Its devotees are like members of the U.S. Ski team in the late 1970s, a hardy bunch that grew up carving turns on the rutted ice of eastern mountains and later flourished on the sweet powder of the destination resorts out west.

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With the right conditions you can turn water into ice or steam, but did you know that a blender can help you turn it into powder too?

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