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• Review: Women's Rab Khroma Converge Kit

  13-09-2024 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 UK-based manufacturer Rab has been on the forefront of making high-end  mountaineering and skiing apparel for the past few years, but it's surprisingly taken a while for these products to get recognition in North America. Their new women's Khroma Converge GTX jacket and pants might well change that, with an excellent combination of features and fit that will mak
  
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• Powder-Filled BC Ski Area Unveils New 60 Acre Terrain Expansion

  18-09-2024 23:53 via powder.com
  
  While ski industry heavyweights may be attracting much of the terrain expansion news—Deer Valley, who?—smaller, lesser-known destinations, like Whitewater Ski Resort outside Nelson, British Columbia, are also pushing their boundaries.
  Next winter, Whitewater will unveil a new expansion featuring expert-focused south-facing terrain. Ymir Bowl at Whitewater Ski Resort.Photo: Stephan MaletteClocking in at 60 acres, the expansion includes four runs in the iconic Ymir Bowl&mdash
  
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• Southern California Ski Area Offering Half-Off Season Passes Following Wildfire

  18-09-2024 21:49 via powder.com
  
  Mt. Baldy Resort needs our help. For the next week, the small ski area near Los Angeles, California, is selling steeply discounted season passes amidst a summer rife with fire-related closures.Adult passes currently cost $399. Normally, they cost $799. Mt. Baldy GM Robby Ellingson describes the situation in the video below.Mt. Baldy, CA Bridge Fire Update (0:58) Merch and gift cards are also available as a means to support Mt. Baldy. The ski area’s website includes a link to the Mt. Baldy
  
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• Forest Service Seeks Comment on Colorado Ski Area Lift Project

  18-09-2024 19:18 via powder.com
  
  The US Forest Service is seeking public comment on the planned replacement of Sunlight Mountain Resort, Colorado’s Primo lift. The lift, a 1960s-era double, is slated to be replaced by a modern quad that, according to Sunlight, will increase uphill capacity and ensure lift lines remain short. Views from the top of the Primo Lift. The lift is a classic Riblet center-pole, one of just a few remaining in North America.Sunlight Mountain ResortPrimo’s current capacity is 1,200 skiers
  
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• La Niña Odds Increased in NOAA's Latest Update

  18-09-2024 17:15 via powder.com
  
  The talk of Summer 2024 has been the impending La Niña and how it will affect weather over the course of Winter '24/'25.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) updated their La Niña guidance on September 16, 2024. The report states that La Niña has a 71% chance of emerging in September-November and is, "expected to persist through January-March 2025."The model above represents how La Niña affects the variable Polar Jet Stream. The phenomenon sends w
  
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• Review: Rossignol Super Black Ops 98

  18-09-2024 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.Rossignol’s Super Black Ops 98 is a precisely-tuned sports car that bridges the gap between all-mountain jibbing and on-piste carving performance. The ridiculous 80s-inspired topsheet (ignore it or embrace it!) hints at the ski’s intentions–embracing your inner hotdogger and having fun all over the mountain. But this isn’t your average dad ski. Mi
  
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• Local Mt. Bachelor, Oregon Buyer Group Launches New Website

  18-09-2024 12:18 via powder.com
  
  Mount Bachelor Community Inc.—the local group seeking to purchase Mount Bachelor after the resort was put up for sale by its current owners POWDR Corporation—has launched a website.Mt. Bachelor, Oregon, is up for sale—a local group wants to buy it.Danita Delimont/Getty ImagesThe site is divided into three main groups, each detailing aspects of Mount Bachelor Community Inc.The 'Contribute' tab provides several channels for those interested in getting involved with the pr
  
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• The 6 Best New York Ski Resorts

