Utah’s Powder Mountain is one of the largest ski areas in the US, but has a reputation for having rather slow and old chairlifts.

That’s due to change next winter as the resort will begin installation of a new Doppelmayr high speed quad to replace its oldest lift, the 1972 Hidden Lake double chair, on July 1st.

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Leading specialised outdoor clothing and equipment manufacturer The North Face, is launching a competition to find talented young skiers and help them kick-start their ski career.

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The continuing rapid expansion of Bulgaria’s Bansko ski area has been given some measurement by the southern European country’s Center for Economic Development (CED).

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Introducing snow to children will be even safer at Hotham resort in Australia this year with the introduction of an inaugural helmet program to assist children’s learning and safety.

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Help is on the way to the lowland porters in Nepal. Falls Creek Ski Lifts in Australia has donated hundreds of last year’s outdoor staff uniforms to the Porters’ Progress organisation.

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Sainte Foy Tarentaise in France is installing a new six-seater detachable chairlift this summer to high environmental construction standards. It is scheduled to open in December.

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Far West Ski Association president, Mike Sanford, has announced that Jimmy Petterson has won the Bill Berry Award for his recently published book, “Skiing Around the World”. This award honours “outstanding contributions to skiing by the media”. Petterson will be presented with the award during a FWSA convention in Phoenix in mid-June.

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