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[PHOTOS] Silverton Mountain, CO, Guides Score Rare October Powder Turns

Silverton Mountain Oct. Turns

As skiers and snowboarders around North America patiently wait for their resort’s opening day, the guide team at Silverton Mountain, Colorado was able to get an early taste of skiing before the season officially kicks off. A pre-season snowstorm that swept across Colorado brought plenty of snow to Silverton, and the guide team took advantage and got some mid-October turns. […]

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Quinn Brophy | October 23, 2025
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12 Months in a Row Skiing California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains

Report from Friday, October 27, 2023 We woke up around 8 a.m. to below-freezing temperatures and bright blue fall skies, unsure what to expect for the day. However, one thing was for sure: we were going to find some snow, strap in, and make a few delightful October turns to accomplish our goal of skiing 12 months straight.  I had […]

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John Cunningham | October 30, 2023
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Alta, UT Report: October Powder in Main Chute Off 11,000′ Mt. Baldy on Day #1

Report from October 27, 2022 Yesterday, I was kayaking in a T-shirt in 77ºF weather in California. Today, I was getting backhanded by a -1ºF wind chill at 11,000′. Yesterday, I jumped on a late-night plane to Utah. I slept for five hours. I  awoke at 5 am and drove to the mountain thinking we’d be one or two or […]

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Miles Clark | October 27, 2022
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Arapahoe Basin, CO Report: Good to be Back on Snow

By the time I rounded the hairpins of Loveland Pass to arrive at Arapahoe Basin signs were placed on the roadway warning visitors that the lower “Early Riser” lot was already full. At 8 in the morning, it was rare to see the lot full even on the busiest days, but it wasn’t a normal day, it was opening day. […]

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Lucas Gauthier | October 18, 2021
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Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, CO to Open Sunday Kicking off Front Range Ski Season

Arapahoe Basin has pulled the trigger and announced that they will be opening Sunday, October 17 to kick off the Front Range ski season. The Legend plans to spin the Black Mountain Express from 8:30-4:00 servicing the intermediate High Noon run and a portion of the early season Banana Terrain Park. This opening comes only a day after Wolf Creek […]

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Lucas Gauthier | October 14, 2021
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Kilian Jornet Takes Early Season Skiing To Another Level

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Mike Lavery | October 5, 2018
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Grand Targhee, WY Conditions Report: Powder in the Face This Week

We got 2 reports from our friends Mike Lynch & Bryan Gill from Grand Targhee, WY this week. Grand Targhee, WY Report – October 5th, 2016  by Mike Lynch  “Randomly checked out the Grand Targhee webcam around noon on 10/4. Saw the benches covered with a foot plus of snow so I split from work early. Left Jackson around 3 […]

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Claire Weiss | October 7, 2016
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