NY Times On Rising Temps Threatening Ski Resorts

In an article posted on NYTimes.com, scientists are saying climate change could affect ski areas at lower lying elevations.  They are predicting that the 103 ski slopes in the Northeast will be unable to maintain 100-day ski season by 2039.

Between 2000 and 2010, a report said, the $10.7 billion ski and snowboarding industry, with centers in 38 states and employing 187,000 people directly or indirectly, lost $1.07 billion in revenue when comparing each state’s best snowfall years with its worst snowfall years.

The basic strategy for no snow is to make snow.  Luckily technology has kept up with climate change and many have invested millions in new energy-efficient tower guns.

 

Click here to read the full article on NYTimes.com

 

 

Snow or no snow?

Conditions at some major ski resorts on Wednesday.

Alta (Utah)

Trails: 110 of 116

Base Depth: 48 inches

Aspen (Colo.)

Trails: 51 of 170

Base Depth: 10 to 25 inches

Bretton Woods (N.H.)

Trails: 15 of 102

Base Depth: 12 to 36 inches

Jackson Hole (Wyo.)

Trails: 74 of 112

Base Depth: 48 to 67 inches

Killington (Vt.)

Trails: 34 of 141

Base Depth: 24 to 36 inches

Vail (Colo.)

Trails: 44 of 193

Base Depth: 18 inches

Stratton (Vt.)

Trails: 29 of 94

Base Depth: 12 to 22 inches

Compiled by Emma G. Fitzsimmons from resort Web sites. Conditions can change significantly from day to day.