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• Colorado Snowboarder Killed In Avalanche

  21-02-2025 20:57 via powder.com
  
  A snowboarder was caught and killed in an avalanche near Silverton, Colorado on February 20th. According to preliminary reports from CAIC, a skier and a snowboarder were touring in the Middle Fork of Mineral Creek drainage of the San Juan Mountains. The pair were skiing a feature called The Nose when the avalanche occurred. A crown broke on a northeast facing slope near treeline. The skier was able to escape moving debris but the snowboarder was caught and buried. Staff from a nea
  
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• Freeride World Tour Switches Venues Ahead of Georgia Pro

  21-02-2025 20:43 via powder.com
  
  Ahead of the upcoming Freeride World Tour (FWT) stop in Georgia, organizers have switched venues, citing safety concerns with the Kakhiani face, where athletes competed last year. In a social media video published by the FWT sharing the news, commissioner Laurent Besse said that foggy weather prevented the team from flying helicopters and securing the Kakhiani face. Thanks to an available alternative — the Kaseb face — the Georgia Pro will still proceed on Saturday at 11:00 a.m.
  
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• Mikaela Shiffrin Returns to GS After Scary Killington Crash

  21-02-2025 20:40 via powder.com
  
  On Friday, American racer Mikaela Shiffrin conquered her fears and returned to giant slalom months after she crashed in the discipline during a race in Killington, Vermont.Shiffrin, already the winningest alpine racer of all time, pushed out of the start gate Friday in Sestriere, Italy. After two runs, she placed 25th, finishing 4.65 seconds off of the day’s leader, Federica Brignone.“Big step today was that ... I pushed out of the gate. That’s a big step from not racing at all
  
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• 2026 Winter Olympics Preview: Everything You Need to Know

  21-02-2025 20:34 via powder.com
  
  Italy’s passion, style, scenery, and art of welcome will be witnessed by the world in less than one year’s time as the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games showcase the paradisal Italian Dolomites and cosmopolitan capital of Milan.The XXV Winter Games will be unlike any other, and features a highly-anticipated return to Cortina d’Ampezzo, 70-years after the glamorous northern Italian ski resort gained international notoriety as host of the 1956 Winter Olympics.Times have cha
  
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• Outdoor Recreation Threatened by Federal Budget Cuts

  21-02-2025 20:15 via powder.com
  
  The Outdoor Alliance has issued a press release regarding recent layoffs across land management organizations due to changes in government funding. In the last week, the US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and National Park Service have laid off more than 5,000 employees.
  Public lands have already taken a hit in the last ten years. According to the release, the National Park service specifically has seen a 20% reduction in full-time staff since 2010 despite a 16% increase in visit
  
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• Alabama Skiers Rejoice— State's Lone Ski Hill Reopening

  21-02-2025 18:51 via powder.com
  
  Earlier this season, Alabama's only ski area fully opened for the first time in five years.Skiers in the southern US rejoiced as flakes fell on Cloudmont Ski Area and cold temps allowed them to make enough artificial snow to open nine skiable acres. The hill, which is volunteer run, might not be much in contrast to the massive mountains out west, but its long been a community gathering spot. When the opening was announced in January of 2025, skiers drove from far and wide to enjoy time on the sl
  
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• "Call It 4 Feet": Arapahoe Basin, Colorado Digs Out Following Mega-Storm

  21-02-2025 17:22 via powder.com
  
  Just when Coloradans were starting to complain about a lackluster start to the Winter 24/25 season, a mega-storm came through and suddenly, all is right in their world.Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, one of the most popular ski areas in Colorado's Summit County, is celebrating on Friday, February 21, 2025 after another 10 inches of snow fell overnight.The ski area hasn't released an official storm total, but COO Al Henceroth wrote in his morning blog, "Let's call that event a "4 Footer"".Want to k
  
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• Here's What You Need To Know About Next Year's Gore-Tex Products

  21-02-2025 17:00 via powder.com
  
  In many industries, a certain brand name more or less becomes synonymous with a type of product. Think of Kleenex, Band-Aid, Coke, or in the world of technical ski outerwear, Gore-Tex. Since 1976, the brand has been a leader in the textile industry, specializing in waterproof, breathable, and windproof fabrics that use a special membrane to keep liquid water and wind out, but let water vapor evaporate through. It’s what keeps us dry and protected from the elements when we're out having fun
  
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• Snowboarder Still Missing Days After Vail Mountain Disappearance

  21-02-2025 16:18 via powder.com
  
  A snowboarder who disappeared at Vail Mountain, Colorado, on February 14 is still missing.
   The snowboarder, a 26-year-old Denver-area resident named Connor Gill, was reported missing to the Vail Communication Center on the afternoon of February 14,v 2025.Sergeant Bob Silva, with the Eagle County Sheriff's Office, told Denver7 that Gill last scanned at a chairlift around 8:50 a.m. on February 14 and was riding towards the Avanti route area around the time of his disappearance.Want to keep u
  
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• Aztech Mountain: A Ski Brand With ‘If You Know, You Know’ Mountain Cred

  21-02-2025 11:02 via nytimes.com
  
  Aztech Mountain is designed by Aspen locals for Aspen locals — and those who wish they were.
  
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