A write-up, with photos, of the Dec. 7-13 Snowmass trip has been posted to History/Snowmass Recap.

Hands-On Alpine Ski and Snowboard Waxing Basics Class (12/29/2016 & 1/11/2016)

Hands-on Alpine Ski & Snowboard Waxing Basics for Women (1/25/2016)

This Hands-on Alpine Ski and Snowboard Wax class offers you skills to cost effectively maintain your own equipment all winter long and properly store your equipment for the off season. Use our waxing benches, irons, wax & brushes as our shop technicians talk and walk you through the best practices in waxing your equipment. We will also cover the basics of choosing and applying wax for optimal performance. Bring a pair of your own skis or snowboard to wax. Class size is limited.  

Classes will be offered at Madison REI,   7483 W Towne Way, Madison, WI  53719

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Want to experience the Canadian Rockies for yourself?

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Monumental: Skiing Our National Parks

Powder is touring its first-ever feature film, Monumental: Skiing Our National Parks, in Madison on Wednesday, November 9th.  The premiere will be at The Barrymore Theater, with doors opening at 6pm and show starting at 7pm.

A ski film unlike any other,   Monumental: Skiing Our National Parks,  a Powder Productions Original and presented by REI Co-Op and filmed by KGB Productions, celebrates the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service by paying homage to these monuments of nature and solitude, reminding us skiers where we came from, and that we belong to something greater than ourselves. Follow contemporary explorers through the lens of KGB Productions with skiers Andy Mahre, Lynsey Dyer, Griffin Post, Colter Hinchliffe, Kalen Thorien, Greg Hill, Max Hammer, and Connery Lundin at Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park, Grand Teton National Park, Glacier National Park, and Olympic National Park.

YouTube Film Trailer

Powder Online Store ticket link

There are only a few spots still available for the Banff and Snowmass trip. If you are thinking of coming, we have an opening for a female roommate for the Snowmass trip, and possibly a female roommate for the Banff trip. Trip information, signup forms, and contact details can be found under Trips/Events.

You can save $100 by sending in a deposit of $400 by August 1, 2016.   Info can be found under Trips/Events, or you click on this link   –> Banff, Feb. 5-12, 2017

Mark you calendar.  Trip details for Banff, Canada are available under Trips/Events..  Ski the Big 3, Norquay, Lake Louise, and Sunshine Village.

Reservation and the initial deposit for the Snowmass trip is due June 5, 2016.  You can find trip information and a sign up form by selecting this link.

Snowmass/Aspen will be December 7-13, staying at the Snowmass Mountain Inn.  Details can be found under Trips/Events.