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• Nation's Longest Family-Run Ski Resort Opens Today

  20-12-2024 20:32 via powder.com
  
  At the U.S.’ oldest, continuously family-owned ski resort, the season is about to start. Beaver Mountain (also known as The Beav), Utah, is welcoming passholders today, Friday, December 20, 2024 for the first time this season. Tomorrow, the small ski area will open to the general public.
   The Marge’s Triple side of the mountain isn’t open yet, nor is the terrain park. Beaver Mountain aims to open terrain park features as soon as possible. On its conditions report web page,
  
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• Mama Bear and Cubs Spotted Under California Ski Lift

  26-12-2024 23:03 via powder.com
  
  As modern ski resorts become more and more like amusement parks, it can be easy to forget that people aren’t the only ones who enjoy mucking about in the snow.
   Lisa Single, a YouTuber, learned that lesson recently when she spotted a trio of bears at Heavenly Mountain, California. The group of bears appears to be a mom and her two cubs.However, despite Single’s video title, it’s unlikely they’re Grizzlies. Per the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, contemporary grizzl
  
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• Hundreds Rescued From Chairlifts in Alps on Christmas Eve

  26-12-2024 21:21 via powder.com
  
  For several hundred skiers in the French Alps, a Christmas Eve trip to the mountains might have involved more waiting than skiing—at two separate resorts, guests were stranded on chairlifts.Le Dauphiné reports that, just before 1 p.m., the La Festoure chairlift at Superdévoluy ski area became inoperable and some 240 skiers were rescued with ropes and helicopter assistance. The rescue operation finished hours later, around 4:45 p.m. No injuries have been reported.The rescue re
  
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• Washington Ski Area To Welcome "Game-Changing" New Chairlift

  26-12-2024 19:38 via powder.com
  
  Alpental, Washington, is preparing to welcome a new chairlift the ski area calls "game-changing."The lift—named Internationale—travels up the looker’s right side of Alpental’s terrain footprint. Previously, only one lift, Edelweiss, accessed the ski area’s upper reaches. With Internationale in action, skiers will have another way to reach the famed Back Bowls area, altering Alpental’s skier flow and layout.Internationale’s grand opening and ribbon cuttin
  
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• Vermont Ski Resort To Give Free Lift Tickets to Non-Profit Ski Hill

  26-12-2024 15:12 via powder.com
  
  In a time of mega resorts, mega-passes, mega lift lines, and mega prices, Stratton Mountain Resort is going above and beyond to support its local ski community.Stratton announced that it has loaned the non-profit and volunteer-operated Brattleboro Ski Hill two high-tech HKD Snowmakers Fan Guns to cover the hill prior to opening day. These modern machines are more efficient than Brattleboro's aging snowmaking systems, and will provide a much-needed assist to blanket the hill's two slopes ahead of
  
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• Review: Faction Studio 2

  26-12-2024 15:00 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.Freestyle skis have greatly evolved since the early days of the Salomon TenEighty, now coming in all shapes, sizes, flex patterns, and the like. Not constrained by the numerous design limitations put on ski makers in the ski racing world, freestyle skis have always been a place for experimentation and expression. With that, there’s definitely been a heavy trend tow
  
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• Top 7 Ski Resorts for Large Groups and Family Ski Trips

  26-12-2024 12:12 via powder.com
  
  Skiing is great on its own, but the sport really sings with friends and family. High fives, powder turns, inside jokes—these are all hallmarks of a good group ski trip. If the excursion goes well, it might become a piece of shared lore. Remember that time when we got lost but found a hidden stash of bottomless powder? In the end, it’s all about making fond memories to look back on once our knees inevitably give out.When selecting a mountain to visit with your crew, throwing dart
  
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• The 7 Best Ski Resorts for New Year's Eve 2024

