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MASSIVE IN ALASKA: The Slow Roast Begins
MASSIVE IN ALASKA: The Slow Roast Begins

We don’t know who coined the term “slow-roasting” in relation to the ski film industry, but making a journey to Alaska is a sure fire way to understand what it fully means.
SAWTOOTH SLED-SKIING: Griffin Post Checks In
SAWTOOTH SLED-SKIING: Griffin Post Checks In

After a month and a half of intense competition, empty miles on the road, and countless Coronas it was time to, well, ski some more. As the hangover from Crested Butte ebbed, we loaded up the sleds and headed north, home to Idaho to tap into zones in the Sawtooth National Forrest that had been beckoning for years.
THE GUN HEIST: An excerpt from <i>Sweeny on the Fringe</i>
THE GUN HEIST: An excerpt from Sweeny on the Fringe

The following is an excerpt from the novel Sweeney on-the-Fringe, written by powder magazine's former copy editor Dave Robinson. The book documents the “fall” of a Boston-area baseball-prodigy-turned-surf-bum.
CASCADE JACKPOT: Pow in late March
CASCADE JACKPOT: Pow in late March

If I was a gambling man, I should have played the lottery. By all accounts, we cleaned out the house known as the Central Cascades. Only a few times, if any, during the year do all the elements combine to create those most memorable of days.
SKI LIKE A PRO: Shoot Like Scorcese
SKI LIKE A PRO: Shoot Like Scorcese

Looking to add that extra oomph to the videos you post to YouTube? Or perhaps you desire to enter the realm of professional action sports video production?
TEE OFF: Grand Targhee Tee Off Junior Freeski Video Highlights
TEE OFF: Grand Targhee Tee Off Junior Freeski Video Highlights

The firrst-annual Grand Targhee Tee Off. Video highlights from days one and two of the junior freeski event.
NEW ZEALAND EXTREME: The World Heli Challenge Lives
NEW ZEALAND EXTREME: The World Heli Challenge Lives

Deemed the most legendary freeriding and freeskiing event on the planet, New Zealand’s World Heli Challenge is set to return this August 9th through the 24th, 2008 after a six-year hiatus.
LIVE BROADCAST: U.S. Nationals webcast live from Snowbird
LIVE BROADCAST: U.S. Nationals webcast live from Snowbird

The second stop on the 2008 Freeskiing World Tour arrives once again at Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort March 18-23 for the 11th Annual Subaru U.S. Freeskiing Nationals. Watch is live here on Powdermag.com.
2008 VERBIER XTREME: US Skiers Make A Big Impression
2008 VERBIER XTREME: US Skiers Make A Big Impression

The inaugural Freeride World Tour, an ambitious series of competitions organized by renowned European event promo maestro Nicolas Hale-Woods, wrapped up this weekend with the 13th edition of the Nissan/O’Neill Verbier Xtreme.
AVALANCHE: Toledo Bowl, Utah Backcountry
AVALANCHE: Toledo Bowl, Utah Backcountry

At the encouragement of a good friend, I am writing my version of the avalanche that left two friends and I feeling very fortunate to be alive.