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• Mammoth Ran Its Annual Pond Skim--With A Twist

  17-04-2024 15:30 via powder.com
  
  On April 14th, or last Sunday, Mammoth Mountain, CA, ran its annual pond skim, and the results did not disappoint. With clear conditions, the skim started at 2pm in the afternoon, and Mammoth’s most fearless and wild costumed skiers and snowboarders straightlined it across an ice cold, 100+ foot pond at Canyon Lodge. See below. People were even airing onto the pond... in costume. Photo: Peter Morning/Mammoth MountainViewers cheered and celebrated the makes and the crashes, a
  
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• Palisades Tahoe Lays Out Spring '24 Operations Plan

  29-04-2024 22:03 via powder.com
  
  Palisades Tahoe hosted their annual snow golf tournament and live music from Flosstradamaus this past weekend. While Alpine's closing day was Sunday, April 28th, The Palisades side of the resort will remain open 7 days/week through May 27th."Alpine's extended ski season last year means we had less time to complete maintenance work in the off-season. This year’s closure allows us to begin maintenance work promptly." See below.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Palisades Tahoe
  
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• Crystal Mountain, WA Reopening For Bonus Weekend

  29-04-2024 20:18 via powder.com
  
  Crystal Mountain, Washington, has extended its ski season again. After closing this week, the resort will reopen on May 4th and 5th for a final weekend of skiing and riding.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Crystal Mountain (@crystalmountain)
  Crystal plans to spin two lifts: the Mt. Rainier Gondola and the Green Valley chair. Rainier Express, or REX for short, won't be open. The open lifts will spin from 8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. both days, and lift tickets cost $69.On Instagram, the reso
  
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• Could a Portable Lift Change Backcountry Skiing?

  29-04-2024 16:54 via powder.com
  
  It wasn't shaping up to be a great day at Lolo Pass. The already-thin Montana snowpack was being pummeled by warm April weather, my girlfriend decided she'd rather do something other than go backcountry skiing, and I'd forgotten my bear spray. When I pulled into the visitors' center lot, I realized that I wasn't the only one who had doubts about Lolo's ski-ability. Two other cars were in the lot—an obligatory Forest Service truck and a flame-emblazoned minivan full of what looked like snow
  
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• Review: K2 Recon 140

  29-04-2024 16:00 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.Size skied: 27.5Stated Weight: 1740 g at 26.5Stated Flex: 140Binding Compatibility: Hybrid Bindings, GripWalkForward Lean: Stated last width: 97-100mmThe K2 Recon 140 Boot will be available soon. Intro:K2 Skis has never been afraid to think outside the box when it comes to designing toys and tools for sliding around on snow. Whether it’s skis that redefine ent
  
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• Spring Snow Storm Transforms American Southwest Into Mid-Winter Conditions

  29-04-2024 15:54 via powder.com
  
  Bonus skiing? Say more.A powerful spring snowstorm has left ski resorts across the American southwest sporting winter coats as we enter the final days of April, 2024.Brian Head Resort, Utah and Lee Canyon, Nevada picked up enough snow to extend their seasons with bonus weekends.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Lee Canyon (@leecanyonlv)
  Lee Canyon, located less than hour from the Las Vegas Strip, is adding a third "Spring Session" from Friday, May 3rd to Sunday, May 5th. The resor
  
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• Noah Gaffney Wins $1K for Double Backflip of the Year

  28-04-2024 14:00 via powder.com
  
  Ski good—get paid. That's the story for Lake Tahoe local Noah Gaffney, who just secured $1000 in GoPro bucks for an impressive double backflip.Gaffney laced his stunt off a cliff called Goodwill's, located on Palisades Tahoe's piste. Tap the video below to play.View this post on InstagramA post shared by GoPro (@gopro)
  Gaffney put this double down earlier this season, schlepping himself not once but three times up to Goodwill's—the cliff, accessible from the Granite Peak lift, requir
  
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• Factory Visits: DPS Skis in Salt Lake City

  27-04-2024 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.In early April, I had the opportunity to visit the DPS Factory in Salt Lake City’s Granary District, for a tour centered around the new Carbon Pagoda Tour CFL skis. After learning about the product, the process, and hearing from passionate ski builders, I highly suggest taking the opportunity to visit a ski factory if you get one.A lot of work goes into creating a
  
