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Montana Hit With Deep June Snowfall
Montana residents received a Winter Storm Watch alert from the National Weather Service late last week. Snow, the NWS said, was possible at high altitudes throughout the state. There’s something undeniably silly about the NWS discussing “Winter Storms” in June. Should it have been a “Summer Storm ...
McKenna Peterson is Finding Peace in Slowing Down
McKenna Peterson goes full throttle in and out of ski season. By winter, she is a professional big mountain freeskier. By summer, she is a commercial salmon fishing boat captain. Right now, she is recovering from a knee injury. We caught up with her to see what her schedule looks like after it was shaken up.
Hunter Mountain Begins "Major" Lift Investment Project
The snow’s gone, and chairlift upgrade season is here. Construction is underway for Hunter Mountain, New York’s lift infrastructure improvements, which include replacing Broadway and the E Lift. Previously a fixed-grip quad lift, Broadway will become a six-person, high-speed lift this summer, ...
Epic Early Season Snowfall Transforms Valle Nevado
Considered by some metrics to be the largest ski resort in South America, Valle Nevado (Snowy Valley), Chile has started their Winter '24 season off with a bang. The resort is reporting that an astounding 64 inches (163cm) of snow has fallen in the last seven days. This brings their seasonal total ...
June Blizzard Blankets Northwest Peaks
While many Americans are cementing their plans for the upcoming Fourth of July holiday, mountain peaks across the northwest are sporting a fresh coat of white. Timberline Lodge, located on Mt. Hood, Oregon, reported a whopping seven inches of fresh snow had fallen by Sunday, June 16th, 2024. Check ...
Keep Your Clips Up #8: Best Ski Videos of the Week
"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." While he was onto something in the '80s, I don't know if Ferris Bueller's advice applies to 2024. Thanks to the non-stop deluge that is social media, life's now moving at warp speed—blink, and you're out ...
Ski Portillo Blanketed by 45 Inches of Snow Overnight
According to a press report from officials at Ski Portillo, the resort has received 113 cms of snow since last Thursday. This storm is predicted to start up again after today and last a few days, likely to dump several feet on the Chilean resort.
Freeride Skiing Could Become an Olympic Sport- Is That a Good Thing?
Well, folks, it's happening. Or, more precisely, could be happening. Since the International Ski and Snowboard Federation's (FIS) acquisition of the Freeride World Tour (FWT), another concrete step has been made towards a potential Olympic freeride event. Earlier this summer, FIS ...
Breckenridge Employees Remove 800 Pounds of Trash From Slopes
As the snow melts on the slopes of Breckenridge, Colorado, a winter's worth of trash and treasures emerge like seashells washing up on the beach. In an effort to protect wildlife and the local ecosystem, Breckenridge employees spent time on June 11th, 2024 cleaning up items left behind on Peaks 7, ...
People of Powder: Ella Boyd
The following interview is part of our 'People of POWDER' series in which we take a deeper look into the people behind The Skiers' Magazine. Read along as Ian Greenwood interviews fellow POWDER writer Ella Boyd to learn more about her childhood spent skiing and surfing in Maine, her surf ...
X Games Draws Inspiration From F1 With Announcement of New League
A big change is coming to the freestyle skiing competition world: X Games has announced plans to implement a new, team-based format in 2026. Dubbed the "X Games League" (XGL), the competition series will involve a season-round calendar for both summer and winter action sports. Check out the ...
Team Sweden Emerges Victorious at CopenHill's Scandinavian Team Battle
The Scandinavian Team Battle has come and gone, with Swedish freestyle maestros Emil Granbom and Jesper Tjäder taking the win for the fourth year in a row at CopenHill-- Copenhagen, Denmark's year-round ski slope. Take a look at our select gallery from the competition below. All photos provided by ...
Jackson Hole To Open for Summer Operations Despite Highway Collapse
Over the weekend, a section of Highway 22—which connects Jackson, Wyoming, to Idaho via Teton Pass—collapsed, but Jackson Hole Mountain Resort will still open for summer operations on Saturday, June 15th. The road failure gave JHMR pause regarding its planned summer operations kick-off. Over the ...
Candlestick Ice: Summer's Bizarre Natural Phenomenon
Like the majority of Americans, skiers look to summer as a time for rest and relaxation. The powder panic has subsided, temperatures are pleasant, and we remember that joy can be found in activities other than sliding on snow. Professional skier Owen Leeper is slightly less willing to give up ...
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