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• June 18, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  Hi-Fives with Thomas Vincent of Hi-Line Films

  Hi-Fives is a new column that puts the spotlight on badass people and places that are breaking the mold. We kick things off by interviewing Thomas Vincent, a twenty-three year old passionate skier from...

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• June 10, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  Insta-Awesome: Dropping into TGR’s Fantasy Camp with Tim Durtschi

  This spring, TGR set up its Fantasy Camp deep within the Neacola Mountain Range in northern Alaska. The camp served as the crew’s home base while filming for "Way of Life." The trip produced some...

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• May 23, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  Aspen/Snowmass Open for Memorial Weekend

  Aspen Mountain opens this weekend for summer operations and thanks to a very snowy late season, they will have lift serviced skiing and riding at the top of the mountain. Hopefully you haven't packed away...

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• May 21, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  Sony Eye of the Condor 3 Preview

  The final chapter of the saga comes to fruition for its third and final year. Ski La Parva is thrilled to announce that it will once again be host to the annual Sony Eye of the Condor – a weeklong...

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• May 2, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  Aspen Obscene

  Photos: Digi Dave Nobody is concerned that Than is missing. We haven’t been in Aspen for 12 hours, and we’re already a man down. Breakfast at Aspen’s Jour de Fete is just too damn...

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• April 15, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  Go: North Cascade Heli

  North Cascade Heli from Joey mara on Vimeo. Words And Video By Joseph Mara In a cut-off corner of north-central Washington State, a little known heli-skiing operation has been flying under the radar...

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• April 11, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  Go: Irwin Cat Skiing

  Words: Pip Hunt Photos: Re Wikstrom A gloved finger etches a penis on a foggy window, then hastily circles it and slashes a line through the center. It’s almost as if our Tucker snow cat is filled...

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• March 21, 2013 | By kimhavell

  Cherry Picking – Points North Heli “Buddy Love”, the Worm Glacier

  Photo: Grant KayeRemote, bold, and mostly unknown, some of the dream, big mountain lines lie deep in Alaska's mountains and are accessible only by helicopter. Over the season, we will cherry pick the modern...

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• March 19, 2013 | By Sam Petri

  Go Now: Selkirk Wilderness Skiing

  “I don’t fuck around.” Dr. Powder says. “This is my 30th week up here. I only get two weeks each year to really ski, and I’m not going to blow it. I come here. I am not fucking...

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• February 28, 2013 | By tawnyaschultz

  Burton U.S. Open of Snowboarding Preview

  Burton U.S. Open of Snowboarding Preview After 30 incredible years in Vermont, Burton decided to switch it up and move the U.S. Open of Snowboarding to Vail, Colorado. While there were mixed emotions about...

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• February 28, 2013 | By kenholden

  5 Awesome Apres Skiing Bars in North America

  No day on the slopes is complete without a little after-party. Apres skiing is by no means a new concept, but it’s something that can turn even the worst conditions into an epic day. Every now and...

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• February 26, 2013 | By vandagyuris

  Manhunt For Armed Fugitive Does Little To Derail SoCal Shredders On A Powder Day

  Nothing could keep Big Bear shredders indoors when a mid-February blizzard dumped two feet of pow on the Southern California dome – even a deadly manhunt for murder suspect and former LAPD officer...

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• February 25, 2013 | By kausarhussain

  Why You Should Ski In Afghanistan

  Afghanistan.Just the mention of the word sends images into the mind. Military units driving through deserts, windswept mud brick villages and broken arid urban landscapes. When I mention the possibility...

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• February 18, 2013 | By benkoelker

  Resort Review: Silverton Mountain Colorado An Exhilarating, Unforgettable Experience

  You've heard of it. If you haven't been for a visit and you finally smarten up and go there, these are a few things that may happen. A four hour drive may turn into a seven hour drive. The roads out there...

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• February 14, 2013 | By Mike Hardaker

  Loveland Ski Area's 22nd Annual Mountaintop Matrimony On Valentines Day

  Why can’t my girlfriend be as cool as the 88 couples that rolled up to the top of the Loveland Ski Area for the 22nd Annual Mountaintop Matrimony, just kidding babe.. Couples traveled from all over...

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• February 11, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  News: The 2013 Shovel Race Championships Recap From Angel Fire Resort

  Hundreds of spectators and dare devils converged on the slopes of Angel Fire Resort in New Mexico this weekend, as competitors of all ages waxed up their snow shovels for the legendary Angel Fire Shovel...

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• February 6, 2013 | By Mike Hardaker

  Resort Review: Mt. Baker, Washington Home To The Legendary Banked Slalom Snowboard Race

  The Mt. Baker Ski Area is a tiny ski resort located in the USA near Canada, known for having the most snow in North America averaging an impressive 641 inches of snow annually. The resort even broke the...

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• February 5, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  News: Arapahoe Basin Ski Area Backcountry Avalanche Training And Annual Beacon Bowl

  (A-Basin) will host two days of backcountry and avalanche rescue training and education. A-Basin’s Backcountry Preparedness Days will take place February 8 and 9, 2013, and feature the Companion...

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• February 3, 2013 | By jakedesroches

  News: SIA Focuses On The Business of Backcountry

  SIA’s Backcountry Experience booth hosted seven panelists to discuss the Business of Backcountry. The discussion focused on backcountry education and awareness and began with Megan Michelson (ESPN.com...

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• February 3, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  News: Large Snow Storm Slams Into Southern Colorado

  Colorado skiers and riders are heading south in search of pow and finding it big time at the Wolf Creek Ski Area and Silverton Mountain, where winter has returned.Winter weather slammed the Wolf Creek...

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• January 30, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  TGR Begins Filming In Austria

  Colter Hinchliffe at Ski-Arlberg, Austria. Well, here we are in St. Anton Austria! But it doesn't stop there. St. Anton is just our base at a network of ski lifts, gondolas, and trams known as Ski-Arlberg....

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• January 30, 2013 | By Mike Hardaker

  Guide To Late Night SIA Parties

  For some, SIA is about going to meetings, talking to buyers, sales reps, and looking at next seasons' ski and snowboard gear. The other half of the convention rolls into Denver with one thing on the mind:...

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• January 29, 2013 | By jakedesroches

  News: TGR's 2013 SIA Denver Preview

  Hello TGR community! My name is Jake Des Roches and over the next week I will keep you updated with anything and everything SIA. Wait, what is the Snow Show? The SIA Snow Show is the annual industry-only...

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• January 28, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  Video: Sounds of Montana Skiing Lifestyle

  When deep snow and friends mix you know your in for one heck of a time. Just a couple of friends having the raddest day ever and trying to spread some good vibes in Big Sky, Montana. My name is Niles I...

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• January 25, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  News: Valle Nevado, Chile, Launches Early Bird Deals For Up To 35% Off

  If I was a betting man I would put my money on South America having an outstanding snow season. To entice those looking for an endless winter Valle Nevado Ski Resort is offering an Early Bird Package for...

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• January 24, 2013 | By Mike Hardaker

  News: Indonesia Offers Year Round Surf Adventures

  Finding it hard to surf on snow this winter? A great cure is a surf trip, especially one to Indo! Pulseline Adventure has started offering trips to surfing’s mecca region of Indonesia as a guest...

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• January 23, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  News: High Cascade Snowboard Camps Heads to Mountain Creek, NJ

  High Cascade Snowboard Camp is no longer just for kids, It doesn't matter if you're a 13 year old who can 270 a onto a rail, or a 50 year old who just likes to cruise the fresh groomers. This spring the...

