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• The 6 Best College Graduation Gifts For Skiers

  01-05-2025 21:35 via powder.com
  
  As someone who personally spent more than my fair share of time in college skiing instead of studying, I like to think that I still turned out pretty alright. I can’t vouch for today’s college experience, but I do know that the deepest, most meaningful relationships I developed during my formative years weren’t in the classroom, or at late-night parties–they were out in the mountains. I was lucky enough to fall in love with skiing at a very early age on the East Coast, bu
  
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• Qualified Riders Unveiled for First Freeride World Championship

  01-05-2025 21:08 via powder.com
  
  FIS has released the rider list for the first ever Freeride World Championship, slated to take place in Andorra in February of 2026. Last summer, a vote by FIS congress members recognized freeride skiing and snowboarding as an officially recognized discipline, which establishes freeride along with other FIS categories such as racing and freestyle. The inclusion of freeride as an FIS discipline is the first big step in freeride becoming an Olympic sport.  Acquired by FIS in 2022, t
  
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• 6 Essentials To Upgrade Your Ski Parking Lot Tailgate

  01-05-2025 19:58 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.One of the greatest joys of spring skiing, aside from smashing slushy moguls, is that it's prime parking lot après season.
  A ski ritual of its own, a good parking lot tailgate is one of those peak ski season experiences. While we may mourn the end of winter and powder days, there's something truly special about drinking a beer with your buds at the end of the day
  
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• Gwyneth Paltrow Shares New Thoughts on Famous Ski Trial

  01-05-2025 19:48 via powder.com
  
  Actress and wellness brand founder Gwyneth Paltrow was the subject of a widely-publicized civil lawsuit back in 2023.Paltrow was sued by Terry Sanderson, an optometrist who claimed Paltrow had injured him during a collision at Deer Valley Resort, Utah. The trial was televised and Paltrow was ultimately found not to be at fault.
  Eye witness accounts and even a high-tech animated reconstruction of the incident proved that Sanderson was in the wrong as the uphill skier, and that Paltrow was actuall
  
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• Sugarbush Giving Away Free Lift Tickets For Closing Weekend

  01-05-2025 19:27 via powder.com
  
  Sugarbush has had one heck of a season.After a tough beginning to their season for snowmaking, things really turned around for one of the Mad River Valley's favorite ski areas. Between several storms that dropped historic amounts of snow and a couple historic snow reports to go with it, Sugarbush's 2024/25 season will be one to remember.
  To celebrate an amazing season and close it out with a bang, Sugarbush is offering free skiing to everyone for their closing weekend, which takes place May 3-4,
  
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• Epic vs. Ikon Pass: Which Multi-Pass Is Best for You?

  01-05-2025 18:41 via powder.com
  
  It’s an age-old question. One ski season is winding down, while another looms on the horizon. You want to ski as much as you can, but what pass should you buy?
  For many skiers, that boils down to two relatively similar choices: the Epic Pass and the Ikon Pass. These all-consuming multi-pass products are impossible to avoid, and if you live near the mountains, odds are good that one of your local resorts participates in their programs.
   Keep reading for a primer on the basics of the Ep
  
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• Fresh Snow Blankets Colorado Ski Resorts on First Day of May

  01-05-2025 18:26 via powder.com
  
  Spring has officially spring, but a handful of still-open ski resorts in Colorado are waking up to fresh snowfall on the first day of May 2025.Take a look at the 24-hour snowfall totals for the five ski resorts still open in the Centennial State. All snowfall totals obtained from each ski area's website on the morning of May 1, 2025.Colorado Snowfall Totals, May 1, 2025:Arapahoe Basin Ski Area: 5"
  Breckenridge: 3"
  Copper Mountain: 3"
  Loveland Ski Area: 6"
  Winter Park: 6"Three to six inches of ne
  
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• Kevin Nealon's Stand Up About Colorado Ski Trails Is Still Funny

  01-05-2025 17:45 via powder.com
  
  Late April and early May are the doldrums of the skiing news cycle, but that's okay.
  We've had a long winter of covering the most important stories in the world of skiing, and a little bit of downtime is just what the doctor ordered.As I woke up this morning to birds chirping and spring-like temperatures in Truckee, California, I started to think about comedian Kevin Nealon's standup comedy bit about ski trails in Colorado from a decade ago. For what reason this bit came to mind I can't tell you
  
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• Crystal Mountain Auctioning Chairs From Historic Lift

  01-05-2025 14:29 via powder.com
  
  Ever wanted to own a piece of ski history?Between May 2 and May 16, 2025 Crystal Mountain, Washington, will open bidding for the chairs from its iconic Rainier Express, or REX, lift that is set to be replaced this summer. The chairs will be sold online, and only 50 will be available.All of the proceeds from the chair sale will benefit the Northwest Avalanche Center (NWAC), an avalanche forecasting team that operates in Oregon and Washington, providing local ski communities with mountain weather,
  
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• Caite Zeliff Writes Beautiful Poem About Finding Peace in the Mountains

  01-05-2025 13:51 via powder.com
  
  If you're not already following Caite Zeliff on Instagram, I'd highly recommend heading over and hitting that lil blue button for a peek into the life of one of the most well-spoken and interesting professional skiers in the world.Amongst other world travels over the winter, Zeliff just returned from a trip to Norway alongside Michelle Parker, Nadine Waller, and Coline Ballet-Baz to shoot for Matchstick Productions.
  Speaking from experience, there's nothing that fills the soul like a day in the
  
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