  17-09-2024 22:05 via powder.com
  
  New York has more ski areas than any state in the country.According to the Ski Areas of New York Economic Impact Analysis for the '22/'23 season, roughly 52 ski areas and resorts operate in The Empire State, a number that dwarfs western states such as Utah (15) and Colorado (28).With more options than any state in the country, how do you decide which ski resorts to spend your hard-earned money and time at? The answer to that rhetorical question is somewhat subjective, but the following list shou
  
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• Popular Nevada Ski Area Left Untouched by Davis Fire

  17-09-2024 22:00 via powder.com
  
  Mt. Rose-Ski Tahoe, a ski area popular among Reno, Nevada area skiers, has confirmed that it was untouched by the Davis Fire, which burned dangerously close to the ski area’s boundaries.Views from Mt. Rose-Ski Tahoe's base area.Mt. Rose-Ski Tahoe“We are incredibly and forever grateful to the fire crews and emergency personnel who worked hard to contain the fire,” the ski area wrote in an update on social media.The Davis Fire reached nearly 6,000 acres, burned 14 stru
  
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• Aspen Snowmass Announces Its Biggest Season of Freeskiing Competitions Ever

  17-09-2024 20:06 via powder.com
  
  This coming winter, Aspen Snowmass, Colorado, will host its biggest season of slopestyle, park, and pipe competitions ever. X Games, the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix, and the all-new Snow League are on the docket. The events are set to be held at Buttermilk Mountain, one of Aspen's four resort areas.The X Games halfpipe has seen numerous historic moments over the years.Photo: Daniel Bayer"We've had some monster event years in the past, but this one might just top them all," said John Rigney,
  
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• 5 Ski Resorts You Can Rent Out for the Day

  17-09-2024 19:13 via powder.com
  
  In the wide world of skiing, there’s a divide. Most commercial mountains are public—you still have to buy a pass, of course—but a select few are private, like the Yellowstone Club, only opening their gilded doors to serious high rollers. Most skiers reside on one side of this chasm, tangling with fellow multi-pass holders to score fresh snow before it's all tracked out. In these crowd-choked moments, a perhaps silly dream prevails: What if you could rent out an entire mountain
  
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• Review: Rossignol Sender Soul 102

  17-09-2024 18:04 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 term quiver-killer gets thrown around a lot these days, but having one ski to do it all, and do it well, is perfection worth striving for. Rossignol enters the fray with the all-new Sender Soul 102, taking cues from both their hard-charging freeride Sender Free line and the now retired cult-classic Soul line to create a modern all-mountain freeride ski that will make
  
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• Arc’teryx Is Offering Free Gore-Tex Outerwear Washing From September 21-25

  17-09-2024 17:53 via powder.com
  
  In case you didn’t know, you should be washing your Gore-Tex outerwear regularly. According to Arc’teryx, heavily-used gear should be washed after every five to eight days of use, while lighter-use garments should be washed every 10 to 20 days. In other words, if your gear is covered in grime, looks or feels dirty, or is no longer beading water off the surface, it's time for a wash.Next week, from September 21-25, Arc’teryx is offering complimentary washing for Gore-Tex gear at
  
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• Utah Graced by First Snowfall of the Season

  17-09-2024 17:14 via powder.com
  
  It feels like every western ski locale besides Utah had received their first snowfall of the season, and thanks to webcams at places like Alta Ski Area, POWDER can confirm that the Beehive State has finally joined in on the early season snow action.Check out the images captured on Alta Ski Area's webcams on the morning of September 17, 2024. Alta Ski Area First Snow, September 17, 2024Photo: Alta Ski Area ^Alta Ski Area, Sugarloaf Peak webcam, September 17, 2024, 7:31 am MST
  
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• Telemark Tinkerers: Robert Tusso

  17-09-2024 17:08 via powder.com
  
  This is the first installment profiling DIY innovators in telemark skiing.Spend much time traveling the dark backroads of the online telemark world, and you will start to see a familiar handle pop up, again and again: @bobbytooslow. Whether on Instagram or seldom-traveled telemark forums, this screen name appears always near the bleeding edge poignantly dissecting the telemark experience, whether culturally, or most astutely when discussing gear.That figure is none other than Robert Tusso–
  
