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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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• What Is Cat Skiing? A Beginner's Guide

  09-11-2024 12:13 via powder.com
  
  "Have you been cat skiing?"— You may hear this question uttered in a ski town bar or on a chairlift, but without the proper context, you could be left scratching your head with confusion.Contrary to the name, cat skiing doesn't typically involve any feline friends or companions. Instead, skiers ride in a vehicle known as a snowcat to reach backcountry peaks. If the thought of skiing untouched powder on a mountain void of chairlifts interests you, cat skiing could be your new favorite
  
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• Colorado Governor Declares Disaster Emergency

  08-11-2024 23:25 via powder.com
  
  Colorado Governor Jared Polis has verbally declared a disaster emergency and authorized the deployment of National Guard members as a large winter storm bears down on the Centennial State.“This declaration is necessary to have resources in place to support rescue efforts around the state,” a press release issued by Governor Polis’ office reads. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Governor Jared Polis (@govofco)
  The declaration also activates the Colorado State Emergency
  
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• Conditions Were Fantastic at Lake Tahoe's Opening Ski Day

  08-11-2024 23:23 via powder.com
  
  Smoke from a prescribed burn formed a thick ceiling that obscured the peaks of Martis Valley as I drove from Truckee, California to Mt. Rose-Ski Tahoe, Nevada.The thermometer on my CR-V displayed a bone-chilling 18 degrees Fahrenheit as I passed Northstar Ski Resort and began to climb towards Brockway Summit. I feared that I may have not dressed warmly enough, but as I reached the summit, and then descended into the Lake Tahoe Basin, the temperature began to rise. An inversion, I surmised.By the
  
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• From SpaceX to Backpacks, Kyle Siegel Is an Innovator

  08-11-2024 20:46 via powder.com
  
  The following article first appeared in POWDER's Fall 2024 print issue, 'Not Another Gear Guide'. Get a copy shipped directly to your home, or look for it on a newsstand near you.Hyperspace TechnologyBy: Erme Catino“Ground control to Major Tom, your circuit’s dead there’s something wrong…” To many people outside of the ski culture, pulling the plug on a competitive internship and subsequent engineering job at SpaceX would seem rather drastic, especially for a young
  
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• The 5 Best Ski Resorts for a Weekend Getaway

  08-11-2024 20:30 via powder.com
  
  If it weren’t for skiing, winter would kind of suck. The gray, rain-soaked streets. Scraping ice off the windshield every morning. The sun setting the moment you finish work. Sure, the crisp air feels pretty great, but the all-consuming darkness is a real mood-ruiner. You know where it isn’t dark, gray, and soggy, though? The mountains. Bluebird weather and fresh snow are the ultimate cure-all—there’s nothing a few laps through the white stuff can’t fix.Realisticall
  
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• You Can Ski at These North American Resorts This Weekend

  08-11-2024 19:50 via powder.com
  
  It was a slow trickle at first, but lift access for the 2024-2025 ski season is becoming increasingly widespread throughout North America. Ski resorts in Utah, California, Alberta and, of course, Colorado are all preparing to welcome skiers this weekend. It’ll be the busiest stretch of the season thus far by a significant margin. Keep in mind that operating schedules can be a bit complicated this time of year as resorts manage early season weather. Some ski resorts, like Purgatory, Co
  
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• Mammut Issues Voluntary Recall on Barryvox 2 and S2 Beacons

  08-11-2024 18:38 via powder.com
  
  Mammut has issued a voluntary recall on their newly-released Barryvox 2 and Barryvox S2 avalanche beacons, due to a potential malfunction with the unit's power switch. It is possible that the unit can inadvertently switch modes between search and send, or turn itself off.Here's what Mammut says about the recall:The potential malfunction is based on an assembly issue. As a result, the main switch on the affected devices may be misaligned leading to unintentional switching from Send to Search mode
  
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• Review: Arva Mini 15+ Airbag Pack

  08-11-2024 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.Sometimes, smaller is better. That's especially true in the case of the Arva Mini 15+ Reactor avalanche airbag pack. Finding a pack that fits, especially one equipped with an avalanche airbag, is no easy feat for skiers with smaller torsos. Too often, the airbag portion of the pack (canister, trigger, and the balloon itself) takes up far too much volume to actually shrin
  
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• Faction Drops Drool-Worthy Limited-Edition Alex Hall Ski

  08-11-2024 17:12 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.One of the most stylish freestyle skiers of the current generation, Alex Hall, teamed up with his ski sponsor Faction to create a one-of-a-kind version of the venerable Studio 1 park ski. The Olympic champ and multiple X Games gold medalist has attained legendary status in the freeskiing world, wow-ing the community both on camera and on the competition stage. 
  
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• Up to 30 Inches of Snow Forecasted for Colorado, New Mexico

  07-11-2024 23:01 via powder.com
  
  Snow is currently underway in southeastern Colorado and northern New Mexico, the result of a strong cutoff low that's stalling over and slamming moisture into the region.Here are our predictions for additional totals around the state between Thursday, November 7 and Sunday, November 10, 2024. Keep in mind this is a big forecast window; a lot can change in that time:COLORADO:Steamboat: 1-3"Winter Park: 5-9"Arapahoe Basin/Loveland: 5-10"Breckenridge/Copper: 2-6"Vail/Beaver Creek: 2-6"Aspen/Snowmas
  
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• How Do Pro Skiers Recover From Season-Ending Injuries?

