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• Deep Photos From Arapahoe Basin's May 2025 Powder Day

  07-05-2025 21:35 via powder.com
  
  There's a reason Arapahoe Basin, Colorado has earned the nickname 'May Basin,' and this year is no exception. A-Basin received seven inches of snow throughout Tuesday, May 6, and another four inches between 5 a.m. and noon on May 7, 2025. Temperatures have stayed in the mid-20's and low 30s making for soft, winter-like turns and conditions. There's a dusting still in the forecast through the weekend with totals in the 1-2" range, but things should stay soft and fresh enough for some all tim
  
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• Bode Miller To Be Inducted Into US Olympic Hall of Fame

  07-05-2025 20:27 via powder.com
  
  U.S. alpine ski racing legend Bode Miller will join the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame class of 2025 alongside big names like tennis star Serena Williams and Nike co-founder Phil Knight.The class, which includes 12 individuals and two teams, will be inducted during a ceremony in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Saturday, July 12, 2025.“We’re proud to welcome the Class of 2025 into the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame and to honor the extraordinary accomplishments
  
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• NST Ski Drops Limited Edition Artwork & Merch

  07-05-2025 20:00 via powder.com
  
  Natural Selection Tour (NST) Ski has released a limited edition run of prints and merch on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 to commemorate the event's first run.In the past, NST has commissioned a piece of art to go along with each event and sold copies signed by athletes that competed in the event. Throughout the last few years of NST Snow events, they've worked with several artists with a range of styles.For all events across the Natural Selection Tour this year, NST teamed up with artist Mike Parillo t
  
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• Donner Ski Ranch Makes Tough Decision on Closing Day

  07-05-2025 19:04 via powder.com
  
  Donner Ski Ranch, one of the last still-operating ski areas in the Lake Tahoe, California, region, will likely end its skiing and snowboarding operations following a planned opening on May 10 and May 11, 2025 due to rising temperatures, and a rapidly dwindling snowpack.Once Donner Ski Ranch closes, Palisades Tahoe will be the only place to ride the lifts and ski around Lake Tahoe.While Palisades Tahoe is larger and more well-known, Donner Ski Ranch has an edge over the neighboring destination: a
  
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• New York Man Caught Booby Trapping Bike Trails Red-Handed

  07-05-2025 17:09 via powder.com
  
  As the seasons change, so do our hobbies. For many of us here at POWDER, spring and summer means a return to recreating on two wheels.That's why a troubling story about booby-trapped bike trails by Eyewitness News ABC7NY caught our attention this morning, May 7, 2025.According to the news outlet, 44-year-old Jeffrey Jarvis of Peekskill, New York was arrested on April 29, 2025 after he was caught sabotaging mountain bike trails at Blue Mountain Reservation, a popular area for mountain biking just
  
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• Killington Closing Temporarily: "Mother Nature Has Taken Its Toll"

  07-05-2025 15:22 via powder.com
  
  Skiing in Vermont in the month of May is... challenging.Killington is known for having one of the longest seasons in the entire country, let alone the East Coast, but the replacement of the resort's famous Superstar Express has altered spring operations this year. Instead of skiing the beloved Superstar Glacier, skiers and riders are enjoying terrain accessible from the Canyon Quad.The resort is holding on until every last drop of snow melts, as is tradition, but recently made an important annou
  
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• How X Games Medalist Alex Schlopy Rebuilt His Life After Addiction

  07-05-2025 14:46 via powder.com
  
  Alex Schlopy was for a time, one of freeskiing’s foremost rising stars. He began skiing professionally at age 14, and took gold in several of the sport's highest caliber venues, like the X Games, Dew Tour, and the FIS World Championships.
   But when he narrowly lost a spot on the U.S. team set to compete in freeskiing’s 2014 Olympic debut in Sochi, Russia, Schlopy spiraled. His interest in competitive skiing waned, he lost his sponsors, and he started to fall into depression. In
  
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• Mammoth Mountain Announces Bike Park Opening Day

  07-05-2025 14:37 via powder.com
  
  Ever wanted to ski and bike on the same day?Mammoth Mountain, California, expects to host a limited opening of its bike park on May 23, 2025. Simultaneously, the ski resort plans to remain open for skiing and riding through Memorial Day weekend (at least).So, between May 23 and the end of Memorial Day weekend, you can carve slush in the morning and slash dirt in the afternoon—and maybe longer.Want to keep up with the best stories and photos in skiing? Subscribe to the new Powder To The Peo
  
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• How a Skateboard Helped Chris Benchetler Film Climbing at Night

  07-05-2025 13:12 via powder.com
  
  Chris Benchetler has released the latest behind-the-scenes look into his new film project, and this week he's swapped skis for skateboards. Benchetler's new project, Mountains of the Moon, sets the best action sports athletes across skiing, snowboarding, surfing, mountain biking, climbing, and diving in surreal nightscapes backed by the music of the Grateful Dead. What we've seen so far has some of our favorite athletes decked out in glowing skeleton suits getting after it by night in some
  
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• The First Recap for Level 1's 'SuperUnknown 22' Just Dropped

  07-05-2025 12:04 via powder.com
  
  SuperUnknown 22 has come and gone, but forthcoming recaps of the event, whether videos or photos, mean that we’ll be able to savor one of freeskiing’s best spring skiing throwdowns for a little longer.This year, Level 1, the organizers of SuperUnknown, mixed up the program. Instead of dropping one recap cut, they invited four filmmakers to capture the competition and produce their own videos. The best of the four videos will earn a cash prize, as voted on by the athlete roster and me
  
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