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• Two Tahoe Resorts Extend Seasons Thanks to 30" of Snow

  03-04-2025 22:56 via powder.com
  
  The Lake Tahoe region is still digging out after the biggest storm of the season dumped upwards of three feet of snow earlier this week.April usually means the end of the ski season is just around the corner, but considering all of the fresh snow, Kirkwood Mountain Resort and Northstar are sticking around for another week.Vail Resorts announced today, April 3, 2025, that Kirkwood and Northstar's last day of the winter season will now be Sunday, April 20, 2025."With snow totals of 33” at Ki
  
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• Vail, Colorado To Charge for Summer Parking for First Time Ever

  03-04-2025 21:34 via powder.com
  
  The Town of Vail, Colorado, announced Tuesday that it would implement a new paid parking program this summer to help pay for repairs and maintenance on its parking structures, as well as encouraging the use of public transit.The Vail Daily reports that this is the first time the Town of Vail has ever charged for summer parking.According to a news release from the Town of Vail, a recent assessment showed "$10.5 million in repairs over the next 5 years" are needed. So is "an increase of up to $2.5
  
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• Was the Winning Team at Red Bull Cascade Inspired by Fetty Wap?

  03-04-2025 19:54 via powder.com
  
  Bobby Brown’s brainchild team-based freeskiing event—Red Bull Cascade—just went down for the third season running, and for the second year at Solitude Mountain Resort, Utah.
  A group of skiers that included Cody LaPlante, Hans Wiener, Jed Waters, Josie Petersen, and Ryan Buttars took first place for Team 1738.
   Keep reading for a peek at the podium.Want to keep up with the best stories and photos in skiing? Subscribe to the new Powder To The People newsletter for weekly upd
  
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• Killington to Retire Iconic Superstar Chairlift With Party

  03-04-2025 19:28 via powder.com
  
  The Superstar Express Quad at Killington Resort, Vermont is iconic.The lift was built in 1985 and has carried millions of skiers in its 38 years of operation. From multiple World Cup events to late-season spring laps in May and June, the Superstar Express has been there through it all.Killington announced earlier this season, as part of a new ownership group's reign, that it would replace the aging chairlift with a new six-person high speed lift from Doppelmayr this upcoming summer. The con
  
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• Ikon Pass Adds Major Ski Resort in Eastern Canada

  03-04-2025 18:37 via powder.com
  
  New for the 2025-2026 ski season, Le Massif de Charlevoix, Quebec, has been added to the Ikon Pass, according to a press release obtained by POWDER on April, 3, 2025. The addition takes the total of Canadian destinations accessible with the popular multi-pass to nine.
   Full Ikon Pass holders will score seven days at Le Massif de Charlevoix next winter with no blackout dates. Ikon Base Pass holders can visit the mountain five times, with select blackout dates. Le Massif de Charlevo
  
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• 300 Inches of Snow: Michigan Peninsula Hits Impressive Milestone

  03-04-2025 17:58 via powder.com
  
  The Keweenaw Peninsula, located on Michigan's Upper Peninsula, is one of the snowiest areas in the entire Midwest. Lake Superior is to thank.The lake regularly produces upwards of 270 inches of snowfall across the Peninsula each year, and this winter has been particularly snowy.
  As of today, April 3, 2025, the Keweenaw County Snowfall Tracker is reporting a whopping 301.25 inches of snow on the season after 6.5 inches fell on Tuesday, April 2nd. The season total is nearly a 100% increase from la
  
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• Can Mountain Hardwear’s New Mythogen Gore-Tex Pro Kit Outperform the Old?

  03-04-2025 17:15 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.By most measures, California-based brand Mountain Hardwear has had a relatively small presence in skiing lately, with just a small handful of athletes representing the brand on a global stage on snow. Look into that athlete team, and you’ll notice it does include some of the biggest names in the sport, including french steep skiing mastermind Vivian Bruchez and the
  
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• Pennsylvania's Ski Season Comes to an Abrupt End

  03-04-2025 16:46 via powder.com
  
  Blue Mountain Resort, known for being the state of Pennsylvania's largest ski resort by most metrics, had an unfortunate message to share with their skiers on April 2, 2025.Blue wanted to reopen for one more weekend of skiing and riding on April 5th and April 6th, but Mother Nature has other plans. Rain and warm temps will prevent Blue from opening again this season, according to the announcement made yesterday.As the last holdout among Pennsylvania's ski resorts and areas, the state's ski seaso
  
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• Tahoe's Next Generation of Freeride Icons

  03-04-2025 15:21 via powder.com
  
  In 2019, then 11-year-old Zeb Schreiber mailed a handwritten letter sealed in a manila envelope to the only address he could find on the website of his favorite ski brand, which happened to be their Austrian headquarters.
  Wait, I’m getting ahead of myself.Schreiber was raised on the west shore of Lake Tahoe, skiing one of the most legendary mountains in ski culture, Palisades Tahoe.
  The terrain at Palisades has called to freeskiers for as long as its terrain has been skied. Pioneers like S
  
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• Alta Ski Area To Realign Its Supreme Chairlift This Summer

  03-04-2025 14:03 via powder.com
  
  Alta Ski Area, Utah, has received United States Forest Service authorization to realign its Supreme chairlift this coming summer, allowing it to iron out an eight-degree bend that made for a "bumpy ride" and created "maintenance issues," according to a statement shared by the mountain.The statement said the lift would be dismantled and reinstalled with a new, straighter alignment this summer. The upper and lower terminals will be pivoted but remain in their current general locations.Want to keep
  
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• The 8 Best Ski Resorts for Summer Skiing

  03-04-2025 13:11 via powder.com
  
  Just because it's summer doesn't mean you have to hang up your ski boots. After all, 'good' skiing is just a mindset, so if you're willing to travel or work for it, you can find good skiing all year round. While some might be satisfied with a couple of turns high in the mountains, there are spots where you can still get lift-accessed days and even powder all the way through the summer months.
  Whether you're looking to volcano ski in the PNW, gamble on California summer skiing, or are willing to
  
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• Add These Items to Your End-of-Ski-Season Bucket List

  03-04-2025 12:17 via powder.com
  
  Inevitably, at the beginning of ski season, we all say, "I want to do this or ski that this year!" and inevitably, some of those things just don't happen.
  There are a few things, though, that are easy enough to accomplish, and no ski season should pass by without them. Most of them don't really have to happen on skis, which makes it a little easier, and, after all, skiing's at least partly about the culture.
  So check your local resort's closing dates, slap one last layer of wax on your skis, and
  
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