• Colorado Resort Issues First 'Snow Alert' Of The Season

    Colorado Resort Issues First 'Snow Alert' Of The Season
    If it was a drill earlier, it certainly isn't anymore: Vail Mountain, Colorado, issued its first "snow alert" of the season yesterday, October 13th.What is a "snow alert," you ask? Basically, it boils down to the Coloradan resort announcing that a metric boatload of snow has arrived. In this case, it was to the tune of 13 to 15 inches over the past week.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Vail Mountain (@vailmtn)
    Here's an additional peek at Vail's early-season snowfall via images shared
  • How to ski greener – switch from plane to train

    How to ski greener – switch from plane to train
    We look at ways to reduce your winter holiday carbon footprint, and pick great train-accessible resorts that are doing their bit for the environmentPristine white peaks all around, and skis crunching over crisp snow. If any holiday feels like escapism, it’s a ski holiday. But climate breakdown is increasingly threatening to poop the party.The latest research, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, is stark. Climatologists analysed snow cover at 2,234 ski resorts, from Iceland to T

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