Though winter storms are bringing some relief to the snow drought in the Rocky Mountains, experts think it won’t be enough to bring our snowpack back up to average after a record-breaking dry start to winter.
That’s a problem for our snow-based water supply, but it’s also been an issue for the region’s multi-billion dollar ski industry. Resorts are doing their best to entice guests to their slopes, even with less powder and poor conditions.
Michael Childers is a professor of environmental history at Colorado State University, who studies the ski industry. Rocky Mountain Community Radio’s Caroline Llanes spoke with Childers to put this year in context…