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• January 22, 2013 | By kimhavell

  Under The Orange Glow Of Mount Etna

  Nick Waggoner skins up a volcano in Italy. Last winter, filmmakers Nick Waggoner and Zac Ramras, photographer Grant Gunderson, and Salomon freeskiers Elyse Saugstad and Kim Havell went to Italy on assignment...

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• January 22, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  News: Sierra-at-Tahoe's Burton Star Wars Experience

  Combine kids, Burton Snowboards and Star Wars and your guaranteed lots of fun as is the case at Sierra At Tahoe ski resorts new Burton Star Wars Experience. Looking for something to do with the kids on...

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• January 22, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  News: Whistlers Blackcomb Nintendo Terrain Park Gets a Major Upgrade

  A ski resort adding a winch cat isn’t typically big news, however when said machine is used in the terrain park, steep landings will surely follow. The old saying is if you build it they will come...

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• January 21, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  News: 1st Annual ‘Beer & Gear’ Festival At Brundage Mountain, Idaho

  Drink local beers, demo the latest ski gear, and repeat – that’s what’s on tap for the first annual 2 –day Brundage Mountain Beer and Gear Festival taking place Saturday January...

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• January 18, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  News: ESPN Introduces Music, Style and Film To The X Games Aspen 4 Day Weekend

  If you’re a skier or snowboarder and you haven’t checked off going to see the X Games in Aspen, Colorado from your bucket list your doing it all wrong. Watching the events from your couch can...

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• January 17, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  News: Crested Butte Mountain Resort Adds A Bagjump For Year Round Training

  Crested Butte Mountain Resort a place known for hosting the US Extreme Ski Championships each year is one again taking big mountain progression and park riding to the next level by introducing a BagJump...

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• January 16, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  News: 104" of New Snow at Snowbird Breaks 40+ Year Average for the Month of December!

  Planning a trip to Snowbird this winter, better bring your fat skis and big pow surfing boards as the Bird received a whopping 104” of Utah’s famous champagne powder during the month of December....

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• January 15, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  News: Winter Festivals, Night Skiing & Snow Tubing At Ski Banff–Lake Louise–Sunshine, Canada

  The mighty Mt. Norquay dominated ski headlines in October as the first resort in Canada to open for the 2012-13 season! Add three months and four meters of snow in the Banff – Lake Louise area and...

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• January 15, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  News: Learn To Ski Month Offers Free Skiing in Vermont

  To kick off National Learn to Ski Month of January, The Woodstock Inn & Resort is celebrating with a Ski Free Program for resort guests throughout the ski season. Adults ski free Monday through Friday...

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• January 15, 2013 | By ermecatino

  AK Their Way - The Dubsatch Collective

  Interview by Erme CatinoBorn and raised on the slopes of Alta and Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah, the Dubsatch Collective are a group of hard charging skiers at the pinnacle of what it means to be young...

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• January 14, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  News: Artist Simon Beck Walks on Snow in Les Arcs, France

  Got snow, make art like the British artist Simon Beck who traded in his paint brush for a set of snowshoes. Beck wallows around in fresh snow to create these massive, ephemeral art installations. The British...

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• January 11, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  News: Grand Targhee Resort Presents Second Annual Fat Bike Race

  The Grand Targhee second annual Fat Bike race is scheduled for Saturday, January 19, 2013. The Grand Targhee Snow Bike Race 15K one lap / 30K two laps / 45K three laps race on the Nordic track. Snow bike...

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• January 10, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  News: Denver Broncos Fans Take Over The Loveland Ski Area in Colorado

  Colorado skiers & riders are ready for the Denver Broncos game this Saturday! Skiers & snowboarders showed their support by wearing their Denver Broncos jerseys at Loveland Ski Area earlier this week. In...

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• January 9, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  News: Aspen/Snowmass Free Concert Series Dates Announced Sponsored By Bud Light

  Aspen/Snowmass is once again bringing music to the mountains this winter with major acts heading to the valley including The Easy Star All-Stars, Brett Dennen, Grouplove, The Infamous Stringdusters, Donavan...

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• January 7, 2013 | By Mike Hardaker

  News: 2013 Ouray Ice Festival This Weekend in Colorado

  LOWA Boots is planning a very visible and strong presence at the 2013 Ouray Ice Festival that will take place January 10-13 in Ouray, Colorado. Earlier this fall, LOWA announced their sponsorship of the...

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• January 4, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  Video: Alyeska Ski Patrol Performs Early-Season Avalanche Mitigation

  Bombs away! Here's some footage of avalanche mitigation at Alyeska Ski Resort in Alaska early in the 2012-13 season....

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• January 4, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  News: 9th Annual Squaw Valley Prom Set For February 23

  Proceeds benefit the High Fives Foundation; a Tahoe-based 501(c)(3) non-profit supporting injured winter action sports athletes and CHARITYSMITH(Truckee, Calif.) — High Fives Non-Profit Foundation...

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• January 4, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  News: Two for One Airline Tickets to Crested Butte and Telluride

  MT. CRESTED BUTTE, Colo. – Jan. 3 – Skiers and riders in Phoenix and the San Francisco Bay Area can now take advantage of the best travel deals imaginable in ski country, two-for-one airline...

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• January 3, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  News: Second Annual Smash Life! Banked Slalom Jan. 6 At Big Sky

  The second annual Smash Life! Banked Slalom snowboard race is once again taking place at Big Sky Resort in Montana on Saturday January 6th celebrating the life of Aaron Robinson. Last years race had close...

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• January 2, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  News: One Person Injured After Alyeska Tram Hits Tower

  User-submitted photo of the Alyeska tram by Erin Hofstad.Story via KTUU- GIRDWOOD, Alaska —The Alyeska Ski Resort reports a guest suffered minor injuries when strong wind gusts caused the resort's...

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• December 31, 2012 | By Jeremy Benson

  Tahoe Sees First Avalanche Deaths Of 2012-13 Season

  A large avalanche crown is seen in the Tahoe backcountry on Dec. 27, 2012. In late Decemeber, as the area saw new snow, it also saw many avalanches, including two that caused fatalities at Alpine Meadows...

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• December 26, 2012 | By patclayton

  Deepcember In Southwest Montana

  Matt Shortland skis deep powder at Bridger Bowl. Photo: Patrick ClaytonThe meager November snowpack glued down, then it dumped. After the previous season of deep slab instability, patrol breathed easier...

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• December 26, 2012 | By ermecatino

  Ding Dongs, Doritos, And Deep Pow

  Your hamstrings are tight just looking at the driver seat. Skis, boots, poles - check. Sleeping bag - you know you’ll be sleeping on some floors - phone charger, and a stash of energy bars to get...

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• December 19, 2012 | By TetonGravityResearch

  DEEPcember In Jackson Hole Brings Snow Every Day

  (December 19, 2012 - Teton Village, WY) It’s a December to remember with over 100 inches (8.5 feet) of snow so far this month and 18 days straight of snowfall at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR)....

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• December 13, 2012 | By kimhavell

  The Dirty Needle - Cherry Picking The Tordrillo Mountain Lodge

  Remote, bold, and mostly unknown, some of the dream, big mountain lines lie deep in Alaska's mountains and are accessible only by helicopter. Over the season, we will cherry pick the modern gems of ski...

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• December 11, 2012 | By Lee Lau

  Backcountry Gear Testing: Dynafit, G3, Scarpa, And OR

  Southwestern British Columbia has been having an “average” snow year. This has led to some early-season angst among those with short-term memories who've remembered the past two years with...

