Dave Powers, aka Guru Dave, is one of the most spirited souls in skiing. Ever since moving to Salt Lake in 1976, Powers has been a fixture @Snowbird and the Little Cottonwood Canyon is lucky to have such an honest, genuine, and dedicated skier inhabiting its slopes.

“I’m the foremost authority on nothing and other things that don’t matter.”– Guru Dave

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