  26-12-2024 11:34 via powder.com
  
  There's no better way to ring in the New Year than spending it on the slopes.
  Whether you're closing out 2024 with blower pow or a bluebird groomer day (or anything in between because skiing is skiing!), save a little energy for your après. Many ski resorts have amazing New Year's Eve celebrations with torchlit parades, firework shows, live music, and so on.
  Set that New Year's resolution to do more squats so you can ski more laps or finally buy those skis you've been eyeing since last se
  
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• New Ski Film 'Young Bucks' Faces Injuries Head On, Available for Free

  26-12-2024 09:57 via powder.com
  
  Washington-based professional skiers Deliah Cupp and Krystin Norman are both known in part for being incredibly multifaceted. The release of their latest film project, Young Bucks, not only confirms that, but provides a deeper look into the unlikely friendship of the two athletes.
  Running just under twenty minutes, the film folds the story of its own making into a narrative driven by Cupp and Norman’s experiences with injuries. Not only visually captivating, it also allows viewers to relat
  
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• Review: Renoun Citadel 107

  25-12-2024 15:00 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 a brand, setting yourself apart in the crowded ski industry can be challenging–and brands have long turned to highlighting certain technologies used in their skis to do so. Perhaps one of the biggest design challenges facing the modern ski maker is how to balance vibration damping (we don’t all get to ski smooth powder snow all day long) with weight. In ot
  
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• 8 Romantic Winter Date Ideas Perfect for Skiers

  25-12-2024 13:38 via powder.com
  
  It's hard not to be romantic about skiing. Wait, that's not how the saying goes, or is it?Venturing through picturesque mountain landscapes on skis with a partner can be quite romantic (as long as you're not trying to give each other tips), but what if you want to turn up the lovey-dovey activities a notch? Don't worry. We have you covered.
  The activities on this list are perfect for skiers and will elevate your upcoming ski trip with your partner if you know what we mean...! You and your p
  
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• The 5 Best Affordable Ski Town Hostels

  25-12-2024 12:19 via powder.com
  
  It’s no secret that ski town lodging can be super expensive and make ski vacations prohibitive for a lot of folks.
  Luckily, a lot of ski towns these days have hostel-style options that are much cheaper than your run-of-the-mill resort hotel, and they're usually pretty close to the mountain as well. If you’re not scared away by bunk room lodging (although most have private rooms as well!), these hostels are a great way to save a buck, or $200+, when visiting a ski town.Maybe hanging o
  
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• Skier Explores Identity in Free, Visually Stunning Film

  25-12-2024 11:52 via powder.com
  
  Everyone’s from somewhere. Love it or hate it, our hometowns will always be part of us.
   Skiing intensifies this sense of place. We recall the turns and twists of our favorite runs at the mountain where we learned to ski. We remember the shit*y jump where we tried our first tricks, the enclave in the woods where we took safety meetings, and the base lodge where we pilfered free crackers for lunch.Upon returning, it all comes rushing back. In Surface Tension, skier Hank Stowers visits
  
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• Up to 3 Feet of Snow Possible for California

  24-12-2024 19:59 via powder.com
  
  A series of holiday storms will keep California’s ski country in great shape through the weekend, with multiple rounds of new snow expected.
  After a fresh delivery on Christmas Eve, a short lull arrives for Christmas Day before snowfall ramps up again Thursday through Saturday (unfortunately with rain above 7,500 feet on Saturday). The final wave arrives over the weekend, bringing additional accumulations. Snow levels will fluctuate between around 4,000 and 7,500 feet depending on the stor
  
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• The 10 Best Ski YouTube Channels Every Skier Should Follow

  24-12-2024 12:47 via powder.com
  
  Back in the day, we viewed skiing in one of a few ways. You’d either cram into a movie theater with your best friends for that year’s annual ski movie offerings or load up your DVD player for some reruns.
  Posting up on the side of a run to watch skiing the old-fashioned way was always an option, too. YouTube altered this status quo and blew open the doors of ski content creation. Now, anyone with a camera and good ideas can throw a video online.This is great news for skiers. The clas
  
