From firestorms in California’s Tahoe region to melting glaciers in the Alps, ski areas face a daunting array of environmental threats. Here’s what some resorts are doing.
In the ski industry's first unified effort to combat climate change, they are aiming to achieve 100% renewable energy and zero waste for their resorts by 2030.
Favorable weather helped firefighters trying to save communities on the south end of Lake Tahoe from an approaching wildfire, but officials warned Wednesday that stiff winds and dry conditions mean that homes in the California-Nevada alpine region are still in danger.
The Caldor Fire threatens to be the most disastrous chapter in the long, colorful history of Lake Tahoe, with the 2½-week-old blaze threatening to bring catastrophic flames right to its shores for the first time ever.
Ash rained down on Lake Tahoe on Tuesday and thick yellow smoke blotted out views of the mountains rimming its pristine blue waters as a massive wildfire threatened the alpine vacation spot on the California-Nevada state line.
