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• In-Bounds Avalanche Suspends Ski Lift Operation at Big Sky

  05-02-2025 21:03 via powder.com
  
  An in-bounds avalanche at Big Sky Resort, Montana, has temporarily suspended operations of the Swift Current 6 chairlift, according to an update and media release shared by the ski area on social media Wednesday.The avalanche occurred in the Bone Crusher area prior to Big Sky’s public opening during avalanche mitigation work, leaving debris in and around the upper lift terminal of Swift Current 6, Big Sky said in the release.Ski patrollers present immediately verified that no one had been
  
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• Jackson Hole Icon Releasing 45-Years of Images in New Coffee Table Book

  05-02-2025 19:58 via powder.com
  
  Skiing brought Wade McKoy to Jackson Hole, Wyoming in 1974. An "unlikely" turn for a, "wanderer from the Deep South," as he recalls.McKoy's love for skiing and photography began the year prior during a 10,000 mile motorcycle tour of Europe with four college buddies. It was a formative adventure that opened his eyes to life's seemingly-endless possibilities. He made his first ski turns on the glaciers of Zermatt, Switzerland. He was hooked.One winter in Jackson turned to three, as often is the ca
  
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• Six Days in Alaska's Takhinsha Mountains

  05-02-2025 19:35 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.Dream WorldOut of our group of five skiers, Dave and I were the ones on the first flight in Drake’s small, modified Cessna. That meant we had the responsibility to choose and confirm a suitable area for a proper basecamp with proper ski objectives for our group’s needs.
  In Alaska, you can come up with a st
  
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• Southwest Ski Area Closes, La Niña Probably Isn't Helping

  05-02-2025 19:20 via powder.com
  
  Sandia Peak, a small ski area near Albuquerque, New Mexico, has temporarily suspended winter operations, citing warm temperatures and limited snow conditions.The ski area, which received three feet of snow during a massive storm in November, is now “actively monitoring the weather and will take every opportunity to resume snowmaking when conditions allow,” it said in a social media update.Guest services at the ski area will contact skiers and snowboarders with pre-purchased lift tick
  
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• Freeskiing Pioneer Named Director of Alumni Relations at X Games

  05-02-2025 19:15 via powder.com
  
  The latest big hitter to join the X Games team is none other than freeskiing pioneer Kristi Leskinen. Leskinen, who's career includes accolades like being the first woman to compete in Big Air at the US Open and for being the first woman to land a rodeo 720, was recently named the Director of Alumni Relations by the X Games. Kristi Leskinen, the new Director of Alumni Relations at X GamesPhoto: Courtesy of X GamesLeskinen's own history with the X Games runs deep. She first pa
  
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• Review: We Tried Sammy Carlson’s Pro-Model Armada Whitewalker 116 Skis

  05-02-2025 18:00 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.Armada has always prided itself on thinking far outside the box, working directly with their stacked athlete team to create some of the most innovative ski designs we’ve ever seen over the years. Hey, quite a few of them made our list of most iconic skis of all time. Sammy Carlson’s pro-model Whitewalker 116 is the current incarnation of that innovative think
  
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• The World’s Most Absurd Snowfall Records

  05-02-2025 17:37 via powder.com
  
  As skiers, we're all fascinated by the places that get truly monster snowfalls.
  From legendary single-day blizzards burying whole towns to mountain peaks that accumulate dozens of feet of snow in one winter, the records set by these extreme snowfall events are nothing short of astounding. How much snow are we talking?Consider this: one Washington State mountain witnessed 95 feet of snowfall in a single season​, and an Italian village once woke up to over 8 feet of snow in just 18 hoursR
  
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• Tahoe Ski Resort Sets Opening Day for "Game Changing" Terrain Parks

  05-02-2025 16:28 via powder.com
  
  Sugar Bowl Resort, California, has announced that it’ll host a launch party for its highly-anticipated terrain park lineup on Friday, February 14, 2025.The event will see an all-day jam session with top pro snowboarders and skiers. A ribbon-cutting ceremony, with live DJs and exclusive merch, is scheduled between 1 and 3 p.m.
   Last fall, the ski area announced a reimagined terrain park investment designed to serve the highest caliber freeskiers. The development included three progress
  
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• Jackson Hole’s CEO to Retire

  05-02-2025 12:32 via powder.com
  
  Mary Kate Buckley, after a seven-year tenure as Jackson Hole Mountain Resort's CEO, will retire on May 31, 2025 and eventually be replaced by COO Doug Pierini, according to a press release from the ski area. POWDER received the release on February 4, 2025.During Buckley’s time as CEO, which started in 2018, JHMR underwent several projects, including new chairlift upgrades like the recently overhauled Sublette lift, extended snowmaking and glading, and increased hiking and mountain bik
  
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• 185 Skiers Are About to Ski for Days on End: Here's Why

  05-02-2025 12:23 via powder.com
  
  Ladies and Gentleman, break out your best spandex and get your Gu's ready, it's time for one of the most ridiculous and awesome events in skiing- Last Skier Standing!The sixth edition of Last Skier Standing (LSS) is slated to take place this weekend at Black Mountain of Maine.  What is Last Skier Standing, you ask? As much as it sounds like (and I would love to see) to skimo racing meets the Hunger Games, it's not that.
  LSS is essentially a race to last place. On February 7, 2025, participa
  
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