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• Arizona Snowbowl Opens New Simulator for Year Round Skiing

  01-07-2025 22:13 via powder.com
  
  Despite having an absurdly long ski season (especially for Arizona!) this past winter, Arizona Snowbowl has opened another way to enjoy the slopes all year round. The Arizona ski area recently opened a brand new virtual reality ski simulator for folks to experience the rush of skiing any time of the year. Users will step into ski boots and a helmet provided by the shop (which is optional for guests over 13 years of age) and click into the VR machine, where skis on tracks with real alpi
  
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• Deer Valley To Debut Seven New Chairlifts Next Winter

  01-07-2025 21:36 via powder.com
  
  As part of Deer Valley's massive expansion, the resort has announced that a whopping seven new chairlifts will debut this winter. To service the additional 3,700 acres of terrain coming to Deer Valley for winter 2025/26, the resort is installing and opening a 10-passenger gondola that will link the new East Village to Park Peak, plus 80 new ski runs. Including the additions this summer, the ski resort will have added 10 new lifts to its slopes since December 2024.Other new lifts installed since
  
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• X Games Reveals "Founders Athletes" for Bold New League

  01-07-2025 20:36 via powder.com
  
  A trio of “Founders Athletes” will help shape a new competition series called the X Games League (XGL) that could change the face of action sports events.First revealed in June 2024, XGL borrows elements from mainstream sports, such as Formula One, by introducing a team-based, seasonal competition structure to the X Games during both summer and winter. X Games hopes the format will make its events more visible and accessible to a broader fan base.The founding athletes announced by X
  
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• Get Up To 60% Off Skis, Apparel, and Summer Gear With These July 4th Sales

  01-07-2025 20:07 via powder.com
  
  Shopping for ski gear in the heat of summer might seem counter-intuitive, but loads of e-commerce retailers are looking to empty their warehouses still filled with last year's finest wares. Need to replace some that didn't quite make it through last season? Want to finally pull the trigger on a second pair of powder skis? How about upgrading that 15-year-old ski jacket? Right now is a great time to score big on deals from retailers like Evo, Backcountry.com, REI, Amazon, and more.Evo - Skis and
  
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• Pro Skier Craig Murray Is Giving Away His Gear

  01-07-2025 19:02 via powder.com
  
  Professional skier and New Zealander Craig Murray is giving some of his gear away to an up-and-coming skier in need. On Monday, he shared a social media post, writing that he was looking for a “motivated but financially challenged young skier in BC or the PNW.” The young skier, Murray suggested, might have working parents who are too busy to bring them to the mountain. They may also be working part-time themselves so that they can afford a season pass and ski equipment.Want to keep u
  
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• The Three Telemark Tips That Have Helped Me Most

  01-07-2025 17:00 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.From the first linked turns onward, telemark skiing is a journey of continuous progression. And the fact that it’s never mastered is essential to its allure.Integral to that passage is the deep canon of advice passed down to each skier. From the age-old big-toe, little-toe pointer, to the adage of keeping the upper body aimed down the fall line, the breadth of
  
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• How the Other Half Skis—New Park City Mansion Hits Market

  01-07-2025 14:36 via powder.com
  
  Let’s play a game. Imagine, through some stroke of luck, $18,000,000 magically appeared in your bank account. Where would you spend the money? A medium-sized yacht? A multi-lifetime supply of ski boots? What about a hulking, slopeside mansion in Park City, Utah?The latter is now on the market. Located in The Colony at White Pine Canyon, an exclusive ski-in/ski-out community, The Pinecone Ridge Retreat provides a glimpse at how the upper crust goes about their ski vacations.Want to keep up
  
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• The 5 Most Reliable Places To Find Vintage Ski Gear

  01-07-2025 13:48 via powder.com
  
  Nostalgia evokes strong emotions.It's quite profound how a song, smell, or even a piece of ski gear can transport us to another time. A warm feeling of safety washes over us as we recall fond memories from the past.The sport of skiing, for whatever reason, has held on to its past tightly. Ski resorts often host vintage costume days in the spring, '80s-style one pieces are making a comeback, and rocking a classic neon green hat that says Alta '95 would surely earn a fist
  
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• Breckenridge's 4th of July Ski Party Is Back, But With a Catch

  01-07-2025 12:47 via powder.com
  
  Breckenridge's annual 4th of July celebration has returned, but with a few more caveat's than even last year's iteration of the event.The Peak 10 Classic will remain free, as always, however, registration is now required for the free shuttle ride and participation. No private vehicle access will be allowed to the event zone, and a continuous shuttle will run from Beaver Run Resort from 8am-4pm.
  Alternative forms of transport, like bikes and e-bikes, are encouraged and there will be bike (and sim
  
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