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Paul Hockenos: This winter, more than ever, we’re skiing straight to hell
The paucity of snow across the European Alps, a phenomenon that has worsened distinctly since the early 1970s, is almost surely a consequence of global heating. Paradoxically, the ski industry and its patrons are contributing to the sport’s own demise.
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In Swiss Alps, some wonder what a future without snow may mean
An unusually warm winter has forced a rethink about climate change in areas with lower peaks as ski resorts and sporting events face an uncertain future.
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How Beijing created snow for the Winter Olympics
The environmentally unfriendly secret of winter sports is that many competitions take place on artificial snow. China’s water-scarce capital had to go to enormous lengths to make enough of it.
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Here’s how climate change and COVID are transforming skiing
There’s less snow and stricter rules, but skiers are adjusting in surprising ways.
Can California tourism survive climate change?
The most popular state for tourism in the U.S. endured record wildfires, drought and flooding just this year. “The rate of change has been so dramatic,” says one local scientist. “If I was the California tourism industry, I’d be really worried.”
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Flashpoint: The winter that wasn't
How will the low snowfall of the past season affect Colorado's vital ski and snowboard industry moving forward? Well that sucked. Call it the Winter That Wasn't. Unless you spent the season in Big Sky, this was a largely dismal year for skiing in the Intermountain West.
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Q&A with U.S. Forest Service chief Tony Tooke, who sees collaboration as key to improving public lands
Tony Tooke, chief of the U.S. Forest Service since last fall, visited the Outdoor Retailer Snow Show seeking to broaden the coalition of people working to improve recreation on public lands.
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