Fires are burning up ski country. Here’s what we can do about it.
This has been a horrific year for wildfires. As I write this, fires are raging throughout the...
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Tag: Environment
A Skier Looks At Earth Day (again)
How can we help? I’m sure you’ve heard the same thing over and over again: we need to reduce our carbon footprint. But that’s not easy, especially since snowmaking, ski lifts,and  just getting to and from the slopes require huge amounts of energy. So what are we supposed to do?
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Want to save the snow? Plant some trees.
But trees are good for more than just a skier’s playground. They can be an important tool in the fight against global warming. Trees remove carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from the air and emit oxygen into the atmosphere. Less global warming means colder temperatures, which can mean more snow, which means more skiing for me in, say, trees.
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I’m all shook up.
I harbor a deep, dark secret: I didn’t grow up in the mountains. Instead, my childhood was...
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Back to the future.
I have seen the future of ski area management, and it’s in Maine. Actually, it’s more like Back to...
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