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• Meet the Skijouring Champ Who Captains Her Own Fishing Boat

  15-04-2019 21:07 via powder.com
  Tara Hines Age: 26 Hometown: Helena, Montana Occupation: Commercial Fishing Captain in Bristol Bay, Alaska Montanan Tara Hines has always had a competitive spirit and a love for adventure. After growing up as a ski racer in Montana, Hines moved to Salt Lake City to attend Westminster College. Hines ditched the Lower 48 for summers Read More
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• Connecticut Ski Area Auctioning Historic Chairs For Charity

  07-05-2024 21:12 via powder.com
  
  Ski Sundown in Connecticut is about to auction off chairs from one of their most iconic lifts that was recently upgraded, with the proceeds going to charity. The auction will go live on May 10th at 7:00am EST, but bidders can register now.The auction will be held online and is called the “Retiring Chairs, Raising Funds” auction. See below. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Ski Sundown (@skisundown)
  The resort will auction off 50 retired lift chairs from
  
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• Mammoth Confirms Closing Date For Winter '23/'24 Season

  07-05-2024 21:05 via powder.com
  
  Mammoth Mountain, CA made international headlines last season.Record snowfall to the tune of nearly 900 inches at The Summit allowed lifts to spin from November 5th, 2022 to August 6th, 2023. It was the resort's second longest season at 275 days. This season will be much shorter.Mammoth confirmed today via social media that Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, 2024 will be the final day of the Winter '23/'24 season.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Mammoth Mountain (@mammothmountain
  
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• Norwegian Sets Guinness World Record for Skiing Backwards

  07-05-2024 19:05 via powder.com
  
  Last week, 37 year old Norwegian pro skier Anders Backe’s switch speed skiing world record was confirmed by Guinness. Backe hit 82.9 mph (133.46 km/h), narrowly surpassing Elias Ambühl’s 81.3 mph (131.2 km/h) record.The attempt took place at Vikersund Hill, a ski jumping course in Vikersund, Norway. The hill towers over 700 feet, and is the world's largest ski jumping course. Tap below to watch.Backe set the world's first switch skiing record in 2012, at 79.9 mph, nine
  
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• Bariloche, Argentina Buried by 4-8 Feet of Early-Season Snowfall

  07-05-2024 17:37 via powder.com
  
  Spring showers are bringing May flowers north of the equator, but our friends to the south are bundling up as Fall settles in. Bariloche, Argentina, on the other hand, has skipped Fall entirely and has jumped straight into Winter with four to eight feet of snow falling in the first week of May of 2024.Heavy snowfall blankets Patagonia after a series of storms brought 4-8 feet of snow over the last week.Photo: Pedro Crespo, PowderQuestSki resorts aren't expected to open f
  
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• Colorado Ski Resorts Refreshed By May Snowstorm

  07-05-2024 00:07 via powder.com
  
  Colorado saw fresh snow this late in the season due to a storm that also hit Utah, delivering late-season powder as spring chugs along. Breckenridge, for example, has not declared a closing day, and it looks like their spring may be continuing in style. Earlier today, officials at the resort wrote, "don't put your winter gear away yet - with more spring snow in the forecast this week, we're cruising into another week of skiing and riding above treeline." See below. View this post on In
  
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• Winter Returns to Ski Resorts Across California

  06-05-2024 20:18 via powder.com
  
  From Palisades Tahoe to Mammoth Mountain, Californian ski resorts enjoyed a resurgence of wintry weather this weekend, leading to more than a few powder turns.Over the weekend, Mammoth shared that ten to 12 inches of fresh snow had fallen. "This was one of the best May dumps in recent memory," the resort wrote. "Who scored today?"The late-season storm bolstered Mammoth's snowpack, which is now 100 and 65 inches deep at the summit and base, respectively. The resort plans to keep spinning the lift
  
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• Powerful May Blizzard Dumping Nearly 4 Feet At Utah Ski Resorts

