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Stephan Drake surfing Alaskan powder right before dinner time. Lotus 138's. Photo: Oskar Enander

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Buenos Aires Dispatch

Posted  July 22, 2010 by stephan

On the road to Las Leñas for three weeks of filming with the gents from Sweetgrass Productions. DPS has many roots in Las Leñas. I spent the better part of almost eight seasons cutting my big mountain chops there, but haven't been back in nearly six years due to ski company duties. More to come on that in subsequent posts. 

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The End of the Cycle

Word is we went from one of our worst winters on record to a slightly above average snowpack during this last system and with another 1-2' forecast for the next few days things are really looking up. If you're thinking

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Over the head in Jackson

Here's a shot from last Friday: When we got to the road after that lap everyone commented that we had just skied the deepest run of the year. Since then we've had 40" to 50" of new snow and I've heard "run of the year"

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Update: DemoTour (Nuking,

All the aforementioned verbs, and others like them, apply to the current weather conditions in Truckee, CA.  This is where The Elkhorn Lodge currently sits, amidst feet of snow.  We steamed in from

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1-3 Inches and Cloudy

While Tahoe gets the storm of the century the Teton area was supposed to get a measly 1-3 inches on Monday with clouds and a possible 1-3 more in the forecast on Tuesday day. Needless to say were less than enthused with

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Update: DemoTour

With little snow in the central rockies, there’s been precious little to write about.  However, it seems high time for an update from the road.  Despite the relative lack of snow, there’s been no

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DPS on Teton Pass

Wish I had pics of big hucks, deep snow, and exposed lines to put up here but things like that just aren't in play yet here in Jackson. We've had a nice long early season, but dry spells, inversions and a touchy

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Fall-Line Skiing (UK) Cover

DPS founder Stephan Drake appears on the February 2010 cover of Fall-Line Skiing surfing his Lotus 138's, the UK's largest ski/freeride magazine. DPS friend and top-tier snow photographer Oskar Enander

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Vermont Snow

DPS's Direct Sales Manager, Mike Cannon, recently found time this weekend to enjoy a fresh storm on his Lotus 120's in his home state of Vermont...

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Update: DemoTour

The start of DemoTour 09/10 was like being shot out of a cannon; only it took days to load the powder, find the cannonballs, and light the fues.  But, finaly, we did achive blast off and now we're flying.

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Ski Injury Article from the

If you've been skiing for years and years, then eventually some form of injury may strike, on resort or in the backcountry. One notable exception to this, and as a historical point of a name not mentioned enough, is the

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    About 10 turns into my first run on the new Wailer 112RP I knew it was going to be a hit.  The versatility is unparalleled.  I've always maintained a quiver of skis and never imagined a

    Posted  April 15, 2010 to dps company news

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