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Getting Your Body Ready for Ski Season 

By Derrick Knowles  Maybe you are one of those people who started having dreams about skiing or snowboarding sometime in the summer. Or you got ...
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Dial-up the Pre-Season Stoke 

Can’t wait for winter? A fall full of swaps, ski films and parties means you don’t have to.  Long before lifts start spinning, fall fills ...
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Ski Bum Advice: How I Know Winter is Coming 

By Brad Northrup  I know, I know, some of you might think it’s a bit early to get all excited about the upcoming ski and ...
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Logistics and Tips for Planning a South American Ski Trip  

https://outthereoutdoors.com/skiing-in-the-andes-portillo-patagonia/ Hurlen Patano and McBurney used a travel planning service called Kimkim, which set them up with in-country travel agents that are vetted and use ...
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Portillo and Beyond: Finding Skiers’ Magic in the Andes 

By Lisa Laughlin Cover photo courtesy of Susan McBurney As the closing day of ski season at Mount Bachelor neared in May of 2024, ski ...
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El Niño Be Damned

Mixed predictions for the winter 2023/2024 season I started counting down the days to the start of the season back in June, like right after ...
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Illustration of skis with eyes and mouths, in a storage box, talking to each other, while a guy looks on with a surprised look and a beer can in his hand.

Ski bum Advice: If Skis Could Talk

What powder, carving, and rock skis might say, if they could talk, about winter 2021-22 season in the Northwest.
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Ski lessons at Whitewater Ski Resort.

Ski Bum Advice: 3 Rules for New Skiers

Understanding ski mountain etiquette can be hard for rookies, which is why Ski Bum Brad Northrup offers 3 basic guidelines and advice for new skiers.
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Socially distanced skiing illustration by Justin Short.

Benefits of Socially-Distanced Skiing

Ski Bum Advice for the COVID-era and the benefits of social-distancing and masking protocols for the ski mountain.
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