  06-05-2024 17:32 via powder.com
  
  Most ski resorts have closed for the season, but Mother Nature isn't ready to let go of winter just yet.Following 26+ inches of snow over the weekend at Palisades Tahoe, CA, a powerful May blizzard is currently dumping feet of snow on Utah's ski resorts. Check out the pictures from early this morning, May 6th, 2024 at Snowbird Resort, UT.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Snowbird (@snowbird)
  According to Snowbird's 'Surf Report', the mountain recorded 10 inches overnight, 16 inches in
  
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• Bill Nye Presenting at New Planetarium Atop Jackson, WY Ski Resort

  06-05-2024 16:17 via powder.com
  
  Snow King Mountain in Wyoming is now hosting a planetarium experience at their ski resort (the first of its kind), and grand opening tickets--featuring engineer, comedian, author and inventor Bill Nye--were available on May 3rd for the show on June 1st. Tickets include a speech and Q&A from Bill Nye, a planetarium experience, and access to the Gondola. See below. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Snow King Mountain (@snowkingmountain)
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• Review: K2 Mindbender 140 Boots

  06-05-2024 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: 1816 g at 26.5Stated Flex: 140Binding Compatibility: Pin Bindings, GripWalkForward Lean: Stated last width: 97-100mmK2's Mindbender 140 boots will be available soon.IntroFreetouring boots are kind of weird - for most freeride skiers, they’re actually the best option for a one-boot quiver, but they aren’t actually great at either
  
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• Jenkins Mountain: There and Back Again

  06-05-2024 14:40 via nyskiblog.com
  
  Rain poured out of the sky when I woke up on Sunday. Ugh, it would be a gym day. By the time I fed Ziggy and sat down to my own breakfast, it was sunny. Maybe a run was in the cards after all. Half an hour later, the sky clouded over. One thing I’ve learned since moving to Saranac Lake: If you don’t like the weather, just wait. The sun came out again; I checked the weather forecast. Fifty » Read More »
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• Mammoth Shifting To Spring Hours For Remainder Of Season

  05-05-2024 13:00 via powder.com
  
  Mammoth Mountain, CA, posted an operations update late last week detailing their skiing and riding schedule for the remainder of the season. With a solid base depth and sunny skies, skiers can expect more skiing (but fewer hours per day) in their futures. See below.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Mammoth Mountain (@mammothmountain)
  The resort reported that beginning Monday, May 6th, operating hours for skiing and riding will shift to 7:30am to 2pm daily moving forward.With a bas
  
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• Keep Your Clips Up #2: Best Ski Videos of the Week

  04-05-2024 19:00 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 onto 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 Keep Your Clips Up—a weekly collection of the best videos in skiing—comes in.Is the ski season over yet? No, siree! Across North America—and the wor
  
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• Solitude, UT Says Parking Reservations Were Successful This Season

  04-05-2024 14:00 via powder.com
  
  Solitude Mountain Resort, Utah, is touting the success of its parking reservation system implemented this winter, which required skiers and snowboarders to reserve parking spots before arriving at the slopes.A recent blog post from Solitude claimed that with parking reservations in place, drive times in Big Cottonwood Canyon were reduced by as much as 60% compared to previous season, barring difficult weather and road conditions. Thanks to carpooling incentives, the number of vehicles with
  
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• Six Inches of New Snow Reported At Jackson Hole, WY

  03-05-2024 17:44 via powder.com
  
  Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Wyoming celebrated closing day for the Winter '23/'24 season on April 14th, 2024, but that doesn't winter is over.A strong May snow storm is currently moving through many parts of the Intermountain West, and JHMR is in the bullseye. Check out the photo below of at least six inches of new snow laying in the JHMR Village this morning, May 3rd:View this post on InstagramA post shared by Powderchasers (@powderchasers)
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• Copper Mountain, CO Announces Latest Closing Date Since 1996

