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Mammoth Mountain to Close After Second Longest Season On Record
Mammoth Mountain has had one hell of a season, but things are finally coming to a close. After 270 days, Mammoth Mountain’s 2016-17 snowboard season …
SnowboardingMountain Resorts Moving Beyond Biking and Hiking
Mountain resorts generally build their reputations on snow sports. But for many mountain regions, summer is the busier season based on school vacations and the appeal of cool mountain weather when other places are sweltering.<p>Supplementing hiking, gondola rides and mountain biking, Vail Resorts has …
AK the Easy Way
WORDS AND PHOTOS: Christian Pondella<p>As we boot closer to the top of the fluted, 60-degree couloir, it’s so steep and deep my scruffy face brushes the …
Jim MorrisonRollerski action with international stars at Blink Festival 2017 - FIS-SKI
The famous Blink Festival gets underway in Sandnes, Norway on Wednesday 26th July. Four competition days, different races are lined up for athletes …
Cross-country SkiingAmerican Ski Resorts You Need to Visit in the Summer
American Ski Resorts You Need to Visit in the Summer
Ski ResortsRace of Truth: Husain, Lawson Win App Gap Challenge
The winners of NENSA’s 2017 App Gap Challenge rollerski race, Kam Husain (who set a course record) and Alex Lawson, at the awards ceremony at Mad …
Cross-country SkiingWATCH: Skiing Off Lassen Peak In Mid-July Looks Mighty Tasty
When it comes to snow conditions in July, it doesn’t get much better than this. It also doesn’t hurt to see a natural phenomenon while you’re skiing …
White Addiction – Les Deux Alpes
<i>“White Addiction,”</i> it’s a play on words referring to being hooked on a (hopefully) undesirable substance. Well a lot of the summer snow at <b>Les Deux</b> …
SnowboardingSkiers Becoming Greener
Photo: Radio Val.<p>They expected 70 volunteers, but 124 turned up to collect litter from winter 2016/17 that lay scattered across the home slopes of …
Ski ResortsThe Best Shoe For Going Far
Details Details<p>I used to be a heavy hiking shoe guy. I wanted something burly, element resistant, and tough. Then I happened upon a pair of Salomon’s …
CampingWhat Does the Climate Future Hold? Research Predicts Much Shorter Ski Seasons
Athletes on course in Rumford, Maine, at 2011 U.S. nationals, which were plagued by low-snow conditions. (Photo: flyingpointroad.com)<p>“I think if …
Cross-country SkiingMount Hutt in New Zealand Walloped by 90cm of Snow
When it comes to snow and ski resorts, Mother Nature is rarely even-handed when she distributes her bounty.<p>The snowstorm that walloped parts of the …
Ski ResortsVail Resorts Announces Plan to Zero Out Environmental Impact
Vail Resorts just announced an ambitious plan to zero out their environmental impact by 2030.<p>The plan titled, “Epic Promise for a Zero Footprint” is …
Snowboarding10 of the most beautiful places in the world to snowboard | GrindTV.com
<i>This story originally appeared in TRANSWORLD SNOWBOARDING. Words by Julia Spadaro.</i><p>Sitting on the couch hiding from the heat is getting pretty dull. …
Adventure TravelKlemen Bauer… “All or Nothing” at Full Speed - International Biathlon Union - IBU - International Biathlon Union - IBU
<b>Klemen Bauer has never been a person who sits on the porch and let’s life pass him by. He is well-known for his adventuresome spirit that has</b> …
BiathlonThe Ultimate Summer Road Trip Through Northern Utah
<b>There are many things I have come to learn during four years of living in the United States; avoid drinking the coffee at pretty much all</b> …
Road TripsNew Zealand Ski Area Sees 26' Snow Drifts Following Weekend Snow Storm [Photo Tour]
<i>Roundhill saw 47″ of snow with localized areas exceeding 50″ | Photo: Roundhill Ski Area | Cover Photo: Mt Hutt Facebook Page</i>Kiwi skiers and …
Ski ResortsCalifornia’s Mammoth Mountain to stay open for skiing until Aug. 6
Sweltering heat has encompassed much of the nation this summer, but California’s Sierra Nevada range and its stockpile of snow have offered an enticing retreat. On Tuesday, Mammoth Mountain, the Golden State’s highest ski resort, announced 12 more days of skiing.<p>The resort will close for skiing …
Sy Moran Spins into 7/20 Day
Steeziest snowboarder at Woodward Copper goes to…<b>Sy Moran</b>? He’s been holding it down all summer, and just dropped this one in honor of 7/20 Day. …
SnowboardingToasting Mom from the Top of the Cascades
<i>This story originally published in the October 2016 of POWDER (Vol. 45 No. 2). PHOTO: Zach Doleac</i><p><b>The Who:</b> As misty daylight creeps into the Marble …
Pacific NorthwestJuly 24-31: Brighton To Offer Season Pass Discounts and Payment Plans
<i>(Above)Brighton, UT. PHOTO: Ben Girardi</i><p><i>From Brighton Resort:</i><p><b>BRIGHTON WILL BE OFFERING A ‘PAYMENT PLAN’ ON ALL PRODUCTS PURCHASED ONLINE BETWEEN JULY</b> …
SnowboardingPhotographer Zoya Lynch dives in to the ethereal
On a fundamental level, few individuals think both analytically and creatively—left brain, right brain stuff. But photographers are different, their …
PhotographyBad Plans – Heavy Fonna Action
Stepping up to the plate at <b>Fonna Glacier</b> Ski Resort is quite a heavy crew. The latest drop from <b>Bad Plans</b> features all the action from the homies who …
SnowboardingBode Merrill Minipipe Invitational – Danny Davis and Friends Edit
With social media’s insatiable instantaneous nature, audiences expect a constant barrage of clips the moment they happen. Mt. Hood has been no …
SnowboardingAustralian Cross Country Ski Racing Launches New Website
July 23, 2017 (Australia) – Over a year in the making, the new AUSXC website has just been launched with fresh new look and functionalities. The new …
Nordic SkiingOregon endurance academy draws college skiers across nation | Miami Herald
Bend has never been much of a college town, but it is a place where college students — especially college athletes — want to spend summer …
College & UniversityGoogle Maps' Timeline feature now recognizes skiing
Google Map's Timeline feature is equal parts awesome and creepy. Located in the side menu of the Google Maps app, it shows all the locations you have …
Google MapsComing to a mountain resort near you: chairlifts with digital screens | GrindTV.com
This winter you very well could be staring at a screen while on a chairlift — and no, not the screen of your phone. A Denver-based company has raised …
Media TechSilverton's "Unguided Season Pass" May Just Be The Best Deal In Skiing
<b>[Cover Photo: Silverton Mountain]</b>$149 for 20 days of skiing at 6 participating ski areas with one <i>“private day”</i> at Silverton and unlimited skiing …
Thredbo did not sack unemployed ski patroller: commission
A former Thredbo ski patrol member who claims he was wrongly sacked could not be unfairly dismissed as he was not an employee at the time, a …
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