EXECUTIVE SESSION: The Comeback
Powder power: Jencks favors more obscure ski locales. A mountain in the Lake Tahoe area and Powder Mountain in Utah are two of his favorites. Jencks also likes to heli-ski, an off-trail skiing excursion accessed by helicopter. Says Jencks: “I've always …
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Sugar Bowl employee killed in snowboard accident
(03-20) 18:01 PDT NORDEN (Nevada County) — A 20-year-old Sugar Bowl ski resort employee died Monday in a snowboarding accident at the resort, the fourth to die in winter sports accidents in the Sierra this month, authorities said.
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Salt Lake resident dies in avalanche in BC Canada
NELSON, BC — Salt Lake City resident Katie Aring, 29, died Wednesday after getting caught in an avalanche during a heli-ski trip in British Columbia. According to the Ottawa Sun newspaper, Royal Canadian Mounted Police say the group was at the …
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Best skiexperience ever with sensational heli mountainviews ; Pro Neige promofilm

The Colorado winter began slowly, evoking a nervous vibe among the powder hounds. We’d seen this before though. We knew it would come but we just were not sure when. It was late December when the white fluff finally arrived, falling in copious amount; the San Juan’s were pummeled with snow totals into the nineties to hundreds of inches.

The destination was Monarch Snow Cat Tours, which are located right on Highway 50 just west of Salida Colorado. Monarch is located in the Sawatch Range just north and east of the San Juan’s. Being shaped like a catchers mitt, they too had been blessed with a 90+ inch base by mid January.

Pops, Jeff and I made our way to Monarch Mountain for a day of cat skiing. Little did we know it would end up being one of the best times as well as one of the strangest. Pops and I skied Monarch on Friday and Jeff made it up later that night. That afternoon a small little storm rolled over the Mountain and blessed us with a solid inch. I was thinking, perfect, just a little more soft stuff on top of a few feet of blower would make the backcountry just right.

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