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Self-Propelled Skis Are Here, One Company Is Selling Their Version for Less Than $3,000

23-05-2025 22:16 via powder.com

It’s 2025, and ski gear is only getting wackier.
The Vipera, a futuristic-looking product that combines skiing with snowmobiling, is now available on Kickstarter and costs $2,999 at an early-bird price. The package includes the skis, a ski pole controller, a battery charger, and a ticket to the Boston Snowbound Expo. Boots and bindings aren’t included.
Four outdoorsy-sounding colors are available: glacier blue, forest green, smoke grey, and powder white. A pricier “long-range&r

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Bear Breaks Into Mammoth's Summit Gondola Station

23-05-2025 20:49 via powder.com

In the 20 years Vince Valencia has lived in the top terminal of Mammoth Mountain's gondola, he's never had a visitor like the one that stopped by on May 22, 2025. Around 3 a.m. on Tuesday morning, Valencia woke to noises coming from the top of the gondola building. When he went to investigate, he discovered none other than the same black bear who had paid him a visit a few weeks prior. Valencia chased the bear out of the building the first time, but the second time, it seems the bear had qu

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Wyoming's Summer Ski Area Pushes Opening Back by Two Days

23-05-2025 20:41 via powder.com

Beartooth Basin, Wyoming, has confirmed that after a season hiatus, it plans to open in a few short days on May 28, 2025, weather permitting.
The Beartooth Highway, which must be cleared before the ski area can start spinning its lifts, was scheduled to open Friday morning.“We need a few days to set up, do some training,” said one of the ski area’s co-owners, Austin Hart, in a social media post. “I’ll keep you updated as best I can.”Beartooth Basin had in

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Park City Partners With Local Artists on Unique Chairlift Auction

23-05-2025 17:56 via powder.com

Park City Mountain Resort's Sunrise chair is getting an upgrade. The resort is currently in the process of replacing the Sunrise chairlift, which runs from the base of the Canyons Village, with a new gondola. Double chair lovers need not go dumpster diving for the old Sunrise seats. Park City is auctioning off the old chairs, with proceeds from the auction benefitting local non-profits. For each of the 12 chairs up for auction, a local artist has been commissioned to decorate the chair

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The World's Biggest Dry Ski Slope Competition Goes Down in Just Three Weeks

23-05-2025 13:12 via powder.com

In early summer, the weather in Copenhagen, Denmark, is often mild and pleasant. But come June 14, 2025 a crowd of the world’s best freeskiers will descend on the Nordic city and turn the temperature up for the Scandinavian Team Battle, a unique event hosted on an artificial ski slope.For the fifth year running, Scandinavian Team Battle has been held at CopenHill, a ski area attached to the roof of Amager Bakke, an enormous waste-to-energy plant. CopenHill uses Neveplast, a synthetic surfa

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