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Refugio López, Argentina Backcountry Report: Incredible Late Season Skiing In South America

Report from September 17-18, 2024 Day 1 We started the morning in San Martin de Los Andes, where we spent the previous day at Cerro Chapelco, a four-hour drive from Cerro López. The drive during daylight along the Ruta de Los Siete Lagos was incredible. Passing through national parks, stunning miradors of calm lakes reflecting the Andes, and the occasional […]
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New World Record for “Greatest Vertical Distance Skied Up & Downhill in 24 Hours (Indoors)”

On December 15th, 2020, the twenty-six-year-old British man Callum Mackenzie broke the Guinness World Record for “Greatest Vertical Distance Skied Up & Downhill in 24 Hours (indoors).” In twenty-two hours, Callum was able to ski a vertical drop of 39,371’ (12,000m). He accomplished this feat by skiing up and down the indoor ski hill Chill Factore in the UK over […]
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Liam Abbott |
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Avalanche Safety Class Signups Skyrocketing This Season, Likely Due to Pandemic

2020-2021: The season of the backcountry.  COVID is still letting some resorts operate—for now. But like an uncomfortable truth that no one wants to admit, ski areas may shut down again this season if ‘Stay at Home’ orders are reenacted due to surging coronavirus infections. And the skiing world knows this, whether or not it’s openly discussed. Related: California Governor […]
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Martin Kuprianowicz |
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Aspen Highlands Conditions Report: Highlands Bowl Lights Up Under Sunny Skies

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With steady snowfall totaling 24” over the past four days, conditions at Aspen Highlands had been improving and then some. Saturday morning started out bluebird. Forecasts seemed to agree that skies would remain clear through the morning. However upon reaching the top of Loge, a wide band of clouds began tearing across the horizon, resembling the rippled water surface in a […]
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Jon Roubik |
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A Day in The Idaho Backcountry with Sawtooth Mountain Guides

Brought to you by Visit Idaho and Ski Idaho I was shown a lifetime’s worth of skiing by Doug Bernard, my guide for the day with Sawtooth Mountain Guides, Idaho’s premier backcountry skiing outfitters since 1985. In early March 2021, Doug took me on a professionally guided tour in the Sawtooth Recreation Area, located right in the heart of five separate Idaho mountain […]
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Martin Kuprianowicz |
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Backcountry Skier Survives after getting Lost and Spending the Night Outdoors | If You Only Read One Thing Today, Read This

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As reported in the Aspen Times on Monday, a man got lost on Saturday whilst skiing in the backcountry alone and had to spend the night outdoors before finally ‘self-rescuing’ and emerging unharmed. That man has since come forward and written his own humble version of events, on what went wrong, what he would do differently and his appreciation for […]
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Steven Agar |
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Whistler Conditions Report: Slushy Days

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Within this past week Whistler has seen a lot of sun and some clouds mixed in here and there. The mornings may be a bit icy and hardpack all over the mountain but as long as you wait until the afternoon and ski the sunny slopes you will have a good time skiing off of the groomers. These warm temperatures have made the snow pretty fun by later in the day with some soft spring skiing. Shaded areas have remained firm but the grooming has been on point making it possible to rip super fast without any worries.
I have been skiing on 7th for most days and the Coulior on the skiers right side by the […]
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Peter Wentz |
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Whistler Conditions Report: Sunny Days

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Over the last week the sun has been shining down on Whistler Blackcomb. It has made it possible to go deep in the alpine, go shred some soft spring snow in the sun on resort, or hit up the park. As long as you played it smart and stayed away from the shaded skied out areas you were bound to have a sunny, fun time.

I spent most of the last week going to Blackcomb. The groomers were super-fast and smooth in the morning, so I would start the day with a few laps on 7th Heaven or Glacier. I have not spent much time laying in hard groomer turns before, but it […]
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Peter Wentz |
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Snowbird Shuts Down All Uphill Access:

Snowbird ski resort in Utah has shut down all uphill access to its slopes while their ski lifts are operating. You can hike up before or after hours with a Snowbird guide. $75 for the first person, $50 for each additional person. Snowbird Uphill Travel/Hiking Policy and Guidelines: Due to an increase in uphill hiking, skinning and biking, Snowbird is implementing a new uphill travel policy effective February 1, 2015. Skinning, splitboarding and biking are not allowed at Snowbird during winter and spring operating seasons. Unauthorized uphill travel also includes hiking without a […]
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Magic Mountain, VT: New “Hike One, Ride One” Uphill Policy

Magic Mountain in Londonderry, VT just announced an incredible new uphill ski policy: skiers and riders who hike Magic to the summit will be given a “free turns token”, good for a second run on the house. Press Release from Magic Mountain: Magic Mountain Announces Hike One Ride One Uphill Skiing Policy February 2, 2015 Londonderry, VT: The best uphill policy in the ski business just got better! Magic Mountain is excited to announce a first of its kind- an expansion of our uphill skiing policy […]
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