  07-11-2024 19:19 via powder.com
  
  From afar, Kai Jones seemed predestined for skiing stardom. He was born into the Jones family—maybe the closest thing freeskiing and snowboarding has to royalty—and, at the tender age of 12, was already a professional skier.
  Two years later, when he was 14, Kai began earning a series of consecutive Skier of the Year nominations. With his dad and Teton Gravity Research co-founder Todd Jones there to capture all the slopeside action, the ski community was privy to Kai’s high-flyi
  
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• The Best Ski Helmets of 2025, As Recommended By Our Testers

  07-11-2024 17:06 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 on the mountain is no joke, and wearing a ski helmet is a great way to increase your margins for error. They have been shown to reduce the chances of a head injury by nearly 60 percent, one of the leading contributors of death following a ski accident. They protect from fractures and lower the likelihood of concussions or traumatic brain injuries. Helmet tec
  
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• The Best Ski Photos from POWDER's 'Not Another Gear Guide'

  07-11-2024 16:59 via powder.com
  
  The following photo gallery appeared in POWDER's Fall 2024 print magazine Not Another Gear Guide. You can still have the issue shipped directly to your home, and it can be found on newsstands across the country.Enjoy, and stay tuned in here at powder.com for more stories from Not Another Gear Guide. We plan to release them digitally at a regular cadence moving forward. In addition, POWDER has just released the 2025 Photo Annual. You can secure a copy before they hit newsstands by
  
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• Colorado Ski Resort Opening Early for Bonus Weekend

  07-11-2024 16:41 via powder.com
  
  If you've been following our news feed here at POWDER this week, you've probably noticed a trend— ski resorts across the Rockies are opening early!POWDER has just learned via press release that Purgatory Resort, located in Durango, Colorado, is opening on Saturday, November 9 and Sunday, November 10 for a "special bonus weekend of skiing".The decision to open early comes thanks to ample early-season snowfall and an extended streak of cold weather. As of Thursday, Novemb
  
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• 6 Discount Ski Season Passes for Students for 2024-2025

  07-11-2024 12:13 via powder.com
  
  Skiing is expensive. So is college. The Top Ramen memes exist for a reason.
   Yet, despite the student struggles, pursuing a diploma presents a golden opportunity to soak in as much skiing as you can. You’re young, you might be on your parent’s health insurance, you probably don’t have an all-consuming nine-to-five, and you almost certainly don’t have a mortgage to worry about (in this economy?!). Without any lingering adult responsibilities—and some clever clas
  
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• Loveland Ski Area Joins the Colorado Opening Day Crowd

  07-11-2024 02:15 via powder.com
  
  The early-season Colorado resort roster continues to grow amidst a week already jam-packed with ski area openings.Loveland Ski Area is a recent addition. This afternoon, the ski area announced that it would open for skiing and riding on Saturday, November 9th.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Loveland Ski Area (@lovelandskiarea)
  The ski day starts at 8:30 a.m. with Cat Walk, Mambo, and Home Run trails accessible via the Chet’s Dream chairlift. Going forward, Loveland will be open
  
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• Opening Day Revealed for Arizona's Largest Ski Resort

  07-11-2024 01:56 via powder.com
  
  Followers of Arizona's largest ski resort, Arizona Snowbowl, might have noticed that the ski resort has been quite active on social media lately. The resort's feed is littered with videos of white-covered trails, and images of snow making guns firing at full blast.Snowbowl had previously set Friday, November 22, 2024 as their targeted opening day for the season, but according to a social media post published minutes ago, the resort has enough snow to open two weeks early. Arizona Snowbowl will o
  
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• Utah Ski Season Starts Friday at State’s Southernmost Resort

  06-11-2024 21:59 via powder.com
  
  While the United States ski season is underway in Colorado, with numerous resorts already open (or soon to open), Utah has remained on the sidelines. This Friday, that changes.In the southern reaches of the state, Brian Head Resort will open its lifts on November 8th, 2024 marking the resort’s second-earliest opening ever (the previous, still-standing record is November 4th, 2022).It all starts at 10 a.m. with a first-chair celebration on Navajo Mountain, where skiers and snowboarders will
  
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• Colorado Ski Area To Open Eight Days Early

  06-11-2024 20:02 via powder.com
  
  The ongoing Colorado snowfall seems to be paying dividends.In the backyard of Boulder, Colorado, Eldora Mountain Ski Resort has decided to open eight days ahead of schedule, first spinning its lifts tomorrow, Thursday, November 7th.
  The ski area credits cold temperatures, the November snow, and the efforts of its hard working staff as the driving forces behind the early opening.“Our amazing employees left it all on the field—or slopes, I should say,” said Brent Tregaskis, Eldor
  
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• Montana and Idaho's Ski Season To Start Early