  03-05-2024 16:16 via powder.com
  
  Copper Mountain will officially close on May 12th, 2024--one of its longest seasons ever on record. To celebrate, Copper will have a lineup of DJs in Center Village offering tunes for the final two weekends of the season. Yesterday, Copper Mountain posted information regarding the last 10 days of skiing. See below. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Copper Mountain (@coppermtn)
  The caption reads, "we’ll be staying open through May 12th for the 23/24 season; that’s
  
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• Powder Mountain, UT Auctioning Historic Chairs For Charity

  03-05-2024 13:15 via powder.com
  
  The Timberline Lift Chair Auction is currently live online, and chairlift enthusiasts from far and wide are placing (silent) bids on the iconic piece of Powder Mountain's history. All proceeds are directly donated to the Community Foundation of Ogden Valley, UT. See below. ⁠⁠View this post on InstagramA post shared by Powder Mountain (@powdermountain)
  CFOV is a philanthropic center serving donors and nonprofits that seek to improve the lives of the community that live, work, or
  
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• Sugarbush, VT Opening for Surprise Bonus Ski Day

  02-05-2024 22:54 via powder.com
  
  Sugarbush Resort, VT just issued a 'Bonus Day' alert to Instagram, writing, "we just couldn't help ourselves... sunny and 60 degrees tomorrow was too good to pass up."This was the final weekend, no matter what, for the resort, but now, skiers have one extra day (Friday) due to the current conditions. Plus, with the golf course opening and the Derby de Mayo both this weekend, things are shaping up for a great spring weekend. See below.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Sugarbush, Ve
  
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• Vail Resorts Buys Swiss Ski Resort for $120MM+

  02-05-2024 21:07 via powder.com
  
  Today, Vail Resorts—the conglomerate purveyors of the Epic Pass—officially purchased Crans-Montana Mountain Resort, a Swiss ski resort. The planned acquisition was first announced this past November.The Crans-Montana village.@ Didier Marti/Getty Images"We are thrilled to add Crans-Montana Mountain Resort as our second owned and operated ski area in Switzerland," said Kirsten Lynch, chief executive officer of Vail Resorts. The conglomerate also owns Andermatt-Sedrun
  
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• Has Skiing Become Too Complicated?

  02-05-2024 19:43 via powder.com
  
  As usual, I arrived at Montana Snowbowl late, maneuvering my car through the mostly empty, dust-caked parking lot. The forecast hinted that the upper mountain might be skiing well, but it was late in the season, and the rest of Missoula had moved on to different, more seasonally appropriate pass times. The lift line for the Grizzly Chair was desolate. From there, I sped to LaVelle, where I found—surprise!—that the forecast hadn’t lied for once this season. Unrestrained by
  
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• The Snowiest Ski Resorts of Winter '23/'24

  02-05-2024 17:54 via powder.com
  
  For many ski resorts across the West, "weird" wasn't the half of it, with the first portion of winter proving to be, well, not great. In December, some skiers worried 2023-2024 would be a dud. Then, it started snowing. A lot. By the end of March, ski resorts in Utah, Wyoming, and Colorado were touting impressive snowfall totals.Countless other snow stories played out in 2023 and 2024: The Nor'Easter that barrelled through the East this spring, delivering late-season powder days. The rainy Pacifi
  
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• Review: Mammut Haldigrat HS Women

  02-05-2024 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 a nutshellMammut’s Haldigrat hardshell kit is light enough for climbing and robust enough to protect you from the elements on cold days or big descents. SpecsHaldigrat Air HS Hooded Jacket - WomenSize tested: Small Materials: Polyamide spandex blend Stated waterproofing / breathability: Pertex shield air membrane Weight: 430 gPockets: two chest pockets, zippered
  
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• May Blizzard Intensifying, Multiple Feet of Snow Forecasted Across The West

