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• Video: Flying Skier Rides Chairlift Cable Sideways

  24-08-2023 23:35 via powder.com
  
  Late last week, on August 18th, Red Bull shared a clip of one of their athletes, Valentin Delluc, performing a maneuver that shouldn't be possible.Watch as Delluc slides chairlift cables on skis (not kidding).View this post on InstagramA post shared by Red Bull Adventure (@redbulladventure)
  While mind-blowing, this stunt is only a small slice of Delluc's antics. He's a professional speed rider -- a sport that combines paragliding and skiing -- meaning he's comfortable with two things: speed and
  
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• Bizarre Animal Accident Raises Bigger Ethical Questions In Jackson, WY

  24-08-2023 21:58 via powder.com
  
  On Sunday evening at approximately 7:50 PM MDT, August 20th, two horses pulling a carriage raced down a street in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, before colliding with a traffic light post. The video below shows the incident unfold on a live webcam positioned in downtown Jackson, WY:This story was originally broken by the Jackson Hole News & Guide on August 23rd, a local Jackson newspaper. To read their coverage of the accident, click here.No one was driving the carriage at the time of the accid
  
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• Maine's Finest Athlete Crashes Local Weather Forecast

  24-08-2023 19:39 via powder.com
  
  Donny Pelletier- Maine's Finest Athlete- is back and better than ever.This time, Pelletier's penchant for being the smartest and most athletic guy in the room took him to the headquarters of News Center Maine, where he led an August 28th through September 1st East Coast forecast.See it below.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Donny Pelletier (@donnypelletier207)
  For this one, Pelletier teamed up with Keith Carson, News Center Maine's resident meteorologist.And by god, did he knock it ou
  
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• Black Hawk Helicopter Delivers New Chairlift Towers At Idaho Ski Resort

  24-08-2023 19:33 via powder.com
  
  Construction of a new lift is underway at Brundage Mountain Resort, Idaho.The lift is an upgrade to the Centennial three-seater, a now-decommissioned chairlift that transported skiers from Brundage's base to the upper ridge, providing access to runs like Meadow Bowl and Bee Line.Yesterday, August 23rd, the PR team at Brundage shared a press release and video update on the ongoing project with Powder. Watch as a Black Hawk helicopter helps ground crews install lift components for the new lift.New
  
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• BREAKING: Alterra Announces 3,700 Acre Expansion For Deer Valley, UT

  24-08-2023 17:59 via powder.com
  
  Breaking news this morning from Alterra Mountain Company, the ski resort managing company that sells the popular Ikon Pass.In a press release sent to Powder just minutes ago, Alterra has announced a major 3,700 acre terrain expansion for Deer Valley Resort, UT that will be serviced by 16 new lifts a new 10-person passenger gondola.Deer Valley expansion map.This major expansion appears to envelope the planned Mayflower Resort by luxury development company Extell. Deer Valley will use the pla
  
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• Horse-Drawn Carriage Slams Into Traffic Light In Downtown Jackson, WY

  24-08-2023 17:35 via powder.com
  
  On Sunday evening at approximately 7:50 PM MDT, August 20th, two horses pulling a carriage raced down a street in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, before colliding with a traffic light post. This story was originally broken by the Jackson Hole News & Guide on August 23rd, a local Jackson newspaper. To read their coverage of the accident, click here.No one was driving the carriage at the time of the accident, nor was anyone hurt. The severity of the horses' injuries isn't yet known. Sgt. John Faicco of
  
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• Big Sky Shows-Off New Employee Housing Within Walking Distance Of Slopes

  24-08-2023 15:12 via powder.com
  
  The rapid rise of real estate value and subsequent rent prices has all but priced out the majority of seasonal workers who want to work at their favorite ski resort. The cost of living is simply too high.To combat this seemingly ever-growing issue, ski resorts like Big Sky, MT are investing millions of dollars in employee housing. Check out the video below for a tour of their new Levinski Lodge A:Big Sky has shared this video to encourage seasonal workers to apply for a job this upcoming wi
  
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• Matchstick Productions' 'The Land Of Giants' Trailer Is Here

  24-08-2023 14:05 via powder.com
  
  Ski movie season is officially just around the corner, and I don't know about you, but I'm stoked. Nothing gets the ski season hype going like cramming into a movie theatre with your pals to watch the pros accomplish the latest and greatest stunts.Up next in the fall ski movie teaser train is Matchstick Productions: The Land of Giants. See the trailer, which was released yesterday, August 22nd, below.With The Land of Giants, MSP has flipped the standard ski movie script. No longer are the athlet
  
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• Dissident Who Fled China by Jet Ski Said to Have Planned Escape for Years

  24-08-2023 09:10 via nytimes.com
  
  Officials in South Korea aren’t saying who crossed 200 miles of ocean to reach its shores. But people who know Kwon Pyong say it wasn’t his first audacious move.
  
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