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• Jesper Tjäder Went Back to the Basics and It’s Beautiful

  24-12-2024 12:39 via powder.com
  
  Jesper Tjäder is famous for pushing boundaries and bending reality. His now-famous series of shorts—the Unrailistic series—took park skiing and gave it a considerable huff of nitrous, blending circus acts with snowsports.
  The elaborate terrain park setups featured in these videos set Tjäder apart with trapezes and trampolines, allowing him to accomplish tricks that didn’t look real. Was Tjäder a stuntman or a skier? It’s always been a bit foggy.With his lat
  
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• Skier Claims “Fastest Known Time” on Whistler's 6.9 Mile Ski Run

  24-12-2024 12:12 via powder.com
  
  Whistler Blackcomb, located in British Columbia, Canada is home to an extended run that feels purpose-built for tests of speed and endurance.The Peak-To-Creek trail starts at the Peak Express’ upper terminal, winding all the way down to the Creekside base area. In total, the route encompasses over 11 kilometers which, in the imperial system, is 6.9 miles.
   In a recent video, Whistler local and professional skier Stan Rey decided to see how fast he could complete the Peak-To-Creek. He&
  
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• 8 Ski Resorts With Unusual and Unique Lift Systems

  24-12-2024 11:47 via powder.com
  
  Chairlifts and other ropeways are, on their own, unusual. The idea that much of our sport is based around riding massive, painfully expensive pieces of engineering is pretty bizarre.
  But some chairlifts take the strange initial concept and push it further. We're talking about the world's most unique ski resort lift systems. Some are massive double-decker affairs. Others have a sauna inside. These lifts have design elements that set them apart from the crowd.Read on to learn more.Ylläs Ski R
  
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• Park City Ski Patrol Claims Vail Resorts Has Hired 'Scabs'

  24-12-2024 11:42 via powder.com
  
  The saga continues between Park City Professional Ski Patrol Association (PCPSPA) and Vail Resorts this week. The possibility of an impending strike before one of the busiest times of year has Vail prepared to act.  On December 21, the PCPSPA shared an Instagram post saying they’d received confirmation that Vail Resorts had tapped in patrollers from other Vail-owned mountains to travel to and work at Park City Resort in the event of a strike.
  PCPSPA and Vail Resorts have been in
  
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• 10 Ski Resorts That Let You Ski Across Borders

  24-12-2024 09:14 via powder.com
  
  When I think about skiing as a means of travel, I mostly think about it as an excuse to go visit a place. For instance, I'd like to go to Japan because I'd like to go to an Onsen, play with monkeys, and go skiing.
  As it turns out, there are more than a few places where you can actually just ski to get across a border. It's definitely not the most efficient form of border crossing, but for anyone who ever took a cross-country road trip and marveled at standing in two states at once (all my f
  
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• Eileen Gu Continues to Dominate, Nabs Two Wins in One Day

  23-12-2024 19:52 via powder.com
  
  Eileen Gu, perhaps unsurprisingly, is still on a tear.This past weekend at the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix in Copper Mountain, Colorado, the freeskier representing China dominated, winning a World Cup halfpipe event and an X Games Street Style Pro competition in the same day.
   The World Cup halfpipe victory is Gu’s third this season—she also won in Cardrona, New Zealand, and Secret Garden, China. With her Copper Mountain victory, she now holds a record-breaking 17 pipe and park World
  
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• Bougie Ski Resort Now Offers Helicopter Flights from New York City

  23-12-2024 17:22 via powder.com
  
  Windham Mountain Club, located in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York, is now known for being one of the only semi-private ski resorts in the country.The ski resort recently adopted the model under new ownership to increase revenue, decrease the amount of public-paying skiers on the slopes, and attract business from wealthy skiers and snowboarders in the New York City metropolitan area. Memberships are exclusive to the world's wealthiest skiers with an initial membership fee reported to b
  
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• 6 Secret Tips for Driving Safely In Deep Snow

