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Photo booth images from the 2008 Powder Video Awards event held at Hotel Jerome in Aspen, Colorado on January 26, 2008.
Jordan Whitley gains some local knowledge as she explores the ridgelines and peak of the Taos ski resort in New Mexico. Here's a gallery of images from her adventures. For the text that accompanies these images go HERE.
It was a productive couple days in Retallack Lodge for Tanner, Sammy, Sean and Callum. Tuesday the team found a clear cut area just off the cat track and sessioned pillow lines and creek drops for the better part of the day. The footage won't disappoint. Yesterday, they settled in the terrain littered amphitheatre of Super Bowl. Every angle was captured as the guys lapped lines and kept stepping it up every time. Sammy had a close call with a cornice breaking off and sending him into a tree. Luckily everyone finished the day stoked and healthy and ready to wrap things up for today's final day.
Photos and text: Tess Weaver
Utah’s amazing storm cycle continued with two storms hitting back-to-back last week, and more expected to be on the way. Several days of snow pushed Solitude to 218 inches on the year and a 90 inch base. Alta, meanwhile, is at 285 inches for the season, and already broke a 100-inch base, and Snowbird is showing similar numbers with 236 inches this season and a 95-inch base. The northern mountains have not been left out of the fun. Snowbasin is reporting 33 inches from this last cycle, and 219 inches on the season. Powder Mountain has 192 inches on the season and is reporting a 112 inch base.
I made it up to Solitude on January 9, where I ran into resort poster girl Caroline Gleich escape the rat race in the canyon next door. Seems we weren’t the only ones with that plan, as we also crossed tracks with Powder photographers Lee Cohen and Eric Seo. Aside from that, though, there were a lot of empty chairs and fresh lines.—Derek Taylor
When Holly Walker plans a trip and tells you to meet her somewhere, it's usually a good idea. In this case, it was the big mountain mecca of Silverton, CO which is reporting its best snow year since opening. As the days drew near, the forecast was calling for yet more snow and by day three on the mountain the nuking had hit ludicrous speed. At day's end, Red Mtn pass was already closed as Molas and Colbank shut down next. In an ironic twist for those people stuck in the town of Silverton, the road to the mountain was blocked off Sunday morning due to a massive slide. The greater North American ski community is now buzzing with plans to hit Silverton when it reopens this Thursday. I hear it's STILL dumping out there. Get some! -Re Wikstrom