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• Caribbean dream: mixing it up in the Grenadines

  26-11-2017 08:00
  The Caribbean isn’t just for minor royals and hedge-fund hoorays. A DIY island-hopping adventure with local guides means great wildlife and an unaffected vibeBrent leaned back and pointed into the tree. “Snake’s up there, fo’ sure. See?” I looked but couldn’t see anything. Brent chuckled and fetching a long stick, gently poked into the leaves. Then I saw it: a boa constrictor, four feet long, moving swiftly away. “He’s a squeezer,” said Brent
  
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• Here’s How We Tested Next Year’s Best Gear

  06-09-2024 18:46 via powder.com
  
  Starting this week, Powder is releasing an exhaustive list of next season’s best skis, boots, apparel, and accessories–all tested and reviewed by our network of gear testers across North America. For 2024/2025, that included 53 pairs of skis, 10 models of boots, 15 apparel kits, and a handful of bindings, backpacks, and other accessories we loved. Those will be rolling out on Powder’s Gear Locker every single day for the rest of the month, with deep dive reviews on all these pr
  
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• Review: Blizzard Black Pearl 94

  06-09-2024 17:30 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.Blizzard’s Black Pearl 94 was the skinniest all-mountain ski we tested all year, but it stood out in a sea of contenders not just because of its narrow waist width. Completely redesigned for this season, the 94-underfoot hardpack ripper blew away testers with its unique combination of high-speed stability and a friendly, approachable demeanor. It shares a similar c
  
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• Review: Dynastar M-Free 108

  06-09-2024 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.The Dynastar M-Free 108 is an absolute monster. The list of plaudits for these just keeps growing because they do it all well and they're a lot of fun while they do it. For 24/25 Dynastar has brought their Hybrid Core 2.0 (polyurethane/poplar) to the M-Free 108, which is a more environmentally friendly version of the core that has always been in the ski. It doesn’t
  
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• Review: Atomic Maven 103 CTi

  06-09-2024 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.Versatility is a word that gets thrown a lot in ski reviews, but it means different things to different people depending on what your definition of “everyday skiing is.” Atomic’s new women’s all-mountain freeride ski, the Maven 103 CTi not only bridges the gap between the on- and off-piste categories, it truly excels in each. With a unique directi
  
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• World's Largest Indoor Ski Resort Opens

  06-09-2024 16:07 via powder.com
  
  China has seen an explosion of interest in snow sports since Beijing was selected as the host of the 2022 Winter Olympics, and the country is now home to the world's largest indoor skiing facility.The Shanghai L*SNOW Indoor Skiing Theme Resort opened today, September 6, 2024, and has been certified by The Guinness World Records as the largest in the world.The Shanghai L*SNOW Indoor Skiing Theme Resort on opening day.Photo: HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty ImagesLi Bingrui (left), g
  
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• What's New at California's Largest Ski Resort

  06-09-2024 14:04 via powder.com
  
  Palisades Tahoe, CA, is celebrating its 75th anniversary season, and many changes are on the horizon including sustainability initiatives, improvements to snowmaking and grooming, and ski tuning improvements at the rental shop. Palisades Tahoe now has many chairlifts, including iconic KT-22, pictured here. Photo: raclro/Getty ImagesOn November 1st, Palisades Tahoe is partnering with Warren Miller Entertainment for a film segment featuring Palisades Tahoe skiers includ
  
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• WNDR Alpine's Archive Sale Has Some Insane Discounts on Skis

  06-09-2024 01:05 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.We get it, skiing is an expensive endeavor–there's really no way around it these days. That’s why I’m always a sucker for a good deal on gear, especially when it’s from a brand I’m a big fan of. Running from now until September 15th, Utah-based WNDR Alpine is having a serious sale on their existing inventory including their innovative skis,
  
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• Midwest Ski Area To Host Movie Night With Iconic Filmmaker

  05-09-2024 22:33 via powder.com
  
  Minnesota skiers, clear your schedules—an opportunity to re-up on pre-season stoke is just around the corner.Ski Movie Night at Hyland Hills.midwestskiers.comStoried ski filmmaker and Armada Skis co-founder Eric Iberg, along with Matthew Zabransky of Midwestskiers.com, will show a series of ski films at Hyland Hills, a small ski area in the Minneapolis area, on Saturday, September 7th. Iberg and Zabransky will attend the event for a meet-and-greet.The event starts at 5:00 p.m.,
  
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• Colorado Ski Resort Sees First Snow

  05-09-2024 18:40 via powder.com
  
  The hype train keeps rolling. Last night, into the morning of September 5, 2024, Arapahoe Basin, Colorado, picked up its first snowfall of the season. Here’s a photo of the initial upper mountain dusting. Fresh snow covers the upper elevations of Arapahoe Basin Ski Area on September 5, 2024.Photo: Lucas Herbert/Arapahoe Basin Ski AreaIt’s admittedly not much, but it's September. We’ll take what we can get. A few other Coloradan resorts picked up snow, too, inc
  