  02-05-2024 16:44 via powder.com
  
  Don't take out those mountain bikes just yet. Winter hasn't had its final say.A relatively-cold storm system is developing in the west, and experts are forecasting upwards of two feet of snow for mountain peaks in California, Utah, Wyoming, and more through Wednesday, May 8th, 2024.Take a look at the projected 10 day snow totals for Alta Ski Area according to OpenSnow:Happy May, ya filthy animals! pic.twitter.com/gXDoowvhhg— Utah Daily Snow (@WasatchSnow) May 1, 2024
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• How to Avoid and Reduce the Symptoms of Altitude Sickness

  02-05-2024 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Headaches, nausea and insomnia can spoil a ski trip or trek, and in extreme cases, the thin air can even be dangerous. Here’s how you can reduce symptoms, and what warning signs to watch for.
  
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• Mt. Bachelor Is Open Top-To-Bottom On May 1st

  01-05-2024 23:00 via powder.com
  
  Mt. Bachelor, OR, announced on the morning of May 1st, 2024 that their team was just "wrapping up de-icing and patrol work on Summit after about a foot of snow in the last week."In other words, the resort is skiing top to bottom, surely a bragging right this late in the season. See below. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Mt. Bachelor (@mtbachelor)
  Mt. Bachelor has received 2 inches of fresh snow overnight, 6 inches in the last 48 hours, and 15 inches over the last week. The resor
  
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• Recap: Sunshine Village Hosts Powder’s 2024 Ski Testing Week

  01-05-2024 20:42 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.There are fun weeks, and then there are weeks so memorable they become all you can think about for days after. For anyone who’s ever been a part of Powder’s annual ski testing program, we’d reckon those weeks fall into the latter category. Yeah, we know, we’ve missed a few, but for 2024 we brought the program back in a big way with our friends up
  
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• Fast Times At Red Bull High

  01-05-2024 20:36 via powder.com
  
  Three Days At Bobby Brown's 'Red Bull Cascade'Words and Photos by Ella BoydIt was like high school all over again, but instead of reading Stephen King in the corner and talking with my English teacher about surfing the pier before school, I was talking to the tan, messy-haired kid next to me about his trip to Costa Rica.He was part of a group known as the ‘Sickos’, a content team who grew up in Oregon and now travel the world filming for their YouTube channel. The ‘Sickos&rsquo
  
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• FIS Shares The 'Best Stunts' From Last Season's World Cup

  01-05-2024 18:51 via powder.com
  
  Alpine racing is occasionally considered overly serious and dated in the freeskiing space. The spandex, the jock stereotypes, the lack of tricks—it all culminates in a picture that, if you didn't know any better, might make you think that racing isn't where the action's happening these days.Racing fans, of course, would obviously take issue with that assessment—as would racers themselves—who know there's nothing boring about soaring down a bulletproof course at 85 miles per hou
  
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• Fore (Skier's) Right! Sights And Sounds From The World's Most Beautiful Golf Course

  01-05-2024 17:59 via powder.com
  
  The line seemed to stretch endlessly along the Alpine Bowl ridge line, but the hundreds of skiers donning their best Caddy Shack-inspired costumes didn't seem to mind. The sun was shining, the temperature was rising ever so slightly, and majestic Lake Tahoe gleamed in the near distance. What was there to complain about?As I approached the first tee of Alpine's 38th Annual 10-Hole 'Snow Golf' course I pondered: 'Is this the most beautiful golf course in the world?' This gentleman posed
  
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• The Annual Photo Gallery—The Finest Images in Skiing

  01-05-2024 17:32 via powder.com
  
  The Finest Images in SkiingA selection of ridiculously great shots from the recent annual print issue. Look for more issues coming this Fall as we continue to share the incredible work of the best photographers and writers in skiing.Daniel Loosli. Laax, Switzerland.Photo: Migi ReibenschuhConnery Lundin. Donner, CaliforniaPhoto: Jeff EngerbretsonPiers Solomon. Engelberg, Switzerland.Photo: Oskar EnanderElyse Saugstad. Chugach Mountains, AlaskaPhoto: Jeff Cr
  
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