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• What Is Ski Mountaineering? A Beginner's Guide

  05-04-2025 14:02 via powder.com
  
  Skiing in the backcountry can look a number of different ways. Anything from skiing out a gate at a resort for a quick backcountry lap to a short ski tour for some low-angle pow turns an all-day mission for a specific line can constitute backcountry skiing.
  But at what point does backcountry skiing turn into mountaineering? Or maybe the question is when should mountaineering start involving skiing? Here's a breakdown of what exactly constitutes ski mountaineering, what you need for it, and a few
  
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• Vail Resorts To Lay Off 64 Corporate Employees

  05-04-2025 12:56 via powder.com
  
  Vail Resorts has filed notice to close an operating unit in Broomfield, Colorado, and lay off 64 employees as part of its previously announced “Resource Efficiency Transformation Plan."The impacted roles were detailed in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) notice submitted by Vail Resorts Wednesday, and include positions like “Coordinator: HR Shared Services,” and “Specialist: HR Generalist.” The first layoffs are expected to begin June 2
  
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• What Is a Couloir? A Guide To Skiing Steep, Technical Terrain

  05-04-2025 12:22 via powder.com
  
  Couloir? If you've ever found yourself scratching your head while some headband-wearing, pot-smoking ski bum tells you about the rowdy line they just skied using foreign terminology, you can thank the French.
  Couloirs, unsurprisingly, earned their name in the land of brie and baguettes, but you don't need to book an international flight to find these natural terrain features. They pockmark the slopes of ski resorts throughout North America, too.Here's what you need to know.Want to keep up with t
  
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