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Candide Thovex Getting Insane Last Week

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This video shows Candide Thovex getting nutty in the park last week in Val Thorens, France. The guy is a freak. He doesn’t even need two skis to land big tricks. On a side note, it looks like the alps have a lot of snow and some great coverage right now, huh? Candide is certainly in the running for greatest skier of all time. He’s clearly ridiculous in the park, he’s unreal in the backcountry, he’s won Freeride World Tour, he goes big, he can do all the latest tricks, and he goes big. Candide Thovex was born in Annecy, Haute-Savoie, and grew up in the village of […]
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“The Alps Are Warming 3X Faster Than the Global Average” | DEEP (part II) by Powder Magazine

DEEP: The Story of Skiing and the Future of Snow, written by Features Editor Porter Fox, is a book about skiers, written and produced by lifelong skiers, with a message that reaches far beyond the slopes we draw inspiration from. It covers a sport that has inspired millions and the mountains and snowfall that make it possible. It is not a tale of the end. It is a beginning – a reminder of how […]
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More Proof the French are Crazy | Chamonix Skiers Going Nuts: in documentary “DownSide Up”

“It’s a shame to get the rope out. Better to fall than get the rope out.” Eh, I dunno. I think I’d get the rope out. The whole “living on the edge” cliche is obnoxious at this point in mountaineering and skiing. Yet, I’ve got to use it here. These guys are living so close to the edge that a sneeze could be deadly. But, they’re clearly having fun and the places they go are stunningly beautiful. “With […]
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Alps Conditions Report Video | Long Lines in 3 Feet of Snow on Oct. 11th & 12th, 2013

The Alps got nuked on this weekend. HIntertux & Kaunertal in Austria were open and this weekend. Kaunertal had to close down on Friday after receiving 100cms (39”) of new snow. The boys at WePowder.com got out there and got after it and it was good. Mostly glacier skiing on mellow terrain, but who’s gonna complain about thousands of vertical feet of mellow, deep powder skiing in October? […]
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15 – 30” Forecasted for the Alps Today & Tomorrow | Weather Maps & Photo Tour

The Alps are forecasted to receive 15 to 30 inches of new snow in the next 3 days. The snow has already begun and we’ve got photos from Chamonix, France to prove it. 9 ski resorts are already open in the Alps, but from local reports, it sounds like only Hintertux in Austria is worth actually skiing at. All the open ski resorts in the Alps right now are only offering skiing on […]
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9 Ski Resorts OPEN in the Alps | Photo Tour

Stubai Glacier ski resort in Austria kicked it off by opening last friday. Since then more ski resorts have opened up in the Alps… and some just stayed open. Some of these resorts, like Schnalstal-Val Senales, simply stay open year round. If you’re in the Alps, you’ve got some high quality choices for skiing right now. All of these ski resorts are offering skiing on glaciers with a bit of the new snow that has fallen this year. **note: Gletscher = […]
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