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• December 10, 2012 | By brodyleven

  TGR Safety Meeting: International Pro Riders Workshop At Snowbird

  Craig Gordon of the Utah Avalanche Center speaks during Teton Gravity Research's International Pro Riders Workshop at Snowbird. The class brings together the TGR roster of ski and snowboard athletes to...

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• December 7, 2012 | By TetonGravityResearch

  Video: Steelhead And Spines - The Provo Brothers

  The following video text and photos comes from the Provo brothers' trip to ski and fish Alaska. Jesus Christ, looks like they nailed it - and it was their first time to AK. Way to crush, boys! Watch this...

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• December 7, 2012 | By TetonGravityResearch

  News: The North Face Park And Pipe Open Series Kicks Off At Copper Mountain

  Salt Lake City, Utah — The first stop of the 2013 The North Face Park and Pipe Open Series (PPOS) kicks off with an exciting halfpipe competition at Copper Mountain, Colo. on Dec. 8-9, 2012. The...

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• December 6, 2012 | By TetonGravityResearch

  News: Report Shows Climate Impacts On The US Winter Tourism Economy

  The following report was published by the Natural Resources Defense Council and Protect Our Winters:The winter sports industry is deeply dependent upon predictable, heavy snowfall, but climate change is...

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• December 5, 2012 | By Greg Fitzsimmons

  The Pay Off - Sierra Storm Chasing

  The promise of precipitation was too much to ignore. A series of late November storms were lining up on the Pacific and barreling towards the Sierra Nevada. A lot of dialogue was swirling around about...

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• November 30, 2012 | By Jeremy Benson

  Kenai Heli Launches This Season

  Kenai Heli Ski's base in Seldovia, Alaska. If you’re planning a helicopter ski trip to Alaska this winter, you’ve got plenty of options. Haines, Cordova, Valdez, Girdwood, and … Seldovia?...

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• November 29, 2012 | By Greg Fitzsimmons

  #instahashtagmagramstormski2012 Headed Right For Us!

  Many are saying Tahoe and the rest of the West is about to get pummeled with snow. Naysayers predict rain. #whatever #itson #7feetbitches !!Social media platforms, blogs, and websites are a-buzz, and the...

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• November 28, 2012 | By johnwellsma

  Opening Day Jitters

  Coffee, beer, cashews, gum, and gas - that’s all I need. That, and about 2.5 hours of sleep, and I’m set for opening day. The night before, all energies flow into one as I obsessively prepare...

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• November 26, 2012 | By ermecatino

  Check Yourself Before You Bury Yourself

  Avalanches and the mountains don’t care about your Facebook status, how many followers you have on Twitter, or if you used a filter on that photo from the ridge. They couldn’t care less. And...

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• November 20, 2012 | By TetonGravityResearch

  Grand Targhee Resort to Open Dreamcatcher and Fred’s Mountain on Opening Day

  Alta, WY – Grand Targhee Resort will open for its 44th ski season on Friday, November 23 with top to bottom skiing on Fred’s Mountain and three out of five lifts running; Dreamcatcher, Shoshone...

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• November 15, 2012 | By brodyleven

  Winter Sucker Punches Autumn In The Wasatch

  It’s as if autumn had fallen asleep on the job and winter walked in, dragged him into an alley, and kicked the living daylights out of him. Climbers in Little Cottonwood Canyon were stuck with their...

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• November 15, 2012 | By TetonGravityResearch

  News: Silverton Mountain Is Loaded Up With 2-3 Feet Of Fresh Snow!

  This most recent winter storm at Silverton Mountain, Colorado loaded up the mountain with as much as 2-3 feet of fresh snow! A few lucky ski patrollers jumped on the chairlift today and headed to the top...

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• November 15, 2012 | By TetonGravityResearch

  News: 2nd Annual Colorado Demo Days At Copper Mountain, Nov. 17-18

  Copper Mountain Resort hosts the 2nd Annual Colorado Demo Days this weekend, Saturday and Sunday. All ski and snowboard brands are Colorado based giving guests the one stop shop to test the best that Colorado...

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• November 15, 2012 | By TetonGravityResearch

  News: Wolf Creek Opens For Season 2012 - 2013

  Brutus storm dumped a quality 20 inches along with cold temperatures providing Wolf Creek with excellent early season skiing! Wolf Creek is reporting an 18 inch base of all natural snow.On Wednesday, November...

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• October 29, 2012 | By TetonGravityResearch

  Whistler Blackcomb Turns 20 Million Gallons Of Water To Snow

  With less than a month to Whistler Blackcomb's official opening day - November 22 - its operations are on both mountains working in concert with Mother Nature to ensure as much terrain as possible will...

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• October 17, 2012 | By Press Release

  News: Arapahoe Basin Opens For The 2012-13 Ski And Snowboard Season

  Arapahoe Basin opened the season this morning with a gorgeous, sunny day and a couple hundred stoked skiers and riders out getting in some October turns. The Black Mountain Express lift is running, and...

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• October 15, 2012 | By Press Release

  News: Arapahoe Basin Announces Opening Day For 2012-13 Season

  Ski area will be first in Colorado to openARAPAHOE BASIN, Colo. – Arapahoe Basin Ski Area (A-Basin) announced that Wednesday, October 17, 2012, will mark the official start to the Colorado ski and...

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• October 15, 2012 | By Press Release

  Loveland Ski Area Sees New Snow, Gets Ready To Open

  The Loveland snowmaking crew was able to make snow this weekend. Mother Nature dropped 3-4 inches of snow to help out the snowmaking efforts. The snowcats were out pushing the piles of snow this morning...

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• October 15, 2012 | By Press Release

  Snow Storm Hits Aspen/Snowmass

  Aspen/Snowmass, Colo. – The first signs of winter have arrived in Aspen/Snowmass.With only 40 days until the lifts start spinning, the four area mountains were hit with the first significant snowfall...

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• October 15, 2012 | By Press Release

  First Snow Of The Season Falls On Park City

  Here's a series of images taken the morning of Saturday, October 13, after snow fell overnight at Park City Mountain Resort. The resort opens 5 weeks from today, November 17!These images were taken on...

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• October 15, 2012 | By Press Release

  Copper Mountain Sees First Dusting Of Snow For 2012-13 Season

  It snowed at Copper Mountain on October 13, 2012. Check these photos and get amped for winter!...

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• September 4, 2012 | By Press Release

  News: Arapahoe Basin Launches Double Down Pass

  ARAPAHOE BASIN, Colo. – Arapahoe Basin Ski Area (A-Basin) announced the launch of the Double Down pass, the ski industry’s first two-season pass product. With the Double Down pass, skiers and...

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• August 30, 2012 | By Ryan Dunfee

  Will Mountain Riders Alliance Save The Future Of Skiing?

  The Mountain Riders' Alliance, whose various efforts to launch their organization’s campaign for more affordable, authentic, and sustainable “Mountain Playgrounds” we’ve reported...

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• August 27, 2012 | By Press Release

  News: Opponents Of SkiLink Take To The Hills To Fight Proposal

  A group led by Rep. Joel Briscoe, D-Salt Lake City, hikes Saturday through a meadow near where the proposed SkiLink gondola project would go through. Save Our Canyons and other environmental groups held...

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• August 22, 2012 | By Press Release

  News: US Forest Service Approves 543-acre Terrain Expansion At Breckenridge

  Aug. 22, 2012 — The U.S. Forest Service granted approval for a 543-acre terrain expansion in the Peak 6 area of Breckenridge Ski Resort, Vail Resorts announced Tuesday. Peak 6 will include 400 acres...

