How S**w Guns Keep the Slopes Coated in Fresh Powder
 

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Between muddy trails and shorter seasons, global warming puts a chill on ski resorts. Typically the solution is one beloved by cold-themed supervillains everywhere: s**w guns! Such blowers used to be expensive to run, but new versions, like S**w Logic?s DV4, expectorate winter wonderlands more efficiently. The upshot for one Vermont resort this season: $235,000 in projected savings, a 2.6 million-pound reduction in carbon emissions, and slopes full of happy, mogul-carving skiers.

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