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• Vail Resorts Reports Decrease In Skier Visits For Winter '23/'24

  19-04-2024 20:21 via powder.com
  
  In an April 14th investor release, Vail Resorts—the conglomerate purveyors of the Epic pass—reported a 7.8% decrease in skier visits at its ski areas this season compared to the prior year. Vail Resorts alluded that unfavorable conditions during the first part of the 2023-2024 season were likely to blame for the dip in visitations.Vail, Colorado.Kruck20/Getty ImagesWhile Epic pass visits at Vail Resorts eventually bounced back when the snow finally began to fall in the latter
  
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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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• Jay Peak Issues "Last Call" On Ski Season

  01-05-2024 16:01 via powder.com
  
  Jay Peak Resort, Vermont, has issued a "last call" on its operating season. Well, it sort of, kind of, maybe issued a "last call."On Instagram, the resort shared that this coming weekend—May 4th and 5th—might be its final round of lift-serviced skiing riding. However, if the weather cooperates, Jay Peak could also reopen on May 11th and 12th.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Jay Peak Resort (@jaypeakresort)
  "Is [this coming weekend] truly the last chance for this season? Ma
  
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• Interview With The Man Who Skied 7+ Million Vertical Feet This Winter

  01-05-2024 13:00 via powder.com
  
  I wasn't sure what to expect.Spurred by a press release from Snowbasin Resort, Utah, I’d arranged to talk on the phone with Tom Hart, who's set to officially break the Guinness World Record for most vertical feet skied in a season later this year (he's already unofficially broken the record).A soft voice buzzed through my phone: “Good afternoon, this is Tom Hart.”Tom Hart, a.k.a "Racer Tom."Courtesy: Snowbasin ResortWhen we spoke on Monday, Hart surprisingly hadn&rsqu
  
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• An Interview With The Man Who Skied 7+ Million Vertical Feet This Winter

  01-05-2024 13:00 via powder.com
  
  I wasn't sure what to expect.Spurred by a press release from Snowbasin Resort, Utah, I’d arranged to talk on the phone with Tom Hart, who's set to officially break the Guinness World Record for most vertical feet skied in a season later this year (he's already unofficially broken the record).A soft voice buzzed through my phone: “Good afternoon, this is Tom Hart.”Tom Hart, a.k.a "Racer Tom."Courtesy: Snowbasin ResortWhen we spoke on Monday, Hart surprisingly hadn&rsqu
  
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• Attitash, NH Cancels Summer Operations For Second Year In A Row

  30-04-2024 23:41 via powder.com
  
  Attitash Mountain, NH, recently acknowledged that guests primarily visit the resort during the winter. Therefore, the resort plans to focus this summer's improvement efforts on gearing up for next season, which means there will be no summer operations this year. See below. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Attitash Mountain Resort (@attitashmountainresort)
  The improvements involve pre-emptively maintaining their snowmaking infrastructure and reconnecting snowmaking on Ti
  
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• Telemark and The Day Job

  30-04-2024 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.Based on the low-brow nature of this column, I bet I'm not going to shock you when I say that I indeed have a day job. My penchant for a low profile and a deep ignorance of social media marketing - not to mention meager writing chops - has left me little way of monetizing my telemark content. Thus I land at a stiff and cold desk five days a week. While I’ve enjoyed
  
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• Oregon Ski Resorts Reporting Fresh Snowfall Overnight

  30-04-2024 16:53 via powder.com
  
  Skiers and riders that frequent Oregon's still-open ski resorts are enjoying fresh powder on the morning of April 30th, 2024, and more snow is expected.The biggest winners of the storm are the ski resorts on Mt. Hood.Timberline Lodge is reporting a cool 10 inches in the last 24 hours, and 30 inches in the last 72 hours. Check out the webcam photos from Timberline Lodge this morning:All images pulled from Timberline Lodge Webcams at ~7:15AM PT: Pucci (Top Left), Snow Stake (Top Right), Lodge (Bot
  
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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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