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• Mammoth To Host Boarding For Breast Cancer's 'Love Your Peaks' Event

  27-04-2024 14:00 via powder.com
  
  Next weekend, Mammoth Mountain, CA, is hosting a Boarding For Breast Cancer event, 'Love Your Peaks;, to raise money for breast cancer awareness and prevention.These events happen at ski resorts across the country, and this winter, have included locations such as Killington in Vermont and Dodge Ridge in California. Boarding for Breast Cancer group photo. Photo: Peter Morning/Mammoth MountainPeter Morning/Mammoth MountainLove Your Peaks is a fundraising series promoting bre
  
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• Keep Your Clips Up #1: Best Ski Videos Of The Week

  27-04-2024 13:30 via powder.com
  
  "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." While he was on to something in the '80s, I don't know if Ferris Bueller's advice applies to 2024. Thanks to the non-stop deluge that is social media, life's now moving at warp speed—blink, and you're out of luck.That's where we come in. For your viewing pleasure, we've trudged through the algorithmic slop to find this week's best ski videos, serving up a multi-course meal of big-mountain shredd
  
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• Well Pump Failure And Melting Snow Forces Closure of Oregon Ski Area

  27-04-2024 00:32 via powder.com
  
  Hoodoo Ski Area, Oregon, was forced to close for the season this week after its well pump failed, cutting off water access.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Hoodoo Ski & Recreation (@skihoodoo)
  Hoodoo says it'll have the pump fixed next week, but the "the reality of no water and quickly melting snow mean we have to be done for the year." The ski area went on to explain that recent rain and sun had melted out many of its runs.Hoodoo's website lists April 27 as its planned closing da
  
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• Video: Skier Rescued From California's 'Cocaine Chute'

  27-04-2024 00:08 via powder.com
  
  Senior POWDER Correspondent Hans Ludwig, who has been skiing on Tioga Pass since 1993, reports on a skier rescue in 'Cocaine Chute' off of the Dana Plateau.Ludwig: The video below was released by Mono County Search and Rescue earlier this week from a skier rescue on Tioga Pass in California. Click here to read the entire incident report from the Mono County Sheriff Search and Rescue Team.Although this looks to be a fairly straightforward accident and rescue, there’s a lot to learn fro
  
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• Colorado Ski Resorts Reporting New Snowfall Overnight, More On The Way

  26-04-2024 16:46 via powder.com
  
  The Winter '23/'24 season has concluded for many resorts across the country, but the high-altitude peaks of Summit County, Colorado's ski areas are still going strong.The following ski areas are open and reporting fresh snowfall as of Friday, April 26, 2024: Arapahoe Basin, Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, Loveland, and Winter Park. Check out the snow cam from Winter Park below:Winter Park Snow Stake Webcam- April 26, 2024 at 8:15AM MT.Courtesy Winter Park ResortThe overnight storm isn't boasting
  
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• Alterra Mountain Company Closes Acquisition Of Historic Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing

  26-04-2024 12:30 via powder.com
  
  Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing (MWHS), located in the heart of the Caribou, Monashee, and Rock Mountain Ranges, is a bonafide piece of skiing's history.Having started in 1970, Mike and Bonnie Wiegele laid the groundwork for modern heli skiing operations to spread across Canada, and eventually the globe.Mike Wiegele Helicopter SkiingCourtesy Alterra Mountain Company54 years later, MWHS has been sold to Alterra Mountain Company, the purveyors of the popular Ikon Pass and owners of a handful of the
  
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• Tim Durtschi Recovering Following "The Most Painful Injury" Of His Career

  25-04-2024 22:06 via powder.com
  
  Tim Durtschi is amongst the best big mountain skiers on the planet, but the last two seasons have been challenging, to the say the least.Durtschi was sidelined for the majority of the Winter '22/'23 season due to an inflammatory disease called Ankylosing Spondylitis. A painful joint disease that runs in his family, Durtschi rested and learned to manage the inflammation and fatigue. Tim Durtschi managing inflammation related to Ankylosing Spondylitis. Photo shared May 2023.Ins
  
