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• Atmospheric River to Dump 3+ Feet of Snow on Utah This Week

  31-01-2025 21:50 via powder.com
  
  A potent atmospheric river will blast Utah’s northern mountains with heavy snowfall this weekend, followed by a midweek system that brings additional snowfall statewide but with greater totals again focused up north.
  Expect rapidly changing snow levels, gusty winds, and a generally active pattern through the coming week.A vigorous storm Friday night through Sunday night (1/31-2/2) will deliver the heaviest accumulations to the northern mountains, fueled by a strong westerly flow of deep mo
  
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• Mikaela Shiffrin Makes Long-Awaited Return to Racing After Injury Hiatus

  31-01-2025 20:57 via powder.com
  
  After a months-long injury hiatus, decorated American alpine racer Mikaela Shiffrin has returned to the start gate in Courchevel, France.Shiffrin, in the slalom event on Thursday, January 30, 2025, sped into 10th place, pacing 2.04 seconds behind leader Zrinka Ljutic across two runs. Ljutic was joined on the podium by Sara Hector and Lena Duerr, who placed second and third, respectively.For Shiffrin, a slalom specialist on the cusp of her 100th World Cup win, the 10th place finish didn’t c
  
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• Ski Patrollers Stress Importance of Tree Well Safety Ahead of Crazy Storm

  31-01-2025 20:51 via powder.com
  
  There's snow in the forecast for most of the western US, a LOT of snow. Places in California are bracing for possibilities of 50-60 inches, with some outlets forecasting nearly 100 inches of snowfall throughout the week.
  The Northern Rockies, which includes mountains like Jackson Hole, Grand Targhee, Whitefish, and Sun Valley are looking at totals between six and almost 50 inches of snow. Snow will also return to the pacific northwest after a long, dry January. Forecasted storm totals
  
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• Running an Icelantic Ski Lift Offers a Magical Glimpse Into the Past

  31-01-2025 20:23 via powder.com
  
  This article appears in the 2025 Photo Annual print issue of POWDER Magazine. The magazine is still available on newsstands near you, and can be shipped directly to your front door.Night CountryMy morning starts with a visit to a local sheep farmer. He’s also the town’s car mechanic, so we meet at his shop, where we start with an obligatory cup of black coffee. I moved to Iceland to be a liftie and earn a graduate degree, but our conversation this morning is about lambing—when
  
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• Generous Ski Area GM Pays Guests Parking Tickets

  31-01-2025 19:56 via powder.com
  
  The general manager of a small ski area in Jackson, New Hampshire, has offered to pay guests parking tickets after the busy MLK Jr. holiday weekend.“I understand that some guests ended up with parking tickets from the Town of Jackson,” Erik Mogensen, Black Mountain’s general manager, wrote in a letter shared on Facebook. “If you received one, please send me a photo of it, and I will personally reimburse you — no one should be penalized for skiing or riding at Black
  
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• Thundering Avalanche Indicates Colorado's Snowpack is Changing

  31-01-2025 19:19 via powder.com
  
  On Wednesday morning, a massive avalanche ripped down the southwest face of Ajax Peak, the landmark mountain visible from most of downtown Telluride.
  Tap or click the video below to watch. Keep reading for more information about Colorado's current snowpack and avalanche danger.The avalanche was naturally triggered but serves as a good reminder that the snowpack in much of Colorado is still unstable. With more than a foot of snow slated to hit Colorado's southern mountains by the end of this week
  
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• Freeskiing GOAT Michelle Parker Has a "New" Ski Sponsor

  31-01-2025 19:13 via powder.com
  
  After a decade long hiatus and a number of other ski sponsors, freeskier Michelle Parker has returned to the Atomic Skis team. In the ten years since Parker last rode for Atomic, she's been with brands like Chamonix-based Black Crows and Bode Miller's startup brand, Peak Skis. Michelle Parker is one of the most notable names in freeskiing. The Tahoe skier's career has spanned from her early days of park skiing and competing at events like U.S. Open and X-Games, to skiing big mountain l
  
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• 6 Things To Cram Into Your Rooftop Cargo Box

  31-01-2025 17:00 via powder.com
  
  Are you like me? Did you get a new Yakima CBX 18 rooftop cargo box this season? Have you also been wondering how best to utilize the additional 18 cubic feet of storage you added to your daily driver? Here are six things that came to mind. Some of them have already been put to the test, others will have to wait for just the right moment.Ski BootsWarning: Do NOT Attempt! In winter, they’ll freeze up overnight and you’ll never get them back on your feet the next day. In summer, as some
  
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• Ski Boot Problems? What Expert Bootfitters Want You To Know

  31-01-2025 14:03 via powder.com
  
  At one point or another, just about every skier has experienced the emotional roller coaster of finding a good pair of ski boots.
  The cruel reality of the sport we love is that the boots necessary just aren’t that comfortable. While ski boot technology has evolved to improve comfort, fit, and performance a ton in the last decade, it’s still a plastic boot, and even the most ‘perfect’ feet still often require a little bit of work.
  Ski boots are also expensive, with most in
  
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• New Skijoring Race To Take Place in Utah This Weekend

  31-01-2025 12:12 via powder.com
  
  Skijoring has hit the Cache Valley!Skiing's homage to the wild west has announced a new event in Logan, Utah taking place on February 1, 2025.Just up the road from the already well-loved skijor event in Heber, Cache Valley promises to bring the same level of excitement and fun to the race course. Check out professional big mountain skier Veronica Paulsen trying her hand at skijoring in the YouTube video below.
  For those unfamiliar with the sport, skijoring is a style of ski racing where the skie
  
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