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• European Skiers Catch Powder Turns Amid Massive, Unseasonal Storm

  16-09-2024 23:22 via powder.com
  
  Well, it’s happening—people are skiing fresh snow in Europe. And no, we aren’t talking about turf fields, manky glaciers, or futuristic snowmaking machines that can run when it's 70 degrees outside. This is real skiing on real mountains.A man clears snow in Hinterstoder, Austria on September 14, 2024.Photo: DAVID RAUSCHER/APA/AFP via Getty ImagesAn Austrian ski area (Hochkönig, located near Salzburg) fired up one of its lifts this past weekend, Se
  
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• Diplo and Lil Wayne To Headline California Ski Resort Music Festival

  16-09-2024 23:16 via powder.com
  
  Palisades Tahoe, California is kicking off the winter season with a musical bang—Lil Wayne and Diplo are coming to the resort on December 14th and 15th, 2024, respectively, as the headliners for Tahoe Live.Lil Wayne and Diplo.Bennett Raglin/Scott Dudelson/Getty ImagesLil Wayne (or Tunechi, or Weezy F. Baby, or Mr. Carter—the list goes on. And on.) is a rap music heavyweight. With classics like A Milli, 6 Foot 7 Foot, and Drop the World to his name, he wrote and perfor
  
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• Top Ski Stories From Last Week (September 9-September 15, 2024)

  16-09-2024 21:58 via powder.com
  
  One day at a time. That's the only way a snow-starved skier can survive the purgatory that is Fall. In the meantime, to scratch that proverbial itch, take a look at the top ski stories from last week right here on POWDER Magazine.5. Fresh Snow Blankets European Mountains With More on the WayFresh snow accumulates on Zugspitze, Germany on September 12, 2024. Zugspitze Top of GermanyStory: Fresh Snow Blankets European Mountains With More on the WaySynopsis: Many European mountain's first
  
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• Teton Gravity Research’s 'Beyond the Fantasy' Premieres in Jackson Hole

  16-09-2024 20:53 via powder.com
  
  Ski movie season is here! It’s that time of year again where those intrusive thoughts of skiing blower pow, hucking cliffs, and ski town glory start to take up space in our minds again, all while we’re still walking around in summer temps wearing flip flops and shorts. With a dusting of snow gracing the high peaks of the Tetons (perfect timing), Teton Gravity Research hosted the World Premiere of their latest ski movie Beyond The Fantasy in Teton Village's Walk Festival Hall this pas
  
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• Review: Nordica Unleashed 114

  16-09-2024 17:40 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 Nordica Unleashed 114 is the big dog of the Unleashed line and it means business. It's stiff, it has lots of metal, and it has plenty of rocker, making these true backcountry chargers. The Unleashed line has been around for a few years now and the ski is unchanged, for a reason. These skis have found a home in the quivers of many a sender out there with the solid lay
  
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• Review: K2 Reckoner KF

  16-09-2024 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.K2 doesn’t shy away from pigeonholing themselves into an innovative pro-model ski with their latest special-edition Reckoner KF. It’s a freestyle pow weapon straight from the mind of Karl Fostvedt that’s definitely not an everyday ski, but makes bouncing around in pow in all directions unbelievably fun.In a nutshellLength Skied: 184 cmWeight: 2180 g per
  
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• Black Rock Forest Consortium

  16-09-2024 15:50 via nyskiblog.com
  The cat is out of the bag and you’ve seen it in the news: the Catskills are becoming the new Hamptons. Traffic-averse folks shudder at the thought of the New York Thruway increasingly resembling the Long Island Expressway with each passing holiday weekend. I’ve learned to adjust, opting for local outings further downstate that offer a legitimate respite from the throngs of urbanites trekking upstate. On Labor Day, in search of a quieter alternative to one of my favorite rides »
  