  23-12-2024 15:34 via powder.com
  
  I have chased powder for over 45 years, and the old days were pretty straightforward. There were open roads, less frequent traffic jams, and the ability to power through deep sections of the highway. In the old days, momentum was your best friend on the uphills. Those days are over, especially when double digits are on the snow report.In the '80s, "I used to power up Little Cottonwood in a Front-Wheel-Drive Audi 90 sedan with snow tires." Now, that would be impossible with traffic and restrictio
  
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• These Are The Best Avalanche Beacons of 2025

  23-12-2024 15:00 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.Staying safe in avalanche terrain starts with proper decision making and smart travel practices in the mountains. However, being prepared for the worst with training and frequent rescue practice and carrying the right gear is equally as important. That’s why we tested four of this year’s best avalanche beacons to see how they stacked up. We explored three bra
  
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• 4+ Feet of Snow to Bury Whistler and PNW Ski Resorts Over Christmas

  23-12-2024 14:58 via powder.com
  
  Merry Christmas, everyone! The Pacific Northwest is about to see a prolonged stretch of active weather starting Monday, December 23, 2024.
  Snow levels will run fairly high at first but will trend lower as cold air filters in midweek, setting the stage for significant accumulations well into the weekend. Strong winds could accompany the heaviest bands of snow, especially in exposed and higher-elevation areas. In short: a festive, stormy week with promising powder potential across much of the regi
  
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• Le Massif Christmas Present

  23-12-2024 14:40 via nyskiblog.com
  I had no plans for an early season trek north until our friends mentioned they’d be going to Quebec and had an extra room in their downtown loft rental. It’s tough to say no to a quick plunge into some foreign cuisine and culture without the need to hop on a plane, not to mention the very favorable exchange rate. The drive from Jersey City to Charlevoix QC is possible in a day, but probably not a good idea if » Read More »
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• California Ski Resort Installs First New Chair in 30 Years

  22-12-2024 14:15 via powder.com
  
  Bear Mountain, a part of the larger Big Bear Mountain Resort, has installed its first new chairlift in three decades. The new lift, dubbed 'Midway,' is a Leitner-Poma high-speed six seater installed in an effort to allow guests easier access to mid-mountain progression terrain and shorten wait times. Midway replaces Chairs 2 and 5 from the central base area. The lift runs 2,494 feet with an uphill capacity of 1,000 feet/minute or 3,200 people/ hour. We hear articles about bears have be
  
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• 8 Ski Resort Upgrades To Look Forward to This Season

  22-12-2024 09:12 via powder.com
  
  The ski season is here, and resorts across North America have updated their infrastructure with new lodges, lifts, and more. We admittedly have a soft spot for the aging ski resort structures that have character and questionable safety standards, but the allure of shiny objects—particularly when they help us get uphill faster—is undeniable. A new lift in the right place can make a world of difference, even if it means you have to find a different secret spot.
   These are eight sk
  
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• The 8 Best Ski Resorts for Christmas 2024

  21-12-2024 14:04 via powder.com
  
  Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal! The North American ski season is well underway, and if you're anything like us, you're thinking about how you can shirk holiday obligations to go skiing (just kidding—go see your family; they miss you). While most of the major stateside—and Canadian—destinations have begun to spin their lifts, some are performing better than others snowfall-wise.Despite popular skier's wisdom, the holidays aren't just about playing hooky and scoring powder tur
  
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• Massive Avalanche Triggered by Ski Patrollers

  21-12-2024 13:34 via powder.com
  
  Things have been popping off at Mt. Bachelor, in more ways than one. In an effort to open Summit lift following a storm that dumped almost 3 feet of snow on the Central Cascades, Mt. Bachelor patrol took avalanche mitigation measures on the morning of Thursday, December 19, 2024. A series of hand thrown explosives triggered "the biggest slide anyone's seen," according to a Mt. Bachelor patroller, in the Cirque Bowl area of the mountain.A Mt. Bachelor patroller throws hand explosives fo
  
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