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• Thrilling New Swing at Swiss Ski Resort Soars Over Vertical Cliff

  28-07-2026 20:55 via powder.com
  High on the slopes of a Swiss ski resort, visitors are swinging.Villars-Gryons-Diableret recently debuted a giant swing called the BalancAIR. Perched at nearly 7,000 feet, the swing floats over a vertical drop and provides views of the surrounding mountainscapes and valleys.The AFP reported that the swing uses an “ingenious system of cables and pulleys,” hoisting visitors into the air and putting them in a position where they face down. Then, they plunge into the void. The bravest sw
  
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• Denver, Colorado Launches "Project Odysseus" To Keep Alterra From Moving To SLC

  28-07-2026 20:03 via powder.com
  Rumor has it that the company behind the IKON Pass is planning to move its headquarters, but its home state is willing to pay a lot to keep it there.
  Alterra Mountain Co. is currently based in Denver, Colorado's River North Art District, but news outlets have reported speculation that the company is considering a move to Salt Lake City.
  However, on Monday, July 27, 2026, the Colorado Economic Development Commission (EDC) held an emergency meeting to approve a grant and job-creation tax rebates f
  
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• The Summer Mountain Bike Essentials I Can't Live Without

  28-07-2026 19:58 via powder.com
  Powder aims to feature only the best products and services.If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission.We can't talk test ski gear all year here in POWDER's Gear Locker, so there's a select few months where summer seasonal affective disorder takes over and it's time to focus on a few other things. Luckily, mountain biking scratches a similar gravity-fueled itch to sliding down a snowy mountainside, and we've had plenty of hero dirt across the Mountain West to put some new
  
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• Former Jay Peak Employee Accused of Stealing More Than $70,000 From Secure Vault

  28-07-2026 19:32 via powder.com
  The Vermont State Police have accused a vault supervisor at Jay Peak Resort, Vermont, of allegedly stealing more than $70,000 from a secure vault room at the mountain.Lisa Gaylor, 41, police said, took cash in smaller increments ranging from $2,000 to $6,000 at a time from the safe between the fall of 2025 and the spring of 2026. The amount taken totaled $70,790, according to police. Gaylor was taken into custody on July 22 and later released, police said. The Boston Globe reported that she
  
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• Green Lakes State Park

  28-07-2026 14:30 via nyskiblog.com
  Upstate New York is filled with state parks. I’ve lived within an hour of the Syracuse region for my entire life, but I had never heard of Green Lakes State Park until about 10 years ago when I first started dating Farah. Since then we have spent plenty of time in the park and it has become one of our favorite spots to visit. The lakes were formed 15,000 years ago at the end of the ice age by waterfalls » Read More »
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• Skier Applications Open for Freeride Competition at the "End of the World"

  28-07-2026 12:02 via powder.com
  Fancy a trip to compete in backcountry slopestyle at the “end of the world”? Consider moseying on over to the Backcountry Invitational website, where, right now, you can submit an application for the upcoming event in Ushuaia, Argentina.The application includes the expected questions: social links, recent footage, sponsors—things like that. Those selected don’t just get to compete in Ushuaia. They’ll also get three nights of lodging, lunch, and access to all the con
  
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