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WEBTelemark Tinkerers: Robert Tusso. By Jack O'Brien Sep 17, 2024. Show More. Skiing for the real skier. The latest news, videos, photos, ski reviews and everything you want and need to know about powder, avalanche safety and skiing.
VOLKL GOTAMA
WEBAug 10, 2007 · Volkl GotamaM.S.R.P. $795. (800) 264-4579. volkl.com. Lengths: 168, 176, 183, 190. Dimensions: 133-105-124. The Gotama has assumed the place the Explosiv once held as Volkl's flagship freeskiing ride. Fat and floaty, the Gotama shines in deep powder, but is reasonably lightweight and transitions easily to hard pack and groomers.
Best BOA Ski Boots of 2024 - Powder
WEBWeight (size 26.5): 1941 g. Best for: A range of foot shapes, all trying to ski hard inbounds with the ability to walk uphill too. Read Powder's Full Review of the K2 Mindbender BOA 130. The K2 Mindbender BOA 130 and the Hawx XTD BOA exist in a very similar space. They’re both inbounds-first boots, with walk modes and tech fittings.
48 Most Influential Skiers of All Time | POWDER Magazine
WEBAug 31, 2017 · 1990. Pierre Tardivel and Dominique Perret. The year the ’80s gave way to the ’90s was a special one for two of the biggest names in alpinism. Frenchman Tardivel made the first of his three-sided Mount Blanc descents in 1990—this one down the Swiss side—followed by the Italian side in ’92, and the French side in ’97.
Teton Pass Reopens Just Three Weeks After Collapse - Powder
WEBJun 28, 2024 · In the turnaround of the century, Wyoming Highway 22 over Teton Pass reopened to traffic today, June 28th, 2024 via a temporary detour merely three weeks after a catastrophic landslide took out a hairpin turn near Milepost 13. The Teton Pass 'Big Fill' collapse as seen on June 8th, 2024. Courtesy WYDOT.
El Niño Is Poised To Deliver 'Above Average' Snowfall For ... - Powder
WEBSep 21, 2023 · In summary, El Niño is poised to deliver 'above average' temperatures and 'below average' precipitation for our friends in the Pacific Northwest. California, especially the area around Lake Tahoe, falls in the 'above average' range for temperature, and in the 'above average' range for precipitation. That could bode well for snowfall, but let's ...
Michigan-Based Boyne Resorts Buys Six Ski Areas - Powder
WEBMay 10, 2018 · With this bombardment of "Epic v. Ikon" news, many smaller resort companies seem to have fallen off the map, until recently. Announced earlier this week, Boyne Resorts, based out of Michigan, has purchased six ski resorts across North America, stretching from Maine to Vancouver. Boyne, who previously only owned a few resorts across Michigan as ...
C.R. JOHNSON DIES IN ACCIDENT AT SQUAW VALLEY - Powder
WEBFeb 25, 2010 · For Immediate Release February 24, 2010 By John Stifter SQUAW VALLEY, CALIFORNIA—Charles Russell Johnson III, 26, died earlier today while skiing at Squaw Valley, CA, on the Light Towers run off the Headwall lift. According to eyewitness J.T. Holmes, who was riding on the Headwall lift and saw the accident, Johnson was skiing the steep run (according to Squaw Valley’s ski report, the ...
The Best Powder Skis of the Year
WEBSep 27, 2019 · D: 143-116-132mm. R: 20.3m. Able to navigate fresh powder and chopped up afternoon snow, the Ripstick 116 is a great big mountain ski that stays stable at speeds. The 3D carbon tubes that aid the paulownia, beech, and poplar wood core add torsional stiffness and allow for a springy feeling ski weighing 1900 grams.
How the Niche World of Speed Skiing is Getting Even Faster
WEBDec 19, 2017. PHOTOS: Erik Seo. A speed skier’s world unravels before their brain can catch up. A groove in the snow, a misangled ski, and before the mind even realizes it, the body is in a 200 kilometer per hour slide for life. Snow becomes fire—the custom-made speed suit designed to eliminate wind resistance doing little to relieve the ...