  06-11-2024 19:08 via powder.com
  
  While Colorado remains the epicenter of October and November skiing in the United States, other states are starting to catch up.At Lookout Pass—a ski area that straddles the Montana-Idaho border—the season will begin this Friday, November 8th.
  “With the recent snowstorms depositing 14” to 36” of snow on the mountain, and with more snow pending, the mountain is ready to welcome skiers and riders,” said Lookout Pass general manager Brian Bressel. “Stoke is
  
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• The 10 Best Holiday Gifts For Skiers

  06-11-2024 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.Skiers might be picky about their gear, but that shouldn’t make it hard to find a holiday gift for the skier in your life. Sure, it’s always fun to get a new pair of skis, or boots, or apparel (head to any of our Best Ofs and Reviews on the Gear Locker for that), but there’s plenty more exciting experiences, accessories, and all the little things they m
  
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• Large Wildfire Burns Near Pennsylvania's Biggest Ski Resort

  06-11-2024 17:07 via powder.com
  
  Blue Mountain, Pennsylvania's largest ski resort by most metrics, took to social media on November 4, 2024 to warn followers about a wildfire.The Gap Fire, which exploded in size on Saturday, November 2 near Route 248 in Lehigh Township, is burning just four miles from the resort. The fire has burned more than 600 acres as of this morning, and was reportedly 25% contained as of Monday, November 4. The cause of the fire has yet to be determined.With the fire still being miles away, Blue Mountain
  
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• November Powder Buries Canadian Ski Resort

  05-11-2024 23:56 via powder.com
  
  In the case of Revelstoke Mountain Resort, British Columbia, the snow gods are feeling charitable.
  Recent snow started slow before ballooning into a powder-absorbed snow-stake-slash-snow-gnome (his name's Gnorm, in case you were wondering). Here’s a look at the flakes piling skywards.Gnorm Time Lapse (0:04) At around 45 inches, Revelstoke’s year-to-date snowfall total is already looking impressive. For a La Niña year, that’s par for the course at the resort—or
  
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• Stacked Lineup Announced for Tahoe Live

  05-11-2024 22:35 via powder.com
  
  We’ve learned already that Diplo and Lil Wayne would headline Tahoe Live—a musical festival scheduled for this winter at ski resort Palisades Tahoe, California—but we didn’t know who would join these ever-popular hitmakers in supporting musical roles. Today, November 5, 2024, that changed.According to a recent press release, RL Grime and Loud Luxury are the additional headliners set to appear at Tahoe Live.Tahoe Live's complete set-list.Photo: Tahoe LiveRL Grime
  
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• New York's Hunter Mountain Reveals Fresh Trail Map

  05-11-2024 20:48 via powder.com
  
  Things will look a little different this coming season at Hunter Mountain, New York.In preparation for the winter's arrival, the resort updated its trail map, replacing a previous network of trees, trails, and parking lots painted by James Niehues.Here’s a peek at the newly reimagined digs, and a look back at the retired map.Hunter Mountain's new trail map for Winter 2024-2025.Photo: Hunter MountainHunter Mountain's retired trail map for Winter 2023-2024, painted by James Ni
  
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• Lake Tahoe's Ski Season Begins Friday, November 8, 2024

  05-11-2024 17:56 via powder.com
  
  This is not a drill, we repeat, this is not a drill! Lake Tahoe's Winter '24/'25 ski season will once again kick-off at Mt. Rose-Ski Tahoe, Nevada. Mt. Rose will open on Friday, November 8, 2024, and remain open seven days a week throughout the duration of the season.
  Similar to last season's opening, Mt. Rose has covered a handful of runs accessible by The Lakeview Express with snowmaking efforts. Mother Nature has helped out a little bit with a few inches of natural snowfall as well.Here's the
  
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• The Best Ski Goggles of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

  05-11-2024 17:55 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.Ski goggles have come a long way since the days of neon onesies and straight skis. Today’s goggles are high-tech masterpieces designed to not just protect your eyes, but actually greatly increase what you can see on snow. Turns out that being outside surrounded by highly-reflective surfaces (snow) can play tricks with the light, so goggle makers have developed ways
  
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• The Bristol Hills Trail

  05-11-2024 17:20 via nyskiblog.com
  As seasons change, so do our methods of outdoor recreation. When ILoveNY starts to put out their Fall Foliage Report, it ques my brain to contemplate hiking in the Adirondacks. The ADK region is usually first for peak foliage in early October, and I wasn’t able to make it work. Luckily here in the Finger Lakes, peak is much later. The large bodies of water hold heat and delay the onset of cooler temperatures needed to trigger the color change » Read More »
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• Get a Free Lift Ticket for Purchasing a Lake Tahoe License Plate

  05-11-2024 17:15 via powder.com
  
  The Plates for Powder deal, which nets a free Lake Tahoe area lift ticket with the purchase of a themed license plate, is back for another season.
   The plates are available to California and Nevada drivers and cost $50 and $61, respectively. Annual renewal fees are $40 in California and $30 in Nevada. The California Plates for Powder plate.Photo: Plates for PowderBuying the plate provides a free lift ticket to one of 11 participating Lake Tahoe resorts.
  They include Boreal, Diamon
  
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