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Only 12 Avalanche Fatalities in the USA in 2016/17 – The USA Averages 27 | We Asked 5 Experts Why This Year’s Total Was So Low?

There were only 12 Avalanche deaths this winter (2016/17) in the U.S. The annual average is 27. So, what happened? Record breaking snowfall characterized much of the western United States this year, with storm snowfall totals being recorded in feet instead of inches, massive avalanches closing roads all across the nation, and “weather events” that left us all saying “OH MY […]
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Kids Ski Free, Colorado Ski Resorts Offer Free Tickets & Passport Program For 2017/18 Season Offers 66 Days Free For 5th Graders

Participating Colorado Ski Resorts are creating fun and affordable ways to get kids out on the slopes. The new Passport Program for 5th and 6th graders allows kids to ski at participating resorts for Free for 5th Graders & a highly discounted price of $105-$125 for 6th Graders. Check out all the details below. Some participating resorts also have deals […]
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Crystal Mountain ,WA | Almost Ready to Open But Not By This Weekend | Up to 3-FEET Of Snow Expected By Next Week

The banner on the op of the Crystal Mountain website reads…  “Unfortunately we did not get the snow we needed to open Friday. We are really close and it looks like we’ll get more snow early next week so stay tuned.” But snow is on the way for Crystal next week… Possibly up to 3-FEET! Snow Depth: 10″ at 4,750 […]
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The Alps Just Got Up To 3 FEET of Snow in 24 Hours | More FEET of Snow On The Way This Weekend

Powder Alerts have been issued at many ski resorts throughout Switzerland, Austria and northern Italy and parts of France.  The Alps got 50-100cm of new snow from the 5th to the 6th of November.   The larger snowfall totals were seen in the high alpine at elevations of 2.000 meters or 6,500 ft or more. “The snowfall was highest in the […]
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VIDEO: Lindsey Vonn On The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXa4oDhYF34 “Olympic ski racer Lindsey Vonn talks about training for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea and brings Jimmy some official USA Olympics swag.” – The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, November 2, 2017. Lindsey Vonn showed Jimmy Fallon her game face last week. Jimmy promised to call Lindsey to help pump her up before her Olympic races. […]
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Some Of The First East Coast Ski Areas Will Open For The Season This Weekend

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Mount Snow, Vermont and Wildcat Mountain, New Hampshire will be opening this weekend, Saturday November 11.  Wildcat has always been known for early openings but, this is the earliest opening date in decades. They will be celebrating their 60th anniversary season. This will be the earliest Mount Snow has ever opened. Snowmaking at Wildcat began this morning and Mount Snow will […]
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Safety First | Mobile & Pocket-Sized “Mountain Safety Guide”, Jeremy Jones & Maddie Bowman To Star in PSA Videos For CA Ski Resorts

A new Mountain Safety Guide will be hitting the slopes this season at California and Lake Tahoe, Nevada Ski Resorts. Jeremy Jones and Maddie Bowman will be featured in a public service announcement style video series to inform the public of the new mountain safety campaign. Look for this pocket sized guide, similar to a trail map, as well as […]
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The Party’s Over At Conundrum Hot Springs, CO | New Limited Entry Regulations Will Require Permits & Reservations

The Maroon Bells – Snowmass Wilderness, Colorado will have new overnight visitor regulations for the Summer 2018 backpacking season with limited entry permits and a required reservations system. The areas of Conundrum Hot Springs, Four Pass Loop and Capitol Lake have all been affected by a heavy increase of visitors in the last couple years, leading to ecological damage. The […]
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The Original & Legendary DIRT BAG, Fred Beckey Has Died At 94 | The First Ascent Master Led An Unconventional Lifestyle

Fred Beckey pioneered the dirt bag lifestyle, he was never married or had kids, he never formed a company like his contemporaries such as Yvon Chouinard(Patagonia). He did not seek fame or notoriety, he just wanted to climb and did so for 70 years. Beckey is known in the climbing world as the world record holder of the most first […]
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VIDEO: Argentina | Southern Hemisphere Winter With SASS Global Travel & JANKYfilms

If you weren’t in South America this summer you should be having major FoMo. JANKYfilms headed South for an endless winter and boy did they hit it right. It was an insanely good season in Argentina. Room For Improvement, “Argentina”, Webisode #4 From JANKYfilms “It was a great summer spent in the backcountry surrounding Cerro Catedral – Catedral Alta Patagonia with SASS Global Travel and the […]
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Human Triggered Avalanche, 600FT X 350FT, 12″ DEEP | First Of Season For Chugach, AK

Anchorage Avalanche Center , Chugach State Park, Alaska, just saw a very large early season avalanche on Saturday. They issued the following report of a recorded observation of the first human triggered avalanche report in the Park this season. “First reported human triggered avalanche of the season in Chugach State Park (Front Range – Powerline Valley – South Ship Lake Pass) yesterday (Saturday). […]
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VIDEO: Tahoe Locals Sending Spring Park Laps At Squaw Valley, CA 2017

Room For Improvement, “Follow Me”,  Webisode #3 From JankyFilms “As high pressure weather patterns brought ample sunshine to California, Squaw Valley got to work shaping the incredible snowfall from the winter months into a spring terrain park paradise. “Follow Me” documents the May sessions with Keenan Hawkins, Sam Wallace, Connery Lundin, Jed Kravitz, Hazen Woolson, Mike Legay, Jaime Melton, Keith […]
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Kelly Slater Wave Pool In Florida Coming Soon | Big News For The Surf World

Kelly Slater released a statement on Instagram announcing approval of his new project, a wave pool for Florida much like his wave pool in California.  “Well…it’s official…we have a building permit in Palm Beach County for #SurfRanchFlorida. I’m beyond proud and stoked to see the first of our developments at @kswaveco going to my home state of #Florida. Thank you to Mayor Burdick and […]
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