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Powder Mountain, UT Report: Cat Skiing, Soft Snow, and Sunshine

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Martin Kuprianowicz | February 1, 2021
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Mountain Weather Update 1/21: “Good 5-7 Day Stretch for the West”

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WeatherBrains | January 21, 2021
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Snow Coverage on Japan’s Mount Fuji is Currently the Lowest it’s Been in 20 Years

This article originally appeared on NASA Earth Observatory and was written by Adam Voiland Photos courtesy of NASA Earth Observatory Even as record snowfall has clobbered Japan’s western coast, much of the country’s eastern half has avoided major snow accumulation this winter. Notably, Mount Fuji’s iconic snow cap—which is normally visible throughout December—has been small or absent this year. The mountain peak, the […]

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VIDEO: TGR Drops Trailer for ‘Purple Mountains’ | One Man’s Journey to Find Common Ground in the Mountains – One Voter at a Time

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | September 10, 2020
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How to Ski Kicking Horse, BC Like a Local

Brought to you by Kicking Horse Mountain Resort How to Ride and Ski Kicking Horse Like a Local: Outside the unpretentious ski town of Golden, British Columbia, sits Kicking Horse Mountain Resort. Among its 2,800 acres, you’ll find plenty of terrain for the beginner and intermediate to explore, but this resort is best known for its hair-raising steeps and bounty […]

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Robin Azer | March 3, 2020
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Friday Fun: Hitler Wants to Ski Powder at Vail

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Jeremy Jones Leaves O’Neill After Almost 20 Years of Support

Filmmaker, founder of Protect Our Winters, and freeride snowboarding legend, Jeremy Jones, has been ripping hard on a board for the past 30 years, and nearly 20 of those years were spent with trusted sponsor, O’Neill. Today, Jones parts ways with O’Neill after almost 2 decades of support from the Californian surf wear, surfboard, and snowboarding brand. Jones announced in […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | February 7, 2020
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Grand Targhee WY, Conditions Report: POW!

Brought to you by Grand Targhee Resort The Tetons say to Winter, “Great to see ya ol’ Buddy, come on in!” Winter replies, “Thanks, don’t mind if I stay awhile.” Heavy snowfall has pounded Teton Valley (& beyond) throughout yesterday, overnight, and into this morning. Personnel and facilities at Targhee are cranking, as per usual crowds are at a minimum, […]

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Paulie | December 2, 2019
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30+ Inches of New Snow in the High Alps

2 French ski areas, Tignes and Val Thorens, are reporting over 30″ of new snowfall as of Wednesday, November 6th.  Many other resorts are also reporting up to 2 feet of fresh snowfall across the Alps this week, with more on the way through the following week. Val Thorens, France has a projected opening date of November 23rd for the […]

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Squaw Valley, CA Report: Memorial Day Was One of the Best Days of the Year

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Rochelle Swanson | March 3, 2019
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Steamboat, CO Report: Bluebird Skies and Fresh Pow

Report from Tuesday 5th February 2019 The morning brought sunshine, blue skies, and 4 inches of fresh powder overnight. The temperatures were warm at the base with a bit of wind at mid-mountain putting a brief wind-hold on a couple of the lifts. We spent most of the day exploring the variety of glades Steamboat Resort has to offer. The […]

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Robin Azer | February 6, 2019
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VIDEO: Antti Autti in Closer

Here we are at the mid-point of January and both west and east coasts have plenty to look forward to in the coming days. Models are coming into agreement and storms are being upgraded. Froth levels are starting to build as we daydream about the radii we’d like to push our equipment through once the soft stuff has piled up. […]

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Jon Roubik | January 18, 2019
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You Haven’t Skied Powder Until You’ve Skied Champagne Powder® Snow

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[Sponsored by Steamboat Resort] You hear people say it all the time: skiing powder is hard work!  Twenty years ago that was certainly the case. Skis were long, narrow, and rocker wasn’t a thing yet. Leaning back all day to keep those tips from diving would do a number on just about anyone’s legs.   Nowadays, skiing powder is easier […]

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Mike Lavery | December 5, 2018
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Crystal Mountain Conditions Report: Spring is Finally Here.

Spring is here and  one thing for sure, variability. Its been everything from frigid cold to tshirt weather. We had it all from days of blower pow on crust, pow under crust, “loud pow”,pow around chunder, bottomless pow with 20′ viability and everyone’s favorite hot pow! Many days end completely different from how they started so it paid to be […]

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Reid Pitman | April 11, 2018
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Avy Savvy: AK X-Gamer, J. Borgstede Talks Avalanche Awareness around Mount Alyeska, AK

[sponsored by Alyeska Resort] Ah, Spring; a magical season when eager minds turn to only one thing…Alaska backcountry. At storied Alyeska Resort and core boardshop Blue & Gold, the months of April and March, especially, teem with rippers arriving to answer the steep, deep call of Chugach National Forest and its Turnagain sector. The national forest, of which thirty percent […]

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Paulie | April 5, 2018
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Alyeska AK, Conditions Report: Crazy Blower

Winsome speculation pinned spring to be early-inbound at SC AK. Throughout the recent block of solid sun (and wind) the region had barely seen a flake to fall. Until today, Wednesday, when Ol’ Man Winter whapped Alyeska Resort with a snowy version of pillow feathers in a box fan. Early reports, assessing the then inbound front to contain little more than […]

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Paulie | April 5, 2018
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Alyeska AK, Conditions Report: Sugar Stormin’

Shades of gray was more than a good thing today at Alyeska Resort. Ramblin’ cloud (heralding hoped for snow) rolled in on Alaska’s quintessential ski mecca and looks to stay. Thanks to steadily increasing winds, the seemingly trillions of base-stacking micro-flakes meant refreshed lines all day and, by the looks of the forecast, it’s only getting better. Shy Silvertip hid […]

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Paulie | March 8, 2018
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A New ‘Protect Our Winters’ Report says Low Snow Years Cost the Industry $1-Billion and 17,400 Jobs

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It’s been a bad winter for the skiing industry. And more than just being a drag on weekend plans or limiting some resorts to operating with only a few runs (if any), low snow on the mountains is a big hit on the economy. People make fewer trips to the resort, which means resorts hire less staff. The local restaurants, […]

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WeatherBrains | March 1, 2018
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Quick & Dirty – Alyeska AK, Conditions Report: Fresh all day!

Old man winter stacked it up at Alyeska Resort today. While close conditions and near solid, swirling air made for a photographically challenging outing, the broad grins on the chairs were all too plain to see. North Face was open from Chuck’s Gate onward and with Monday crowds at a minimum, everything was skiing light, fun, and roomy. The savy […]

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Paulie | February 28, 2018
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Crystal Mountain Conditions Report: Deep Days Return!

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Crystal Mountain has been getting a little of everything this week from sunny days to rain to stormy powder days. After some crazy high winds and big crowds, mid week brought the cold precip finally!  Some fun chalky conditions with decent powder if you could find it but still far below whats considered “normal”. So all fingers were crossed for […]

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Reid Pitman | January 25, 2018
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