As the climate warms, skiers can kiss their Aspen goodbye

Grist: Ask any pack of bona fide shredders about their exploits on the slopes last winter, and they`re apt respond, "Winter? What winter?" The winter of 2011-12 was one of the warmest, driest winters on record in North America. The skiing and snowboarding was so bad - and the weather in coastal cities so mild - that many avid powder hounds just sat it out. I wrote about the devastating season for the latest issue of High Country News. (You can read the full story on HCN's website if you sign up for...

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