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Climate change brings uncertainty to ski resort snowfall

Climate change brings uncertainty to ski resort snowfall

A recent study indicates the declining snowfall at ski resorts, an issue linked to the progressing climate crisis, foretells a challenging future for winter sports.

Oliver Milman reports for The Guardian.

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Can backcountry skiing survive in the Northeast?

Even as more people take up alpine touring on New England’s trails, winters are getting shorter, ‘weather whiplash’ events are eroding the snowpack and natural snow is becoming less reliable.
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Seeking higher ground: Western resorts take skiers where the snow is

New terrain development at ski resorts, primarily in Colorado, aims to chase and preserve snow, an invaluable commodity.
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Report details climate change threats to Montana's outdoor economy

A report commissioned by the advocacy group Montana Wildlife Federation looks at how climate change could lead to loss of jobs and labor earnings for outdoor industries like hunting, fishing, tourism and recreation.

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Climate change is eyeing up your favorite sport

Climate change is making it more difficult for athletes worldwide to partake in their favorite sports, as rising temperatures complicate the games they know and love.

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Daniel Duane: It’s August. Californians are still skiing. Don’t ask

Climate scientists have been warning us about not just global warming but also global weirding, or climatic dysregulation so severe that our most familiar landscapes are suddenly unrecognizable.

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Climate change to heavily impact California ski resorts

Ironically, stronger, wetter, and warmer storms will shrink the snow line at many of the state’s most popular ski areas

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