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• August 21, 2012 | By brodyleven

  Sleeping Around And Skiing Around From Whistler To Shasta

  Per the skier norm, July preserved the problematic goggle tan. After two weeks in Whistler and a week in Hood, I giddily took off with Adam Clark on a short road trip to the top of some northwestern volcanoes.June...

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• August 15, 2012 | By Press Release

  News: The North Face Chilean Freeskiing Championships Canceled

  Salt Lake City, Utah - The North Face Chilean Freeskiing Championships hosted by Ski Arpa, previously scheduled August 22-26, 2012, has been canceled due to unsuitable snow conditions at the designated...

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• August 14, 2012 | By Press Release

  News: Jackson, Aspen, Squaw, Alta – Now On One Pass

  Aspen, Colorado – In an unprecedented move, four of the premier independent mountain destinations in the West have created an alliance to form the Mountain Collective™, offering a groundbreaking...

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• August 10, 2012 | By TetonGravityResearch

  News: Eric Hjorleifson Signs Long Term Deal With Dynafit

  DYNAFIT PRESS RELEASE:Boulder, Colorado — Dynafit, the world’s only full-line full-time backcountry brand, recently negotiated a long term contract with professional skier Eric Hjorleifson....

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• July 31, 2012 | By TetonGravityResearch

  News: Burton U.S. Open Moves To Vail After 30 Years In Vermont, Adds Slopestyle Event

  Vail, Colorado – The Burton U.S. Open Snowboarding Championships, at home in Vermont for the past thirty years, are moving to Vail, Colorado, in 2013. The change in location was announced monday...

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• July 26, 2012 | By Press Release

  News: U.S. Olympians Utilize Windells Summer Camp As Freeski Practice Venue

  Tom Wallisch soars above campers at Windells summer camp, Mt. Hood, Oregon. Photo by Darcy Bacha. Mt. Hood, Oregon – The U.S. Freeskiing team, including Torin Yater-Wallace, from Snowmass, Colorado,...

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• July 17, 2012 | By Lynsey Dyer

  Cosmic Corn - Shredding Mount Shasta Under The Great Pleiadian Eclipse Alignment

  - Words by Lynsey Dyer- Photos by Patrick Orton It happens once every 26,000 years, an eclipse with significant astrological and spiritual relevance said to be directly viewed from Mount Shasta in prime...

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• July 17, 2012 | By Press Release

  News: Silverton Mountain Offers Half-Price Season Passes, Extra Open Dates

  Silverton, Colorado – Silverton Mountain is bringing back their half-price unguided season pass sale for only $399! This deal also comes with half-price 'standby' heli-drops, $79 'standby' guided...

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• July 16, 2012 | By Press Release

  News: Momentum Splashdown To Showcase World's Top Freestyle Skiers At Blackcomb

  Whistler, BC - The third annual Momentum Splashdown will take place July 18, 2012, at the Blackcomb water ramp in Whistler B.C. from 4 - 6 p.m. This fun and spectacular event will showcase some of the...

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• July 11, 2012 | By Press Release

  News: Salomon Freeski Signs Leading Ski Mountaineer Greg Hill

  Ogden, Utah — Salomon, the leader in technical design and innovation in mountain sports, has signed record-breaking ski mountaineer Greg Hill to its international athlete team. As one of North America’s...

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• July 5, 2012 | By Press Release

  News: Construction Begins On Women's 2015 World Cup Downhill Course At Beaver Creek

  Beaver Creek, Colorado – Construction began Monday, July 2, on the new 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships women's downhill course at Beaver Creek Mountain. The new track will feature similar...

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• July 2, 2012 | By Press Release

  News: Sundance Resort Adds First New Chairlift In 17 Years

  Sundance, Utah - Actor Robert Redford's Sundance Resort is getting its first new chairlift in 17 years this summer. The as-yet-unnamed fixed grip quad will rise from the southeast corner of Sundance's...

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• June 28, 2012 | By Seth Lightcap

  Sierra Steeps In June — Keepin’ Winter Alive Part 2

  Summer backcountry shred missions in the Sierra are all about finding unique adventures that make up for the lack of snow. It’s also a time when ephemeral access windows open up that allow unusual...

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• June 27, 2012 | By Sam Petri

  Skiers Throw Down At Beartooth Summer Session

  The first competitor dropped in double fisting beers. He stomped his air over a cliff, then busted a “screamin’ seaman” off a booter near the base. Thirty bros applauded from the cornice...

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• June 22, 2012 | By TetonGravityResearch

  News: June Mountain Ski Area Closes Indefinitely

  Mammoth Lakes, CA – Rusty Gregory, Mammoth Mountain Ski Area Chairman and CEO, announced today the company will not operate June Mountain this summer or for the upcoming 2012-'13 winter season. “June...

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• June 22, 2012 | By Brennan Lagasse

  Shredding New Zealand’s South Island Part 4

  New Zealand's mountains seem to go on forever. Words and photos by Brennan Lagasse. Even though Queenstown and Milford Sound couldn’t be more opposite of one another, they happen to be two of the...

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• June 22, 2012 | By Press Release

  News: Mt. Bachelor To Open For Public Skiing June 29-July 1, 2012

  Bend, OR. - Mt. Bachelor has announced that it will open for skiing and snowboarding Friday, June 29 through Sunday, July 1. Intermediate and advanced terrain will be accessible off the summit, snow and...

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• June 22, 2012 | By Seth Lightcap

  Back On Live Wire: Northstar Mountain Bike Park Opens

  Elienne Furtney leads the pack down Live Wire on Northstar’s opening day. Words and Photos by Seth LightcapNo doubt about it. Opening day on June 15 at the Northstar California Mountain Bike Park...

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• June 21, 2012 | By Shay Johnson

  Mikey Basich's Big Boy Toys At Area 241

  When it comes to boys and their toys, pro-snowboarder Mike Basich stands out from the crowd. He’s built his own mountain playground in California, Area 241, on Donner Summit complete with a full-scale...

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• June 19, 2012 | By Seth Lightcap

  California Powder In June - Keepin’ Winter Alive Part 1

  Words and Photos by Seth LightcapI hadn’t looked at a weather radar in over a month, maybe two, but on the night of June 4, I just happened to click that button. When the screen popped up it was...

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• June 18, 2012 | By patclayton

  Creek Boating In The Crazies

  The Crazies.Somewhere between the towering peaks of Montana’s Crazy Mountains and the endless flats of the northern plains, there lies a few miles where snowmelt meets the right gradient. Creeks...

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• June 15, 2012 | By Brennan Lagasse

  Shredding New Zealand’s South Island Part 3

  Lake Wanaka on New Zealand's south island is an essential stop on any shred mission to the region. Words and photos by Brennan LagasseWith some of New Zealand’s best mountain biking, what’s...

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• June 14, 2012 | By adambroderick

  News: Second Annual Beartooth Summer Session June 20-24

  The Second Annual Beartooth Summer Session is set to begin on Wednesday June 20, 2012. The session includes 4 days of discounted lift tickets, lodging, meal plans, free 12/13 ON3P demos, a free big mountain-slopestyle...

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• June 11, 2012 | By Ryan Dunfee

  Woodward Tahoe Opens With Full Snow Park

  The new Woodward Tahoe action sports camp opened Saturday, June 9, 2012, with a full snow park at Boreal Mountain Resort. Photo by Ryan Dunfee. It’s June after the worst and warmest winter in Tahoe’s...

