incredible show with game-changing skii
  
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• "Spooky" Avalanche Conditions Forecasted in Colorado

  22-01-2025 20:02 via powder.com
  
  A few days ago, the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) warned skiers that avalanche conditions were "spooky moderate."The unofficial danger level, the CAIC explained, accounted for the wiggle-room inherent to the North American Public Avalanche Danger Scale (NAPADS), which breaks down avalanche danger into five distinct levels: low, moderate, considerable, high, and extreme.
   "While it's a valuable tool, Mother Nature doesn't always fit neatly into these boxes," the CAIC wrote. "W
  
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• Colorado Experts Warn of "Spooky Moderate" Avalanche Danger

  22-01-2025 20:02 via powder.com
  
  A few days ago, the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) warned skiers that avalanche conditions were "spooky moderate."The unofficial danger level, the CAIC explained, accounted for the wiggle-room inherent to the North American Public Avalanche Danger Scale (NAPADS), which breaks down avalanche danger into five distinct levels: low, moderate, considerable, high, and extreme.
   "While it's a valuable tool, Mother Nature doesn't always fit neatly into these boxes," the CAIC wrote. "W
  
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• A Gulf Coast Miracle— The Historic Blizzard of 2025

  22-01-2025 19:55 via powder.com
  
  Every so often, Mother Nature pulls off a show so unexpected that it leaves even the most seasoned snow-chasers in awe. From January 20–22, 2025, a rare and powerful winter storm—quickly dubbed the “Gulf Blizzard of 2025”—defied the odds by blanketing the Deep South with truly astonishing snowfall.Record-Breaking Snowfall TotalsIn a region more associated with hurricanes than high-powered winter weather, the snow totals were nothing short of jaw-dropping.
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• New Orleans Skier Exclaims "Who Needs Vail Resorts?"

  22-01-2025 19:17 via powder.com
  
  It’s an odd sight, to be sure.Bourbon Street, a cultural epicenter and party mecca in New Orleans, Louisiana, unsurprisingly, isn’t famous for its skiing—until now.Amidst a rare winter storm that deposited snow across the Deep South this week, one skier was spotted skiing down Bourbon Street, as chronicled in a video from WVUE.“Who needs Vail Resorts?” the skier, who’s wearing a brightly colored one-piece, yells. “We can do this in NOLA!”
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• Colorado Lift Maintenance Workers Authorize Strike Against Vail Resorts

  22-01-2025 18:52 via powder.com
  
  Since unionizing in June of 2023, Crested Butte's Lift Maintenance (CBLM) team has been in contract negotiations with Vail Resorts, Crested Butte's parent company.
  Negotiations officially began in January of 2024, when CBLM submitted proposals to Vail requesting higher wages and an increased gear stipend. Vail responded earlier this month, offering the same wages the lift maintenance team was currently receiving.On the evening of Monday, January 20, 2025, CBLM voted to authorize a strike against
  
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• How To Watch X Games Aspen 2025

  22-01-2025 18:34 via powder.com
  
  It's late January, and that means one thing for fans of freeskiing and snowboarding— X Games Aspen 2025 is here.X Games Aspen 2025 will feature Men's and Women's skiing and snowboarding competitions in the following categories from January 24-26, 2025— SuperPipe, Slopestyle, Big Air, Knuckle Huck, and Street Style.
  If you were hoping to score a last minute ticket to X Games Aspen 2025, you might be out of luck—POWDER has recently learned that the event has sold out, but ma
  
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• Can 4FRNT's New Cambered Nevar Ski Hang With The HOJI Collection?

  22-01-2025 15:46 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.Eric Hjorleifson, henceforth to be referred to as “Hoji” here, has developed a bit of a cult following over the years for his out-of-the-box but wildly effective ski and boot designs. The Canadian pro backcountry freeride skier and mad scientist of gear has a whole slew of projects named after him, most notably 4FRNT’s entire line of backcountry touring
  
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• Rare Storm Dumps Snow on Bourbon Street and Across Deep South

  22-01-2025 12:14 via powder.com
  
  As a prolonged period of dry and frigid conditions dampens the skiing mood out West, southern cities are preparing for—and already experiencing the effects of—uncharacteristically snowy weather.Today, January 21, 2025, a winter storm barreled through the southern United States, depositing snow in cities like Houston and New Orleans.
  According to the Associated Press, snow plows were at the ready in a particularly surprising locale—the Florida panhandle. The National Weather Ser
  
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• Arva Issues Voluntary Recall of NEO BT PRO Avalanche Beacons

  22-01-2025 01:29 via powder.com
  
  Arva is issuing a voluntary recall on their NEO BT PRO avalanche beacon, after identifying a potential issue with battery consumption. The identified malfunction may lead to abnormal battery consumption, causing a restart loop and deactivation of the transmit and search modes. This would potentially render the beacon useless in the case of an avalanche burial. The Arva NEO BT PRO beacon that is affected by the recall.Photo: ArvaAn avalanche beacon is an electronic device carr
  
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• Natural Selection Tour Unveils Unreal Roster for First Ski Competition

  22-01-2025 00:33 via powder.com
  
  The time for speculating is over. We now know the roster of the debut Natural Selection Tour (NST) ski event.If you clicked on this article, you came for those names, so we’ll lead there. Keep reading for some thoughts on the roster—and a little bit of background on the Natural Selection Tour.Female Natural Selection Tour Ski Athletes-Manon Loschi (FRA)-Michelle Parker (USA)-Maggie Voisin (USA)-Hedvig Wessel (NOR)Male Natural Selection Tour Ski Athletes-Markus Eder (ITA)
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