Skimpy snowpack drags down winter economy in West & changing climate could make it worse
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Winter sports tourism pumps about $11 billion in direct spending into the U.S. economy each year but is at risk of being decimated by climate change, according to the advocacy group Protect Our Win…
The Beaver Creek ski resort is seen in this aerial photo taken on Jan. 5. Vail Resorts chief Rob Katz says seasonal snowfall in November and December in Vail, Beaver Creek and Park City, Utah, was the lowest recorded in more than 30 years. Advocacy group Protect Our Winters says the winter sports economy is at risk because of climate change. Jason Bievins, The Denver Post.