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• Pro Skier Endures "Harsh" Summer Chamonix Mission in Video

  05-09-2024 18:14 via powder.com
  
  When 5-hour Energy asked what POWDER would like to create as part of a summer-long partnership, an idea instantly began to take shape — we see plenty of content about American professional skiers in the winter, but how do they train in the summer?For the first episode, we tasked professional big mountain skier and annual film star Jim Ryan with filming in the Chamonix, France. Watch below.POWDER identified a few regions where the 'Americans Abroad' episodes could be filmed that c
  
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• Review: Scott SEA 98

  05-09-2024 18:00 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.The narrowest in Scott’s new SEA (Ski Everything Anytime) lineup, the SEA 98 is aimed at the all-mountain resort ski market. It’s on the narrower side with a 98mm waist, but it has a soft snow-friendly profile and a directional flex pattern that sets it apart from many other skis in the market. It also has a damper flex profile than many skis in this bracket,
  
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• Review: Völkl Blaze 104

  05-09-2024 17:30 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.Volkl might be best known for big, stiff and heavy directional monsters, but the Germans have recently changed their tune a bit to offer more approachable, lighter, and playful skis. This year, the Blaze 104 takes that mentality to the next level, with an excellent lightweight freeride ski that would be equally at home skiing chalky steeps inbounds as it would full-time
  
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• Review: Salomon Départ 1.0

  05-09-2024 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.Salomon’s Départ 1.0 is more than a new ski, it’s a new direction for one of the biggest brands in skiing. The ski itself also reexamines what a ‘freestyle’ ski should look like, aiming to create a platform for creative skiing beyond the regular bounds of a terrain park. It looks like anything but a traditional twin-tipped park ski, an
  
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• First Snowfalls Recorded at Colorado Ski Resorts

  05-09-2024 16:29 via powder.com
  
  A media alert was issued by Vail Resorts on Thursday, September 5, 2024 to celebrate the first recorded snowfalls of the season at Keystone Resort and Breckenridge Ski Resort, both located in Summit County, Colorado.POWDER has obtained the following images via press release of the season's first flakes gracefully laying on the high elevation peaks of the resorts. See below.Keystone Resort, CO First Snowfall, 9/5/24All photos by Katie Young, Keystone ResortPhoto: Keystone Ski Resor
  
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• When to Expect Your First Snowfall This Winter

  05-09-2024 15:53 via powder.com
  
  POWDER has already covered first snowfalls that have taken place in Canada, Montana, Wyoming, and California, but we've yet to discuss when to expect your first snowfall this winter.Thankfully, our friends at Direct Weather have us covered. Check out their video detailing when you can expect your first snowfall below, keep reading for more information.The first snowfall of the season can be a tease for skiers, as POWDER writer Ian Greenwood explained last week, but it's an event worth celeb
  
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• Why Did a Baseball Player Hit a Home Run in Ski Boots?

  05-09-2024 14:46 via powder.com
  
  Reese Alexiades skis through the baseball field, up to the plate, and then hits a 430 foot home run. By the way, he has ski boots on.What is this strange sport resembling a conglomeration between a fever dream and a child's dream come true? It is a game from the Savannah Bananas, an exhibition barnstorming baseball team based out of Savannah, Georgia. Watch the unique spectacle below.Savannah Bananas Ski Boots Homerun VideoSavannah Bananas Ski Boots Home Run (1:16) Dubbed "ba
  
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• Which Ski Resorts Will Open First for the 2024-2025 Season?

  05-09-2024 14:02 via powder.com
  
  La Nina forecasts, Farmer's Almanac prognostications, and 2024-2025 gear releases—the now-bubbling collective ski fever will break in the not so distant future.The anticipatory atmosphere naturally leads towards one question: who, of the hundreds of North American ski resorts, will open first this season? Admittedly, answering that question with any certainty isn’t that much better than visiting Caesars Palace and spending a few hours—or days—staring at the slot machines.
  
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• Cranmore Mountain Resort Joins Uphill New England Multi-Mountain Season Pass

  04-09-2024 20:54 via powder.com
  
  Cranmore Mountain Resort, New Hampshire, has announced a new partnership with Uphill New England, a non-profit organization providing resources and information to backcountry skiers excited about resort terrain, for their multi-mountain uphill season pass. Uphill New England's pass provides uphill access to over 17 ski resorts across New England, including Cranmore's sister resorts Jiminy Peak Resort in Massachusetts and Bromley Mountain in Vermont. Skinning provides a necessary a
  
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• Inside the National Ski Patrol’s Decision To Change Membership Requirements

  04-09-2024 20:46 via powder.com
  
  The National Ski Patrol (NSP) continues to look ahead. Earlier this summer, the organization announced that it was expanding its membership prerequisites to welcome those with certifications like Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and Wilderness First Responders (WFRs). Ski patrollers. Where would we be without them? Photo: National Ski PatrolThe decision marked the first time in contemporary history that patrollers meeting certification standards other than the NSP’s Outd
  
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• Blackcrows Unveils 24/25 Ski Lineup

