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Mt Erebus, Antarctica

In Pursuit of Powder

Collected by: Jen Murphy
AFAR Editor
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Mt Erebus, Antarctica
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Erebus

Mount Erebus is a unique mountain, sharing Ross Island with two research stations including the United States' McMurdo Station and New Zealand's Scott Base.
Erebus is an active volcano; one of two of a kind on earth. The other is Mount Kenya in...

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Big Sky, Mt, GALLATIN GATEWAY, Montana
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Down the Bowl at Big Sky

Big Sky ski resort in Montana has 3,600 acres to play on. One of my favorite spots to snowboard on a good powder day is the bowl that sits 1,366 feet below Lone Mountain's summit. Take the Lone Peak triple chair up and traverse as far over as...

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Zermatt, Zermatt, Switzerland
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Snowy Swiss-Italian Border

From Zermatt, a cable car takes skiers and snowboarders over the border to Cervinia, Italy, in the Aosta Valley on the backside of the Matterhorn. When conditions don't cooperate and the cable car is closed, skiers must brave what may be the...

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Zermatt, Zermatt, Switzerland
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Mountain Views

The Swiss and Germans call it the Matterhorn, the Italians call it Monte Cervino and the French call it Cervin. I can't imagine a more perfect view to wake up to each morning.

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Jay, VT 05859, Jay, Vermont
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East Coast Powder Day

Most of Vermont may be lacking snow, but after a 40 minute hike up Big Jay mountain my friends and I were rewarded with lots of powder to play in as we skied back down to Route 242. Note for next year: remember to park a car at the base, or else...

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Northstar at Tahoe Resort, Truckee, California
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Superpipe

I'd like to say that's me tearing up Northstar's new 420-foot superpipe, but I'd be lying. I was on the sidelines watching competitors pull off double flips and other crazy tricks at the recent North Face Park & Pipe Open contest.

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