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Large Storm for SouthWest USA | 20” in SoCal Mts | 30” in Utah | 2’+ in Colorado | 14” in NM

A large winter storm is already ripping through the Southwestern USA today and it will continue into Sunday. This storm is forecasted drop big snow in through Southern California, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, & Colorado before it’s over. Winter Storm Warnings are currently in effect for the mountains of Southern California, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, and Colorado. […]
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55 Ski Resorts OPEN in North America This Weekend:

Only a few weeks ago, the number of ski resorts open on the weekend was in the single digits. This week, there’s at least 50 ski resorts open in North America. Every zone in the nation now has at least a handful of big ski resorts open. It’s game time in North America. Ski resorts are open, you’ve got some free time coming up, and it’s certainly time to get your ski and snowboard legs back. There are 486 ski resorts in the USA. In a couple weeks from today, they’ll all be open… […]
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Opening Day @ Mt. Baker was Sick | Photo Tour

Yesterday was opening day at Mt. Baker ski area in Washington. There was 16” of powder and a 40” base and the place was looking fine. Baker opened all 8 of their lifts and both of their base areas. Yes, baker was 100% open on opening day with 16 inches of Fresh. Many of us in the Lower Western USA didn’t get a single day this good last year… or the year before. Professional photographer Grant Gunderson and professional skier Zach Giffin […]
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A 2-Minute-Long Pow Run in Revelstoke on Nov. 15th | Pro Skier Chris Rubens

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I got the chance to go to Revelstoke last year for a week for the first time. The place is unreal. It has the longest vertical drop of any ski resort in North America at 5,621-vertical-feet. You ski it all in one long shot and it burns. Chris Reuben was in Revelstoke last week and he got something worth writing home about: a 2 minute long powder run on November 15th, 2013. Pretty amazing. […]
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Brain Post: Which Country Has More English Speakers Than the USA?

English is the second most spoken language on Earth right behind Mandarin.  508 million people on Earth speak English. English is the official language of more countries than any other language:  Hong Kong, South Africa, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, England, Ireland, Singapore, whoa… this list is long.  Lets just have a look at the wikipedia list below. The United States […]
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Gear Review by Jeremy Jones: 2014 Splitboard the “Solution”

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Jeremy Jones, standing in front of Tram Face at Squaw Valley, gives you the full break down of the 2014 Solution and Carbon Solution. These are the boards Jeremy takes with him to Alaska, the Himalaya, Japan, the Sierra Nevada, anywhere when he’s filming big lines for his big movies. These boards are why he created Jones Snowboards. It was his vision to create strong splitboards that would deliver high functionality uphill and […]
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3-Minutes of Visual & Acoustic Inspiration

Jason Thompson is a friend of mine from the mountains. He’s put a lot of energy into capturing how the mountains move. How they breath. He’s made a living showing others the mountains either through his images or face to face. Jason recently made this 3 minute movie simply to inspire others. To show them what’s out there and leave them wanting more. The cello is my favorite instrument and its sound combined with Jason’s images certainly left me wanting more. […]
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Thanksgiving Snow for Tahoe?

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We aren’t brave enough to even touch this forecast just yet, so we’ll let NOAA Reno do all the talking. Thanksgiving snow would be great, though. Heck, any snow in Tahoe would be great at this point… There are some indications of the potential for another weather system to impact the Sierra and western Nevada for the Thanksgiving holiday. Though highly uncertain, the current timing shows that there could be some impacts to travel over area passes and for aircraft next Wednesday. More details will follow over the next couple/three […]
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Grand Targhee OPENS Tomorrow | 97” of Snow This Season…

Grand Targhee ski area in Alta, Wyoming will be opening tomorrow after receiving 97” of snow already this season. Yeah, nearly 100” of snow this season and it’s not even November. Impressive… Targhee plans on opening all 5 lifts and being 100% open tomorrow. Targhee is one of the few ski resorts out there that still has soul. If you’re in the Driggs/Jackson area, come out and show your support this weekend. They’ve gotten 4″ […]
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How To: Survive An Avalanche

The American Avalanche Institute’s Sarah Carpenter was thoroughly questioned by ArtOfManliness.com about how to survive an avalanche and they wrote a great piece on how to prepare for avalanches, avoid avalanche, and what to do if you’re caught in an avalanche.
First, a few avalanche facts:
– 24 avalanche fatalities in 2012/13
– Snowmobilers are twice as likely to die in an avalanche – 89% of avalanche victims are men […]
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The 10 Best New Cars for Snow:

Outside Magazine has released their list of the best 10 new cars for snow. This is something that all snow humans think about. We’ve all had nasty spin out and snowbank crashes while in the mountains. We all want to know which cars will stay on the road best in a snowstorm. Outside has put in the time and this is what they’ve come up with. Here’s how they chose: “We scoured automakers’ spec sheets to compile a list of 10 cars and wagons (including one minivan for good measure) […]
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Tahoe Storm Delivers: 18” Storm Total @ Kirkwood

Kirkwood ski resort faired the best from this storm. Their base elevation of 7,800-feet had a lot to do with that. Kirkwood got 8” of new snow out of this storm at the base and 18” of new snow up top. Kirkwood has ruled out opening on Friday (they were talking about it yesterday), but hopes to open as soon as they can after Friday. Snowmaking equipment at Kirkwood is cranking out snow as we write this. […]
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Arctic Cold Front Hitting Wyoming: 15” of Snow Forecasted Today & Tomorrow

Nearly the entire state of Wyoming is under a Winter Weather Advisory. Up to 15” of snow if forecast for the mountains of Wyoming today and tomorrow. This storm is being called an arctic storm and will have very cold temperatures associated with it. This is a big weather event that will leave Wyoming looking very very white. …WINTER WEATHER TO IMPACT MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH […]
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Multiple Winter Storm Warnings in Colorado: 8-16” of Snow Today Through Saturday

Colorado is about to get pounded with snow. Multiple winter storm warnings are in effect today through Saturday with snowfall totals forecasted around 8-16”. This will be a significant snow event in Colorado. Please check in with the Colorado Avalanche Information Center before going into the backcountry this weekend. Last weekend, the CAIC issued a special avalanche warning due to […]
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Lindsey Vonn Injury Update: Partially Torn ACL…

Lindsey Vonn partial tore her ACL in her right knee in a her crash while ski race training at Copper Mountain, CO yesterday. She also suffered a mild strain in her right knee, minor facial abrasions, and a bruised shoulder blade in yesterday’s crash. Lindsey tore her ACL and MCL in that same right knee in her vicious crash in Austria last February 5th, 2012. “Lindsey will pursue aggressive physical therapy and will determine the next time she is able to compete after seeing how she responds to the treatment.” – Lewis Kay, Lindsey Vonn’s publicist […]
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