  04-09-2024 20:12 via powder.com
  
  French freeskiing brand blackcrows released their new 2025 ski, apparel, and accessory lineup today, including a few new ski models. Those include a new Corvus, and the brand-new Octo and Octo Birdie. Alongside these new models, blackcrows is updating the graphics on their existing ski line, introducing a bold new art concept they are calling "Steps." It's very French, and we like it.We already reviewed the 2025 blackcrows Corvus a few months ago, and absolutely loved it as a hard-charging
  
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• Review: Tecnica Zero G Tour Pro

  04-09-2024 19:51 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: 1290 gStated Flex: 130Binding Compatibility: Tech BindingsStated ROM: 60°Forward Lean: 14-16°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 the market. It’s light enough for huge days, exp
  
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• Skier Sets New Uphill World Record; Climbs Millions of Vertical Feet

  04-09-2024 17:26 via powder.com
  
  Over two and a half million feet. That’s the record-breaking metric Noah Dines surpassed this week during his pursuit to ski three million vertical feet in a single year—without the help of a chairlift.The record breaking crew. Noah Dines pictured in a red jacket and with Fischer Skis.Photo: Noah DinesHe’s earned every foot with his skis and skins by schussing uphill and, to date, climbed the equivalent vertical feet of Mt. Everest over 80 times. Dines established the
  
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• Review: Nordica Enforcer 104

  04-09-2024 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.Nordica has long been known for their powerful skis made for powerful skiers. The new Enforcer 104 continues that trend with an updated shape to allow for less of a locked-in feel, without sacrificing any of the power. It’s a 104mm-waisted all-mountain freeride monster that makes for the perfect daily driver for aggressive skiers no matter where you live.In a nutsh
  
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• Review: Line Bacon 122

  04-09-2024 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.The Bacon 122 is new for 24/25 and it’s the widest twin tip Line has made since the Magnum Opus. A product of Tom Wallisch’s need for a super-fat twin for landing switch in blower Utah pow, as one might expect, this is quite a specialized kind of ski. It shares a lot of DNA with the rest of the Bacon line, but it’s even softer.View the 3 images of this
  
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• 1970s Lift Ticket Illustrates Inflation Within Ski Industry

  04-09-2024 14:54 via powder.com
  
  A skier, who goes by the name u/AmbientAltitude on Reddit, shared with the r/skiing group that he found his parents' ski brochure to Killington, Vermont from back the 1978/79 season. He reported that the lift ticket prices are "so affordable he wants to cry." Prices these days, by themselves, are enough to make most of us cry. However, this skier had other reasons for feeling nostalgic. See below.Killington Ski Vacation Planner (1978-1979). Shared by u/AmbientAltitude to r/skiing.u&
  
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• Utah's Largest Night Skiing Resort Just Expanded

  04-09-2024 14:31 via powder.com
  
  Brighton Resort, located in Utah's Big Cottonwood Canyon, has made an announcement that will excite the after-work skiing crowd — the resort is expanding its night skiing terrain. New for the Winter '24/'25 season, Brighton will add night skiing on Mount Millicent (known simply as 'Milly'). Milly looming over Brighton Resort's base area. The peak is a freerider's paradise, but it will serve as a night skiing sanctuary this season (between the hours of 4 and 9pm).Photo:
  
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• New Hampshire Ski Area Auctions Gondola Cabins

  04-09-2024 12:29 via powder.com
  
  Wildcat Mountain in New Hampshire recently announced that people will have the opportunity to "own a piece of Wildcat Mountain history," as their summer scenic gondola cabins will be up for auction.Wildcat Mountain summer sightseeing gondola.Wildcat MountainThe auction opens Saturday, Sept. 21 and closes on Sunday, Sept. 22. The proceeds benefit the EpicPromise Employee Foundation and Northern Human Services. Originally from Banff, these cabins served Wildcat during the summer for scenic go
  
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• Aspen Sells 'The Couch' Chairlift to Montana Ski Area

  04-09-2024 12:14 via powder.com
  
  Aspen Skiing Company announced its plans to part ways with Aspen Mountain’s Gent’s Ridge lift, aka  “The Couch”, before the beginning of this season's ski season. Gent’s Ridge was deemed "The Couch” due to its cushiony seats and long, 13-minute ride up the top third of the mountain.Glade skiing on Aspen Mountain off the Gent's Ridge lift.Photo: Aspen Skiing CompanyAfter almost four decades spinning its wheels at Aspen, SkiCo has sold t
  
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• Colorado Ski Resort Selling Tickets for As Low as $9

  03-09-2024 23:31 via powder.com
  
  Purgatory Resort, Colorado, has announced its planned opening date, weather and conditions permitting: November 16th, 2024. That’s all well and good—who isn’t excited to start skiing?—but another tidbit of information Purgatory Resort released should make the ears of bargain-hungry skiers perk up. The resort’s lift tickets for the 2024-2025 season are now on sale, and select dates cost as little as $9. For instance, at the time of writing this, a lift ticket to Purg
  
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