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What the Hell is up with HAPE?

Mammoth Mountain. January 14th. I was sitting in a gondola being carried to heaven: I was going to the best bluebird day of my snowboarding career after a week of storms dropped around 20 feet of snow. After I landed, I skated to an untouched spot, arriving breathless and exhausted. I powered through and dropped in. The snow was magical, […]

Helena Guglielmino | September 16, 2017
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Life Without Lifts | Powderwhore Productions: “ELEVATION”

This new movie by the Powderwhores looks stunning. It seems to capture the excitement and fear of exploration into many of North America’s mountainous territories. We’re always excited to see what these guy’s come up with. They have a low budget and rarely use helicopters, yet always seem to produce breathtaking movies in the true spirit of backcountry travel. Even with this in mind, they still manage to ski gnarly lines in AK… you just know that, somehow, “that guy” climbed all the way to the top of that gnarly spine face he’s skiing in the […]

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Bevan Waite | August 29, 2013
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