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• June 6, 2012 | By Brigid Mander

  Norway: Shredding Fjords And Fjells With Molly Baker

  Molly Baker enjoys apres skiing on yachts in Norway. Words and photos by Brigid Mander. We put skins on in the drizzle on the side of the road, between the mountain and the fjord in Tromsø. Thick...

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• June 5, 2012 | By Press Release

  News: Canadian Police Kill Bear After Hot Tub Attack At Whistler

  A wild black bear attacked a man relaxing in a hot tub at the Whistler ski resort in western Canada, with a swift whack to the head, police said.The 55-year-old man from Coquitlam, British Columbia, "felt...

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• June 5, 2012 | By Press Release

  News: Eye Of The Condor Returns To Ski La Parva, Partners With IF3

  Members of Dubsatch Collective blast through powder in 2011 at Ski La Parva in Chile during the Eye Of The Condor film and photo competition.SANTIAGO, CHILE — After an extremely successful event...

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• June 4, 2012 | By Sam Petri

  News: Second Annual Beartooth Pass Summer Session June 20-23

  From June 20-23, ON3P Ski Company is holding its second annual Beartooth Summer Session at Red Lodge International Summer Ski Camp on Beartooth Pass in Montana. Check the press release below and try to...

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• June 1, 2012 | By Press Release

  Valle Nevado Hosts Image Quest Photo Camp This September

  Designed for enthusiastic amateurs as well as budding professionals, Valle Nevado’s Image Quest, presented by Lan Airlines, is a unique opportunity to explore and expand photography skills and styles...

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• May 31, 2012 | By jessmcmillan

  15 Volcanoes In 14 Days - Skiing The Ring Of Fire Part 2

  The Spyder crew of Ian Fohrman, Jess McMillan, Chris Davenport, Christy Mahon, Ted Mahon, Scott Rinckenberger, and Jon Burrill celebrates on top of Mount Saint Helens. Photo By Richard Hallman. The Ring...

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• May 30, 2012 | By Press Release

  Ski Season Starts Early In Australia - Perisher To Open June 2

  Australia's Perisher resort has announced it will open Saturday, June 2, thanks to the heavy early snowfalls, low temperatures and continued snow-making. One week ahead of the official opening; Perisher...

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• May 29, 2012 | By Press Release

  News: Snowbird Receives Approval To Install Mountain Coaster

  Salt Lake City Planning Commission Unanimously Approves Relocated Summer ActivitySnowbird, Utah – The Salt Lake County Planning Commission voted unanimously May 23 to approve Snowbird’s proposed...

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• May 28, 2012 | By Press Release

  News: Colorado Avalanche Victim's Family Sues Winter Park Resort

  Story by Kristen Lodge of the Vail Daily:GRAND COUNTY, Colorado — The family of Christopher Norris, who died in January at Winter Park Resort after being caught in an avalanche in the Trestle Trees...

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• May 28, 2012 | By Press Release

  News: Finnish Ski-Mountaineer Dies In Fall On Mount McKinley

  TALKEETNA, Alaska: A 36-year-old Finnish mountaineer died from injuries incurred in a fall while descending Mt. McKinley the afternoon of Wednesday, May 23. Ilkka Uusitalo of Oulu, Finland was skiing down...

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• May 22, 2012 | By Sam Petri

  Wolf Creek Utah Ski Resort Up For Auction

  Ever want to own a ski resort? Well, now you can. Er, you just have to have a $100,000 cashiers check to participate in the auction of tiny, bankrupt Wolf Creek Utah ski resort in Eden, Utah. The highest...

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• May 21, 2012 | By Seth Lightcap

  Open Season: Big Game Hunting On Mt. Shasta

  Words and photos by Seth Lightcap Unless you have the freedom to beeline straight to Northern California in the next 48 hours, do not call this number: 530-926-5555 That’s the number for the Mt....

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• May 18, 2012 | By Ryan Dunfee

  7 Ways To Survive The Off Season

  With the mountain closed, work on hold until the summer, and nothing obvious to do, off-season in resort towns can drive a sane person crazy. No structure, no income, and seemingly no one around can really...

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• May 11, 2012 | By Press Release

  Stevens Pass Mountain Resort First In WA To Win National Environmental Award

  In its 18 year history, the ski industry’s most prestigious award has never been won by a Washington resort. Leavenworth, WA – The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) honored Stevens Pass...

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• May 9, 2012 | By Press Release

  News: 350.Oorg Holds Connect The Dots Event At Aspen Mountain

  Auden Schendler, VP of Sustainability at Aspen Skiing Co., speaksat the 350.org "Connect The Dots" event. Aspen/Snowmass, Colo. – Sustainability leaders, passionate locals and families gathered...

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• May 3, 2012 | By Press Release

  Arapahoe Basin Closes for the 2011-2012 Season Sunday, May 6

  Arapahoe Basin, CO – Arapahoe Basin Ski Area will close for the 2011-2012 ski season this Sunday, May 6, 2012. As hard as the staff has tried to keep the ski area open through May, unseasonably warm...

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• May 1, 2012 | By Press Release

  Whistler Disappointed By ESPN X Games Expansion News

  ESPN acknowledges Whistler’s strong bid; does not rule resort out as host of future events WHISTLER, BC, May 1, 2012 – Whistler Resort will not host an X Games event as part of ESPN’s...

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• April 25, 2012 | By johnkaiser

  Williams Peak Yurt Trip: Shredding The Sawtooths In Style

  Skinning in to the Williams Peak Yurt in Idaho's Sawtooth Range. In early April, I skinned and snowboarded some classic lines in Idaho’s Sawtooth Range with 10 shred friends. We scored a last minute...

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• April 24, 2012 | By Press Release

  Grand Targhee Resort Awards Environmental Grants To Teton Valley Non-Profits

  Targhee’s Protect Our Winters Foundation Awards a Total of $5,500 (Alta, WY – April 24, 2012) Grand Targhee Resort is proud to announce the granting of over $5,500 to Teton Valley non-profits...

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• April 17, 2012 | By Sam Petri

  Heli-Accessed Ski Touring Camp Opens Up New Chugach Terrain

  Day breaks on the Points North touring camp in the Chugach Mountains near Cordova, Alaska. “In the end, to ski is to travel fast and free — free over untouched snow country. To be bound to...

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• April 17, 2012 | By Seth Lightcap

  Squaw Valley Opens Its First Backcountry Access Gate

  Words and Photos by Seth LightcapThe weather forecast for the week in Lake Tahoe calls for sunny skies and balmy temps, but many longtime Tahoe locals are wondering if hell froze over? The enigma comes...

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• April 16, 2012 | By Press Release

  Wolf Creek Ends Its Season With A 16-Inch Storm

  After receiving 16 inches from this last storm, Wolf Creek ended its season with thoughts only of quality powder conditions. The ski area set a new attendance record at 227,306 skier visits. The previous...

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• April 11, 2012 | By Jeremy Benson

  New Woodward Training Facility: Tahoe, CA

  As with anything new and different, I’m usually a little skeptical until I find a reason not to be. So, when I heard there was a new Woodward facility going in up at Boreal Ski area on Donner Summit...

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• April 5, 2012 | By Brigid Mander

  A Lift-Free Ski Area: BC's Hankin Evelyn

  Words and photos by Brigid Mander There is a new, under the radar, ski area in North America, in a seldom-traveled place that receives deep, deep snowfall. It boasts constantly refreshed powder, cut,...