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• Review: Rossignol Sender Free 118

  15-09-2024 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 Sender Free 118 replaces the long-standing favorite of many a big mountain charger, the Black Ops 118. They have the same shape as that legend of a ski, but borrow the slightly lighter construction of the endlessly popular and award-winning Sender Free 110. The result is a ski that still charges hard but isn’t as much of a tank to ski as the Black Ops 118.Rossi
  
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• 9 of the Most Challenging Ski Runs That'll Test Your Skills

  15-09-2024 12:19 via powder.com
  
  There’s more than one way to approach skiing. Some are in it for the lifestyle—apres, fur coats, that whole deal—others enjoy the sport itself. In that latter camp are individuals who don’t just ski for fun—they like to push themselves, potentially securing bragging rights in the process. If that’s you, you’re in the right place. As you’re reading, you might notice that you aren't seeing any serious big mountain zones like McConkey’s and Corb
  
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• Why Mad River Glen, Vermont Offers Free Season Passes to Scythe-Wielding Volunteers

  15-09-2024 12:12 via powder.com
  
  Uttering the words 'Mad River Glen' in a crowded ski bar will undoubtedly elicit profound reactions. The unique ski area located in northern Vermont is as polarizing as it is beloved due to its no snowboarding policy.A member of the Mad River Glen Mow Crew wields his scythe under the iconic Single Chair.Photo: Photos by Kintz/Mad River GlenThen there's the iconic Single Chair, a lift that Mad River Glen's (MRG) co-op elected to spend exorbitant amounts of money on to restore, r
  
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• Review: Dynastar M-Pro 100

  14-09-2024 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 magic of the all-mountain ski category is that it encompasses such a wide variety of shapes, flex profiles, and constructions that all bring a unique style of the sensation of sliding around on snow. It can be overwhelming. When a ski like the Dynastar M-Pro 100 pops up, with a decidedly old-school looking directional freeride shape, it’s almost refreshing to s
  
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• Review: Blizzard Sheeva 10

  14-09-2024 17:20 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.Skiing heavy, cruddy snow isn’t all that fun usually. That is, unless you have the right pair of skis. Blizzard’s new women’s-specific Sheeva 10 is definitely one of those, optimized to provide a consistent and predictable ride in just about any conditions. Inside, the Sheeva features the same Freeride Trueblend woodcore as the men’s Rustler serie
  
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• Review: Dynastar M-Pro 98 W

  14-09-2024 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.For the skier who wants to rip groomers at a variety of speeds and still feel in control and supported in variable conditions, look no further than the Dynastar M-Pro 98 W. The widest of the women’s skis in Dynastar’s updated M-Pro line, the 98 W handles well in all different snow conditions. The directional, rockered build also helps make up for what they la
  
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• Keep Your Clips Up #21: Best Ski Videos of the Week

  14-09-2024 12:37 via powder.com
  
  It was a busy ski news week, which, given the time of year, came as a surprise. On the clips end, things were firing, too. I won’t spoil anything, but one of our selections could be one of the tricks of the year—it might even be the trick of the year, depending on who you ask. The rest rocks, too. A lot’s been said about the current state of skiing—it’s too busy, it’s too overcrowded, etc.—but at the elite level, I’d argue that things have never be
  
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• Nevada Ski Area Shares Encouraging Fire Update

  14-09-2024 12:12 via powder.com
  
  A few days ago, things weren’t looking great for Sky Tavern, Nevada, a ski area popular among Reno residents. It faced the Davis Fire, which has caused several evacuation orders and burned over 5,000 acres. On Tuesday, the National Weather Service issued a rare “Particularly Dangerous Situation” warning for Wednesday and cautioned that the Davis Fire could experience rapid growth. The Davis Fire burns just a few hundred feet from the Sky Tavern boundary. Photo shared on Septemb
  
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