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• Jackson Hole's Season-Long Powder Party Hits Big Milestone

  18-03-2025 22:15 via powder.com
  
  Many ski resorts across the West are reporting snowfall totals that are below-average for this time of year, but not Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR).The big mountain and powder skiing paradise just passed 400 inches of total snowfall after another deep storm came rolling through the Tetons.
  As of today, March 18, 2025, JHMR is reporting 412" of total snow at The Summit, and 334" mid-mountain, not too far off the mountain's stated average of 458" each season.Want to keep up with the
  
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• "Strong" Winds Are Suspected Cause of Fatal Ski Lift Fall in Montana

  18-03-2025 21:24 via powder.com
  
  Red Lodge Mountain, Montana, said on Saturday, March 15, 2025 that an initial inspection suggested that a gust of high wind was the cause of the “unusually aggressive” derailment of the Triple Chair that led to the injuries and eventual death of Billings resident Jeff Zinne, 37.
   The ski area said it's investigating the incident alongside the U.S. Forest Service, the Carbon County Sheriff’s Office, and Iron Mountain Engineering, an independent professional lift inspector.T
  
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• Vail Resorts Launching "Seamless" App Experience for Ski School

  18-03-2025 21:05 via powder.com
  
  With the newly announced My Epic Pro for Ski and Ride School app feature, Vail Resorts is aiming to increase the seamlessness and gamification of the ski school experience at a selection of participating resorts.My Epic Pro lets users earn badges while tracking their progression across lessons, seasons, and different Vail Resorts' mountain resorts.
   The app feature has a lesson onboarding system, too, meaning that, according to Vail Resorts, users will be able to check in and proceed direct
  
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• 5 Bold Predictions for The 2025 Xtreme Verbier

  18-03-2025 20:56 via powder.com
  
  On Thursday, March 20, the athletes of the Freeride World Tour will drop for the last time during the Xtreme Verbier, the circuit's final event of the season.
   Pressure's been building season-long for the highly anticipated event. Only 60% of the riders qualified, and the overall titles across the men's and women's ski fields remain up for grabs.
   But this year, things will look a little different in Verbier, Switzerland.Want to keep up with the best stories and photos in skiing? Subsc
  
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• Plattekill: Family, Skiing and Community

  18-03-2025 18:20 via nyskiblog.com
  I’m skiing my way through all of the lift served ski areas in New York over the next three seasons. That’s my goal. I believe it should be requirement for the editor-in-chief of the New York Ski Blog. Now, newly retired, I’m going to level up and make it happen. Since I began skiing, I’ve found joy at every family-owned mountain I’ve visited. That may be corny, but I truly feel it. It’s why I continue to ski and support » Read More »
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• Palisades Tahoe Sets Late Targeted Closing Date for Winter 24/25

  18-03-2025 17:34 via powder.com
  
  It certainly hasn't been the deepest of seasons in Tahoe, but enough snow has fallen for Palisades Tahoe, California to set a closing date that will make spring skiers and snowboarder very happy.According to a press release from a Palisades Tahoe representative, the resort intends to remain open through Memorial Day, May 26, 2025, conditions permitting, of course.The announcement is spurred by what has easily been one of the best weeks of the season. Palisades Tahoe has recorded a whopping
  
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• Skier Tragically Dies by Snow Immersion Suffocation in Oregon

  18-03-2025 15:52 via powder.com
  
  The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) has confirmed that a 34-year-old male from Seattle, Washington tragically passed away at Mt. Bachelor ski resort, yesterday, March 17, 2025.An official press release from DCSO states that authorities received an emergency SOS alert from an Apple device at 3:04 p.m. The alert reported a, "trapped and injured person in steep terrain," with GPS coordinates. It is unclear who owned the Apple device at this time. Coordinates indicated the accident took pla
  
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• Saying Goodbye to My Ski Buddy

  18-03-2025 15:27 via powder.com
  
  My two-year-old son Ted played innocently in his bedroom as we sat together on the floor, driving toy trucks through a whimsical land of make believe. Cement mixers and frontloaders greeted each other before driving off again, down imagined roads. In a trance-like state I watched him, at once in the moment but also caught in reverie, in awe that I had the luck of being responsible for this amazing little being.I also had the pleasure of how this tiny human could hold a mirror up to myself, remin
  
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• How To Watch the World Cup Finals Taking Place in Sun Valley, Idaho

  18-03-2025 13:34 via powder.com
  
  The alpine skiing World Cup finals are fast approaching, and for the first time since 2017, they’re set to be held on American soil. Sun Valley, Idaho, which has a rich historical connection with ski racing, will host. Here’s what you need to know as the finest ski racers on the planet prepare to suit up for the last time in 2025.Want to keep up with the best stories and photos in skiing? Subscribe to the new Powder To The People newsletter for weekly updates.Where Can I Watch t
  
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• 74-Year-Old "Lifelong" Skier Dies in Fall at Stevens Pass, Washington

  18-03-2025 11:49 via powder.com
  
  A 74-year-old man died during a visit to Stevens Pass, Washington, after falling into the snow on March 13, 2025, according to the King County Sheriff’s Office. On the morning of the incident, two brothers and their friend met at the resort to ski, a deputy with the Sheriff’s Office said, adding that the group consisted of lifelong skiers and men in their 70s and 80s. The deputy said the trio started their day by skiing a groomed blue square run. Within a few minutes, one o
  
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