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• April 4, 2012 | By Brigid Mander

  Jumbo Glacier To Be British Columbia's Newest Ski Resort

  Words by Brigid Mander. Photos courtesy of Ktunaxa Nation. Twenty-one years after the initial proposal, the provincial government of British Columbia has given its approval to develop Jumbo Glacier into...

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• April 3, 2012 | By Greg Fitzsimmons

  FOR SALE: Colorado’s Largest Cat-Skiing Operation

  There’s a place in Southwest Colorado that promises no lift lines, if a storm rolls through you are 100% guaranteed fresh tracks all day, and there are endless options of terrain—old growth...

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• March 29, 2012 | By Press Release

  Unguided Skiing At Silverton Mountain Starts Early

  On April 1, 2012, Silverton Mountain will open with $49 lift tickets. All you rippers out there wanting to get on the slopes for some fun spring skiing? Craving steeps, corn, amazing weather and a true...

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• March 28, 2012 | By Press Release

  News: Tailgate Alaska Returns To Thompson Pass April 1-12

  In less than a week, Flow Tailgate Alaska will take over Thompson Pass for the biggest freeride festival devoted to skiers and snowboarders. Voted by Transworld readers as the No. 1 snowboarding event...

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• March 25, 2012 | By patclayton

  Photo Gallery: Freeskiing World Tour Qualifier At Moonlight Basin

  Ribbons of wind-buff snow lay between the scree and the rock walls of Lone Peak's north face providing an ideal canvas for the final day of the Freeskiing World Tour qualifier at Moonlight Basin, Montana.Imposing...

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• March 23, 2012 | By TetonGravityResearch

  News: Nine Queens Women's Freeskiing Event In Full Swing - Video From Day 1 & 2

  The worlds best female freeskiers have been the honorable guests at the Tiyrol, Austria, ski resort of Serfaus – Fiss – Ladis since last Sunday, with the goal of showing off their phenomenal...

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• March 22, 2012 | By Brigid Mander

  Riders Go Huge At Kicking Horse’s Wrangle The Chute

  Four years ago, Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in Golden, British Columbia, launched a three-part big mountain competition unlike any other. Wrangle the Chute, a competition with serious lines and a finish...

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• March 21, 2012 | By Eric Daft

  Where It All Began - TGR Revisits The Tsaina Lodge In Valdez

  Words and photos by Eric Daft. The Valdez, Alaska, heli-ski season is in full swing, and the TGR crew has found themselves at the Tsaina Lodge on Thompson Pass, following in the footsteps of founders...

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• March 20, 2012 | By Press Release

  News: Avalanche Kills Five Foreign Tourists In Norway

  From the Boston Globe: OSLO — Five people were killed and one person was dug out alive after Swiss and French skiers were buried by an avalanche Monday on Norway’s Arctic fringe. Rescuers...

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• March 19, 2012 | By Seth Lightcap

  Great Gondolas Of The Alps Part Three: St. Anton am Arlberg

  Story and Photos by Seth Lightcap What’s not to love about a gondola? They are warmer and more comfortable than a chairlift and they usually take you higher up the mountain in one fell swoop. Not...

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• March 16, 2012 | By Shay Johnson

  A Quest For Powder With Eagle Pass Heliskiing

  You've probably seen ski and snowboard films where the athletes get dropped off at the top of a mountain via helicopter and start their descents into a world of white fluffy powder engulfing them. But...

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• March 15, 2012 | By Ryan Dunfee

  High Fives Foundation Goes East, Raises $15,000

  This past weekend, the staff of the High Fives Foundation, whose mission it is to raise money and awareness for athletes that have suffered a life-altering injury, returned the Mad River Valley, the home...

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• March 14, 2012 | By Greg Fitzsimmons

  Monarch Mountain Might Be The Coolest Colorado Resort

  Unless it’s closing day at Aspen Highlands, a “Blizzard of Ahhs” commemoration shred session at Squaw Valley or the Gelande Quaffing Championships at Jackson Hole, you might get scoffed...

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• March 14, 2012 | By TetonGravityResearch

  Magical Powder Fields - TGR Founder Steve Jones In Engelberg

  TGR Founder Steve Jones just got back from a trip to Europe where he was filming at the Atomic headquarters in Austria. After he wrapped up his product shoot, he headed to Engelberg, Switzerland with his...

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• March 13, 2012 | By Brigid Mander

  Revelstoke Rising

  The iconic and long-standing centers of skiing’s pro athlete and limit-pushing scene are a pretty static group. But when the local, one-lift ski hill in Revelstoke, British Columbia, was bought by...

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• March 12, 2012 | By Press Release

  News: Tailgate British Columbia Kicks Off In Revelstoke

  Photo by Sean Hannah. Revelstoke, BC — Within a matter of hours, a quiet dirt and snow-packed parking lot along the Trans-Canada Highway transformed into a tailgating village of RV's, trucks, sleds...

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• March 9, 2012 | By Eric Daft

  Keeping The Dream Alive In Valdez, Alaska

  Teton Gravity Research continues filming for The Dream Factory in Valdez Alaska. After spending over a month here in the middle of winter, we have experienced intsense cold weather and blower powder days....

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• March 9, 2012 | By TetonGravityResearch

  Switzerland, France And Italy - TGR Gets Lifted In Europe

  The following blog post comes from TGR's Head of Production Jon Klaczkiewicz. After three weeks of filming in -25 degree weather in Austria for Jeremy Jones’ Further, it was time for a little rest...

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• March 9, 2012 | By Seth Lightcap

  Great Gondolas Of The Alps Part 2: Chamonix

  Oh, the places you’ll go...in a gondola! Cable cars the world over deliver incredible ski descents but not all trams are created equal. Between the improbable alpine perches they occupy and the insane...

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• March 9, 2012 | By Press Release

  News: Grand Teton National Park Avalanche Kills Two Skiers On Ranger Peak

  Grand Teton National Park rangers have recovered the bodies of two local, expert backcountry skiers who were the focus of a search and rescue mission on Thursday morning, March 8. Chris Onufer and Steve...

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• March 8, 2012 | By TetonGravityResearch

  Swiss Bliss - TGR Founder Steve Jones In Engelberg

  TGR Founder Steve Jones is on a trip in Europe to film at Atomic's headquarters in Austria. He recently wrapped up his product shoot and headed to Switzerland. Read his most recent blog post below. Europe...

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• March 8, 2012 | By Greg Fitzsimmons

  Dane Tudor And Rachael Burks Crowned Red Bull Cold Rush Champions

  Silverton, Colo. — Last night the Red Bull Cold Rush athletes crammed into the Grand Imperial Hotel’s 130-year-old saloon to celebrate the end of another crazy comp in the San Juans and to...

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• March 7, 2012 | By Greg Fitzsimmons

  Slopestyle Day Goes Off At Red Bull Cold Rush

  Renowned for burly big-mountain skiing, Silverton Mountain’s park scene is 99 percent nonexistent. Aside from one day a year, “park” isn’t even in Silverton’s lexicon, but...

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• March 6, 2012 | By Greg Fitzsimmons

  Red Bull Cold Rush Kicks Off With Big-Mountain Day

  Red Bull Cold Rush is stateside in Silverton for the second year in a row, and the small mining town has once again morphed into the epicenter of the freeskiing world. The hype surrounding the comp has...

