Thursday, January 10, 2013

Warmer Winters Threaten Smaller Ski Areas

Daily Climate: The scene is something no ski resort operator wants to see early in the season: Sunlight glaring off the sloppy snow pooling like dirty mashed potatoes at the base of the high-speed six-person chairlift. The thermometer at Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort in western Massachusetts reads 59 degrees Fahrenheit on this mid-November day, and Brian Fairbank, president and CEO of Jiminy Peak, is convinced the remaining snow will keep. A northern exposure, aggressive snowmaking during the prior week's...

URL: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=warmer-winters-threaten-smalled-ski-areas
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