Skiing and Climate Change article

[Mstchief]

Synopsis- Not Good

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/13/us/climate-change-threatens-ski-industrys-livelihood.html?hp&_r=0&gwh=44A3C5B377BE44300C123D275B3D8287

 

[10...nuffsaid]

And yet last season in the PNW and Canadian Rockies was the best in a decade, maybe in two. And this season is shaping up to be even more stellar.

 

[Crankset]

Great article, thanks for sharing. Scary reality that anyone who's a winter sports enthusiast faces on a daily basis.

Similar article on ESPN a while back:
http://espn.go.com/action/freeskiin...udy-climate-change-impact-snowsports-industry

 

[skibeest]

Alright, who let Al Gore get a newschoolers?

 

[Crankset]

As a skier this is an issue that you really really have a stake in giving a shit about....

 

[pastysmasher]

sparknotes?

 

[10...nuffsaid]

Its a page bro. Just read it. Doesn't really say anything meaningful except for the last paragraph though.

 

[tgm]

key words are "in the long run"

although it didn't really mention the PNW all that much, mainly CO and the northeast

 

[Idahoskier420]

sparknotes in terms of climate change effects is that winter will be shorter and more precip will fall as rain instead of snow. Lower elevation resorts will be impacted the most.