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• Killington, VT Confirms Intention To Stay Open For Skiing Into June

  25-04-2024 19:55 via powder.com
  
  Officials at Killington, VT, announced that their forecast ahead looks beautiful and that "The Beast is serving bodacious spring conditions." Perhaps more importantly, officials at Killington noted that "The Superstar Express is open 7 days a week through May 5th, when we'll switch to spring hours." See below.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Killington Resort (@killingtonmtn)
  All lifts except for the Superstar Express have been closed for the 2023/24 winter season. While the
  
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• Friends of Timberline Raising Funds for Fire Clean-Up

  25-04-2024 19:35 via powder.com
  
  Last week, a fire scorched the roof of Oregon's historic Timberline Lodge. Now, Friends of Timberline—a local non-profit dedicated to the lodge's preservation—is raising funds to assist with fire clean-up and restoration efforts.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Timberline Lodge (@timberlinelodge)
  Timberline Lodge and the surrounding land are owned by the United States Forest Service but operated by R.L.K. and Company through a Special Use Permit.Friends of Timberline noted
  
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• Tom Wallisch Says Red Bull Unrailistic Is A "Return" To Freeskiing's Roots

  25-04-2024 17:09 via powder.com
  
  Swedish freeskier Jesper Tjäder broke the internet when the first 'Unrailistic' edit dropped on Red Bull Snow. Nearly eight years later, Tjäder's desire to ski unconventional rails has evolved into one of the premiere freeskiing competitions of the season. Baring the same name as the short films, Red Bull Unrailistic pushes the world's best skiers on what some consider to be, "the world's most difficult terrain park".Hunter Henderson goes for The Rainbow Rail at Red Bull Unrailist
  
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• Powder Review: Tecnica Zero G Tour Pro

  25-04-2024 16:00 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.In a NutshellSize Skied: 27.5Weight:Total: 1290 gStated Flex: 130Binding Compatibility: Tech BindingsStated ROM: 60°Forward Lean: 14-16°Tecnica's Zero G Tour Pro will be available soon.IntroThe Tecnica Zero G Tour Pro has been around for awhile, and throughout its various generations has proven itself as one of the best-performing backcountry skiing boots on
  
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• Gore Mountain: Closing Out NY

  25-04-2024 14:30 via nyskiblog.com
  
  I’m not sure if it’s ever happened, or when the last time it happened was, but in 2024, Gore was the last ski area open in New York, for the weekend of April 20th and 21st. I skied at Gore the previous weekend and coverage was starting to get thin. Still, after every other ski area in New York State had called it quits, Gore held on to the hope of reopening. Watching the webcams during the week, I saw » Read More »
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• Ski Area Needs Just $12k Per Weekend To Claim Title As Last Open In Alaska

  24-04-2024 22:49 via powder.com
  
  Skiers who call Anchorage, Alaska home have a handful of options when it comes to local ski areas and resorts. Those looking for big mountain adventures can travel south to Alyeska, but family-friendly turns can be found at smaller areas like Hilltop, Hillberg, and Arctic Valley.Fresh tracks descend one of Arctic Valley's treeless faces.Courtesy: Arctic Valley Ski AreaAlyeska Resort is known for averaging the most snow of any ski area in the country, but Arctic Valley Ski Area is
  
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• Marcel Hirscher Is Coming Out Of Retirement With An Unexpected Twist

  24-04-2024 18:56 via powder.com
  
  Marcel Hirscher dominated the Slalom and Giant Slalom World Cup circuit for the majority of his career. With 67 wins to his name, he sits only behind Lindsey Vonn (82 wins), Ingemar Stenmark (86 wins) and Mikaela Shiffrin (97 wins) for most all-time.Hirscher competed for his home country of Austria until retiring from competitive ski racing in September of 2019.Nearly five years later, he's shocked the world by announcing today, April 24, 2024 that he's returning to ski racing next season, but w
  
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• Snow Savers: The Wisconsinites That Make October Skiing Possible

