Tag: Monashee Powder Snowcats
Crosshairs 48.1
/Reading Time: < 1 minutes photo: Reuben Krabbe * skier: Dave Treadway * snow: Monashee Powder Cats photo: Guy Fattal * snow: Furano Ski Resort, Japan photo: Penny Kendall * snow: Val d’Anniviers, Switzerland photo: […]
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Monashee Powder Snowcats
/Reading Time: 4 minutes Monashee Powder Snowcats: All in the Family With a laugh, cat-ski guide John Dutton calls it “job security.” About nine years ago he was working as a tail guide at […]
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Perfect in Powder 3 – Speed Will Set You Free
/Reading Time: < 1 minutes Have you noticed how fast many of the powder pros ski? It’s not just because they are pros, it’s also because turns are more effortless with speed. Increasing speed is […]
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Perfect in Powder 2 – Suck, Don’t Blow
/Reading Time: < 1 minutes Real powder doesn’t have a solid base underfoot, which means that trying to push off or hop is an ineffective waste of energy. Novices try to bounce, while experts bend […]
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Perfect in Powder 1 – Use Wide Skis
/Reading Time: < 1 minutes It may seem too obvious, but powder snow is where wide skis actually make sense. The float provided by skis that are more than 100mm wide underfoot really do make […]
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