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• First New Chairlift in Over 50 Years Debuts at Maine Ski Area

  29-01-2025 22:44 via powder.com
  
  Lost Valley — a small ski area in Maine — has just debuted its first new ski lift installation in over 50 years.Called Chairlift #3, the new lift services the looker’s left portion of Lost Valley’s terrain, providing access to advanced runs like Racoon, Lynx, and Coyote.In a social media post, the ski area shared footage from the grand opening of the lift.“History has been made today at Lost Valley!” the post reads. “Thank you to all who came to help us
  
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• Abandoned European Ski Resort Explored in New Film

  29-01-2025 22:08 via powder.com
  
  Over the last few years, Chamonix-based ski brand Black Crows have released a series of short films profiling and exploring shuttered ski resorts. Ghost Resorts uses 'chapters,' each split into several episodes to bring viewers to an eerie yet nostalgic landscape created by an abandoned ski resort.
  The latest chapter in the installation, released this week, chronicles Super Saint-Bernard, a resort on the Swiss/Italian border who's lifts have not spun since 2010, and the rich history of how
  
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• These 9 Major Ski Resorts Ban Uphill Access: Here's Why

  29-01-2025 21:57 via powder.com
  
  Alongside the explosive growth of backcountry skiing, numerous ski resorts throughout North America permit uphill access. At these mountains, skinning uphill in a controlled environment is allowed, helping skiers undergo a quick workout without the hassle of navigating technical backcountry terrain.However, plenty of major destinations still don’t permit uphill travel. If you want to ride and ski these resorts, you’ll need to hop on the lift. This is why.Why Do Some Ski Areas Disallo
  
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• Powder Pandemonium: Freeride World Tour Skiers Enjoy Stellar Snow Conditions in France

  29-01-2025 20:36 via powder.com
  
  It’s a question skiers occasionally ask themselves — is there such a thing as too much snow?During the latest stop of the Freeride World Tour — the Val Thorens Pro — we might’ve found an answer. As competitors descended the Lac Noir face, they kicked off billowing clouds of cold smoke. But, perhaps because of all the powder, landings sometimes proved elusive.
   A surprising number of the men suffered abrupt punch front flips. Weitien Ho, amidst a blistering run,
  
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• Snowboarder Saved After Two Nights in the Freezing Cold

  29-01-2025 19:22 via powder.com
  
  After spending two nights alone in the cold, a 35-year-old snowboarder was rescued from the backcountry near Mountain High Resort, California, according to local authorities and news reports.Malachi Luis Garcia, who was snowboarding with his friends, took a wrong turn and became lost roughly four miles outside the ski resort, KCAL News reports. Before his rescue, he was last seen on Sunday, January 26.
  When he disappeared, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department shared a missing person
  
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• Massive Snow Forecast Shows La Niña's Return: 4 Feet Expected in California, PNW, Tetons

  29-01-2025 17:24 via powder.com
  
  An active and unsettled pattern will bring several rounds of snow to the western US through the next week, with a few especially strong surges poised to deliver significant snowfall to portions of California and the Northern Rockies, moderate to heavy accumulations in the Pacific Northwest, and lighter amounts in Utah and Colorado.Overall, temperatures will trend mild at times in the southern half of the West with higher snow levels, while intermittent colder surges keep some valleys and lower p
  
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• Shop Talk: How to Wash Your Gore-Tex and Other Ski Apparel

  29-01-2025 16:09 via powder.com
  
  Let's talk about your dirty laundry. Of course it's more exciting to talk about new gear and putting it to use on the next powder day, but there's probably nothing wrong with your current kit. If you're like me, that kit is looking a little grimy after a few winter's hard work. And yes, while looking like a worn-out, dirty skid might be part of your personal brand, the way you treat your gear now, especially if it's been stowed away for six months, will have a major impact on its longevity.
  
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• The 5 Best Runs to Ski at Whistler During High Pressure

  29-01-2025 13:12 via powder.com
  
  I've dreamed of skiing Whistler Blackcomb since I was a kid. British Columbia was always painted as 'the promise land' of blower pow and epic lines in ski films. After falling in love with the Sea-to-Sky region while mountain biking there this past summer, I was even more certain I had to get back to Whistler during ski season.
  The serendipitous opportunity to housesit for a friend in Whistler arrived and I knew it my time had come to experience it for myself! I ignored the "0's" that had been i
  
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• From Meme to Reality: Montana's Largest Ski Resort Gets a Rope Tow

  29-01-2025 12:14 via powder.com
  
  It started years ago.
  Below Big Sky Resort's Instagram posts, skiers and snowboarders clamored for a rope tow in the ski area’s terrain park.Once a running joke, those requests have now been made a reality. In an Instagram post, Big Sky officially unveiled the new lift installation—a rope tow in the middle of the Swifty Terrain Park. Check it out below.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Big Sky Resort (@bigskyresort)
  Big Sky celebrated the rope tow with a ribbon-cutting cere
  
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• Scary Crash Sidelines American Rookie Freeride Skier

  29-01-2025 00:53 via powder.com
  
  American rookie Tams Marvell will not compete again on the Freeride World Tour (FWT) this season after sustaining knee and shoulder injuries.
   Marvell appeared in the FWT’s first event of the 2025 season—the Baqueira Beret Pro—but had his run cut short after over-rotating a backflip above exposed terrain. He lost his footing before cartwheeling through a rocky portion of the La Bamba venue. Marvell skied away from the crash but, in a video statement posted on the Freeride
  
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