  24-04-2024 16:15 via powder.com
  
  While the ski season may have just ended, Trollhaugen Ski Area, Wisconsin, is already thinking about next Fall. Taking after European resorts that use a similar technique, the small ski area has spent the past several years covering and storing large piles of snow summer-long. When October arrives, Trollhaugen unwraps the snow and transports it to a suitable piste for use during its popular pre-season rail jam, Open Haugen. A skier winds up to spin off at a rail at Open Haugen.Stephan
  
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• The Alps by Train—Riding the Rails With One of Skiing's Most Iconic Photographers

  24-04-2024 06:01 via powder.com
  
  Riding the Rails With One of Skiing's Most Iconic PhotographersWords and Photos by Mattias FredrikssonFollowing any local on their home mountain is usually fun, but following Leoni Zopp down the steps surrounding Andermatt is a fantastic experience. Not only does this 23-year-old ripper know every little corner of each groomer, every chute worth a name (or even the ones without a name!), and all the other off-piste runs, but she also skis them with power and style in a rare blend almost hard to
  
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• Crews Begin Annual Snow Clearing Of Montana's Beartooth Highway

  23-04-2024 22:28 via powder.com
  
  Beartooth Highway in Montana is closed all winter due to heavy snowfall (it provides access to Beartooth Basin Ski Area, after all), but MDOT crews have just begun clearing the road for summer. A video posted to YouTube from a Montana Department of Transportation plow driver states, "April 16th, 2024... as you can tell from the pictures yesterday, we made it up the hill quite a ways." Watch below.Once you see the route Beartooth Highway leads, it's easy to understand why this road closes du
  
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• Jackson Hole Announces New Sublette Lift For Next Season

  23-04-2024 20:15 via powder.com
  
  Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Wyoming, will replace its four-seater fixed-grip Sublette lift with a faster and more powerful detachable quad this summer. JHMR plans to have the new lift ready for the 2024-2025 season.The replacement lift—a Leitner-Poma—will reduce Sublette's ride time from eight to four minutes, climbing approximately 1,600 vertical feet at 1,000 feet per minute. JHMR is replacing its 37-year-old predecessor due to its age.The original Sublette Lift ferries skiers up
  
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• An Ode to Free-Heel Corn Skiing

  23-04-2024 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.As the days lengthen, basking the world anew in renewed sunlight, the valleys return to a verdant green, and a fresh energy imbues the mountains. The promise of summer returns. But to the rider of snow, spring has its own unique meaning. High in the alpine, where ample snow remains, the skier is promised not with the fertile abundance awaiting winter’s end, but wit
  
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• Trevor Semmens Breaks Down His "Near-Disaster" Crash On McConkey's

  23-04-2024 16:10 via powder.com
  
  Towering over the looker's left side of the KT-22 lift—a Palisades Tahoe classic—stands McConkey's (previously known as Eagle's Nest—Palisades changed the name in honor of the late, great Shane McConkey), an imposing, near-vertical face that's functioned as a big mountain test piece for years and years. A skier descends McConkey's at Palisades Tahoe, CaliforniaCourtesy Palisades TahoeThe zone's weighty reputation is well-deserved. Popularized by the likes of—you guessed i
  
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• Review: Salomon Shift Alpha BOA 130 Boot

  22-04-2024 16:00 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.Size skied: 27.5Stated Weight: 1,785 grams per boot (26.5) – w/o spoilerShell: 1,436 gramsLiner: 380 gramsStated Flex: 130Binding Compatibility: Pin Bindings, GripWalkStated ROM: 55°Forward Lean: 13.5° + 4° ramp angleStated last width (27): 98-104mmThe Salomon Shift Alpha BOA 130 will be available soon.Intro:Despite what the industry wants to tell you,
  
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• Alta Announces Closing With Comical Photo

  22-04-2024 15:00 via powder.com
  
  Closing days at ski resorts makes you think of ponds (because of pond skims), slushies (because of the snow texture) and maybe corn (also because of the snow). But is there any other food closing days make you think of? Think about it as you stare at the photo posted by Alta, UT, below. Photo of the Day | 4.21.2024Hot Dog! Thanks for a great season. We'll see you next fall🌭📷: @Photo_Johnhttps://t.co/MRJ6yODizO pic.twitter.com/16C04SAYy3— Alta Ski Area (@AltaSkiAre
  
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