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• March 5, 2012 | By Brennan Lagasse

  The Deepest Trip Of Your Life: Japan

  By now you‘ve probably heard about how much it snows in Japan. The edits keep coming in continuing to show off deep powder shots time and time again; but does it really snow that much? The answer...

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• February 29, 2012 | By Seth Lightcap

  Great Gondolas Of The Alps Part 1 - Verbier

  Skiing in Europe is all about the gondola. Cable cars in the Alps deliver some of the finest ski terrain on earth. Verbier’s magic bubble lifts are no exception.- Story and Photos by Seth Lightcap...

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• February 28, 2012 | By Press Release

  News: Red Bull Cold Rush Returns To Silverton Mountain - Athletes Confirmed

  Red Bull Cold Rush, a peer-judged, three-day backcountry freeskiing competition, returns in March to Silverton Mountain in Colorado with some brand new features and a new roster of athletes. For the second...

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• February 28, 2012 | By Jeremy Benson

  Daron Rahlves' Banzai Tour Ramps Up At Alpine Meadows

  The second stop of Daron Rahlves’ four-stop Banzai Tour ski and snowboard race went off at Alpine Meadows Feb. 23-24. With two more stops in the next two weeks scheduled at Sugar Bowl and Squaw Valley...

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• February 27, 2012 | By Press Release

  News: 5th Annual World Championship Gelande Quaff Feb. 29 In Teton Village

  Don't forget: The 5th annual World Championship Gelande Quaff is Wednesday, Feb. 29 at 4:20 p.m. in front of the Village Cafe at the base of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. "QUITE POSSIBLY THE GREATEST...

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• February 23, 2012 | By johnclarydavies

  All Aboard To Whitefish, Montana

  The best way to get to Whitefish, Mont., is by train. The Amtrak will definitely be late, but they’ll provide complimentary KFC when it is. Also, there’s an extended stop in Spokane, so if...

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• February 22, 2012 | By Press Release

  News: Vail Resorts To Acquire Kirkwood Mountain Resort In Lake Tahoe

  BROOMFIELD, Colo. — Vail Resorts, Inc. today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Kirkwood Mountain Resort at Lake Tahoe, Calif. Vail Resorts is purchasing the ski resort as...

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• February 22, 2012 | By Jeremy Benson

  Alaska Heli Season Spins Up

  In stark contrast to the lower 48, which has largely been starved for natural snow for most of this winter, Alaska has been feasting on a seemingly endless string of storms. The persistent and powerful...

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• February 21, 2012 | By Press Release

  Into the Deep: Screamin' Demon Storm Hits Jackson Hole!

  With 16 inches of snow in the past 24 hours and lots more on the way, it's time to book a ski vacation. Check out United, Delta and American for great March airfares into Jackson Hole.Ski and Stay Lodging...

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• February 20, 2012 | By Shay Johnson

  Red Bull Third Shift Event Goes Off At Snoqualmie

  Sometimes the next progression of freestyle events means thinking a little less like a snowboarder or skier and a little more like Evel Knievel. That was the grand scheme for the first-ever Red Bull Third...

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• February 20, 2012 | By Press Release

  News: Stevens Pass Avalanche Kills 3 Skiers, Alpental Avalanche Kills Snowboarder

  Stevens Pass, Wash. — Reports confirm that Freeskiing World Tour head judge Jim Jack, Stevens Pass director of marketing Chris Rudolph and skier John Brenan died Sunday in a slide outside of Stevens...

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• February 16, 2012 | By Press Release

  News: Ingrid Backstrom To Hold PowderQuest Women's Freeride Camp In Chile

  This exclusive women’s only event is offered to advanced intermediate and above skiers with goals of progressing freeride skills, making new friends, becoming more comfortable in the backcountry...

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• February 15, 2012 | By Press Release

  News: Red Bull Third Shift Ski And Snowboard Extravaganza At Snoqualmie Looks Sick

  Red Bull and The Summit at Snoqualmie proudly present an insane new freestyle ski and snowboard event, Third Shift. Check out the layout!Red Bull is looking for the top 30 skiers and top 30 snowboarders...

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• February 15, 2012 | By patclayton

  The Eastern Ramparts – A Photographic Tribute To Bridger Bowl

  A place where the sprawling plains begrudgingly throw themselves skyward, the north slope of the greater Yellowstone Plateau is a geological and meteorological anomaly. Frigid arctic air from Alberta meets...

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• February 14, 2012 | By Press Release

  Jackson Hole Mountain Resort To Replace Casper Triple Chair With High Speed Detachable Quad

  Teton Village, Wyoming - In an effort to broaden the appeal of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR), its board of directors approved a plan that will replace the Casper triple chairlift with a new high...

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• February 14, 2012 | By Brigid Mander

  5 Sweet Valentine's Day Ski Resort Deals

  Love it or hate it, Valentine’s Day has arrived. And thanks to movies like "Hot Dog" to "Aspen Extreme," and even John Cusack flicks, romance on the hill is ingrained in the public consciousness....

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• February 13, 2012 | By Press Release

  More BIG Dumps Hit Silverton Mountain

  Silverton Mountain continues to luck out this winter pulling over a foot of snow almost every week. This past week brought 40 inches of new snow on top of the previous 65 inches from late January. The...

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• February 13, 2012 | By Brigid Mander

  SheJumps Gets The Girls Out At North American Ski Resorts

  From Alyeska, Alaska, to Whistler, B.C., and Squaw Valley, California, to Sugarbush, Vermont, last Saturday was all about the ladies as SheJumps held its inaugural international women's event “Get...

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• February 10, 2012 | By Press Release

  News: Winter Dew Tour Toyota Championships Going Off At Snowbasin Resort

  The Winter Dew Tour Toyota Championships start today at Snowbasin Resort in Utah. Read the schedule and check out photos of the slopestyle course and of the halfpipe below. Be sure to check back here for...

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• February 8, 2012 | By Brigid Mander

  So Far, 2011-’12 Ski Season Marked By Avalanches In The West

  So far, the hallmark of the 2011-’12 ski season is the avalanche. Releasing large and small, snow slides have been ripping all over the intermountain west due to one of the most sensitive snowpacks...

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• February 1, 2012 | By Press Release

  Jackson Hole Receives 80 Inches Of Snow In 8 Days

  While the verdict is still out on Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 plan for America, the 8-8-8 plan is really doing the trick in Jackson Hole: 80 inches of snow in 8 days, resulting in an 80 inch base. The storm...

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• January 31, 2012 | By Press Release

  Fernie And Kicking Horse See Near Record Snowfall In January

  British Columbia, Canada - This month goes down as one of the snowiest Januarys on record. There is unbelievable snow conditions at both Fernie and Kicking Horse with total snowfall at both over 19 feet...

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• January 26, 2012 | By Ryan Dunfee

  Tahoe's First Serious Storm Of 2012 Delivers 60 Inches

  Andrew Albertson finds more than enough fresh to smile. Photo by Ryan Dunfee. While the forecast changed constantly and at times drove an already frustrated local population insane with pelting rains...

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• January 20, 2012 | By johnclarydavies

  Winter Is Back: Things Get Deep In The PNW

  When it started snowing at Stevens Pass last Friday night, the first 15 inches came in at 5 percent. By Wednesday, 52 inches of snow had fallen on the ski area. Ski reports from Mount Hood Meadows to Mount...

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• January 19, 2012 | By Seth Lightcap

  Danny Davis, Elena Hight Ride Northstar California’s Superpipe

  At this point most Lake Tahoe skiers would trade their pinky finger for a pow turn or two but that hasn’t stopped locals from getting their shred on where they can. Tahoe skiers with their face on...

