February 2009 Issue Powder Magazine

Hitting newsstands this week, the February issue of Powder. Pick up the last issue of the season with B.C. transplant Laura Ogden schralping a turn on the cover.

Read and view Derek Taylor and Nate Abbott’s account of clandestine tree cutting on East Coast slopes. Those two explore the underbelly of New England ski culture uncovering the rules of thumb of what is deemed acceptable for thinning trees to make those beloved individual ski swathes.

Senior Editor Matt Hansen and Senior Photographer Dave Heath man the wheel of a sailboat adventuring into the remote Bute Inlet in coastal British Columbia. There, they find tough, icy turns and an even tougher old man.

Also, be sure and check out a Winter X Games preview with a behind-the-scenes look at what goes on in the judging booth during the Winter X Superpipe and Slopestyle final in addition to a profile of Kiwi sensation and Winter X Games 2008 Slopestyle silver medalist Jossi Wells.

And, of course, it’s the last issue of the year, so it’s your last chance to ogle over the last eight-page Shooting Gallery of the season. Powder To The People!