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• January 18, 2012 | By Press Release

  News: Huge Storm Hits Aspen Dropping 14 Inches Of Powder

  Photo by Jeremy Swanson Aspen/Snowmass, Colo. – A huge storm brought 14 inches of powder to the slopes of Aspen/Snowmass in just 24 hours and more snow is predicted for later this week. In fact,...

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• January 17, 2012 | By Press Release

  News: Winter Dew Tour Continues This Weekend In Killington, Vermont

  The Winter Dew Tour continues this weekend with its second stop of the season when the Pantech Invitational hits Killington, Vermont. The top athletes in snowboarding and freeskiing will descend on one...

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• January 9, 2012 | By Press Release

  Silverton Mountain Offers $50 Heli-Skiing

  Silverton, Colorado — This weekend Silverton Mountain is offering heli-skiing for only $50. If you haven’t ever experienced heli-skiing, this weekend is your chance, as Silverton Mountain is...

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• January 6, 2012 | By Press Release

  Grand Targhee Resort Offers Free Skiing To All North America's Season Passholders

  Alta, Wyoming — Grand Targhee Resort, located in Teton Valley, Wyoming, on the back-side of Jackson Hole, has been blessed with more than eleven and a half feet of snowfall to date. These 142 inches...

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• January 4, 2012 | By Press Release

  News: Big Sky Resort Gives Free Skiing To Epic Pass Holders

  Big Sky, Montana — Colorado ski conditions have been far less than epic this season. In Montana, that’s not the case - with several large snowstorms and 3,050 acres open so far this season,...

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• December 27, 2011 | By johnclarydavies

  Mount Baker's New Ravens Hut Is Classic Cascadia

  The inside of Mount Baker’s Raven Hut smells the way a mountain lodge should. Rustic. Natural. Piney. The 9-foot tall, 350-pound doors of the lodge are adorned with brass ravens. The handles are...

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• December 26, 2011 | By Seth Lightcap

  Flying High With Pacific Crest Heli Guides

  When the news broke in 2010 that a heli-skiing operation was coming to Lake Tahoe it left more than a few local skiers scratching their heads. 'Where are they going to ski?' some questioned. Others wondered,'‘How...

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• December 23, 2011 | By Ryan Dunfee

  All We Want For Christmas Is 2 Feet Of Pow

  It has been a tough fall to be a skier or a snowboarder. After last season’s record snowfall across most of North America, combined with predictions for a second La Niña winter the shredding...

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• December 20, 2011 | By Brigid Mander

  Rocker@Squaw Bar Opens With Lots Of Bros In Attendance

  Ski bars have never claimed to be tame, but Squaw Valley hopes its brand-new Rocker@Squaw may just be a one-week old legend in the making. Considering Squaw local JT Holmes and two other members of the...

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• December 15, 2011 | By johnclarydavies

  News: Talisker's Proposed SkiLink Gondola In Utah Sees Opposition

  On Tuesday, Jeff Schwartz, the chair of environmental studies at Westminster College, published an op-ed in the Salt Lake Tribune titled, “Stop Ski Resort Expansions.” “Talisker, the...

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• December 12, 2011 | By Brigid Mander

  News: Avalanche Transceiver Checkpoints Gain Traction

  The next time a rider slips through a backcountry access gate at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort without an avalanche transceiver, they won’t only experience the nagging feeling of being unprepared....

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• December 8, 2011 | By Ryan Dunfee

  News: East Coast Resorts Get Primed For Ski Season

  Despite the fact that it’s been warm enough for a few resorts to keep the lifts open for mountain biking into the first weekend in December, it is indeed technically winter on the East Coast. When...

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• December 7, 2011 | By johnclarydavies

  News: Backcountryride.com Seeks To Decongest Teton Pass

  Evan Howe skis Shovel Slide on Mount Glory. When there's powder like this, the Teton Pass parking lot is often full with cars. This traffic sparked Ben Morley to create the ride share network called Backcountryride.com....

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• December 2, 2011 | By dankostrzewski

  Interview: Behind The Lines Of Ski Mountaineer Seth Waterfall

  December 2, 2011 — Dan Kostrzeski Rainier Mountaineering, Inc. guide, former Crystal Mountain patroller and serious ski mountaineer Seth Waterfall spends his workdays guiding clients up massive...

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• November 29, 2011 | By johnclarydavies

  News: Shames Ski Area To Be 1st Ski Co-Op in Canada

  November 29, 2011 — John Clary Davies The Friends of Shames nonprofit has come to terms on a deal to purchase the Shames Mountain Ski Area. The transaction will make Shames the first nonprofit...

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• November 29, 2011 | By Press Release

  News: Avy Beacon Checkpoint Program Launches In Tetons

  November 29, 2011 Jackson, Wyoming — Outerlocal.com, a social media website for adventure athletes, announced the creation of a unique program for the 2011-2012 winter season in the Tetons. In...

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• November 22, 2011 | By Ryan Dunfee

  News: Waves Of Change - Jay Peak's $50 Million Expansion

  November 22, 2011 — Ryan Dunfee Jay Peak has always held a mystical place in the East Coast ski scene. Literally as far north as you can get without crossing the Vermont border into Canada, Jay...

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• November 21, 2011 | By Brigid Mander

  News: Marmot Chair In Place At Jackson Hole Mountain Resort

  November 21, 2011 — Brigid Mander Jackson Hole Mountain Resort has added a new chairlift — to the joy of some and the chagrin of others. The new chair, however, doesn’t access any...

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• November 21, 2011 | By Seth Lightcap

  Further Training Day - Riding The High Sierra With Jeremy Jones

  November 21, 2011 The pictures we had seen didn’t lie. Despite the grim November snowpack in the Sierra, it was out there: glorious powder snow deep enough to shred lay hidden in the deepest, darkest...

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• October 26, 2011 | By johnclarydavies

  Whitefish Mountain Jesus Christ Statue Stands In Limbo

  October 26, 2011 — John Clary Davies Jesus stands at the top of Chair 2. As skiers and snowboarders unload the Whitefish Mountain chairlift and ski around a swath of firs, a life-size figure in...

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• October 21, 2011 | By Ryan Dunfee

  News: Atomic, Salomon Fire Warning Shot Across Marker's Bow

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• October 17, 2011 | By Brigid Mander

  News: KGB Productions Triumphs In Jackson Hole

  October 17, 2011 — Brigid Mander On Saturday, KGB Productions premiered its new Wyoming-based ski movie “Wyoming Triumph,” a two-year project, to an oversold crowd at the Pink Garter...

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• October 14, 2011 | By Press Release

  News: Loveland Ski Area Opens For Ski Season

  October 14, 2011 After much ballyhoo created by resorts to see which ski area would be the first to open, the 2011-12 season is officially underway in Colorado. Both Arapahoe Basin and Loveland Ski...

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• October 13, 2011 | By Press Release

  News: Arapahoe Basin Opens For Skiing Thursday

  Arapahoe Basin readies its slopes for the 2011-12 winter season. The ski area opens tomorrow. October 12, 2011 Arapahoe Basin, Colorado – Following the opening of Wolf Creek Ski Area on Oct. 8,...

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• October 13, 2011 | By johnclarydavies

  News: Las Vegas Ski Resort The 'First' To Open

  Las Vegas Ski And Snowboard Resort claims it was the first to open for the 2011-12 season. — John Clary Davies On Friday, Oct. 7, employees at the Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard Resort, just 40 minutes...

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