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  • Climate change turns an already troubled ski industry on its head

    Climate change turns an already troubled ski industry on its head

    California's Mammoth Mountain provides a case study on the uncertainty of the ski business, and how global warming threatens to make it even more unpredictable. Subscribers only

    by Greg Hanscom, Mar 04, 2013
  • Global warming's reluctant poster child

    Global warming's reluctant poster child

    The ski industry, for whom bad press means all the difference between a banner year and a bust, tries to manage public perception of climate change's impact on snowfall and resort conditions.

    by Greg Hanscom, Mar 04, 2013
  • Can Sally Jewell interest a new generation in public lands?

    Can Sally Jewell interest a new generation in public lands?

    The chief of Recreation Equipment Inc. has worked hard to support conservation and get people of all ages and colors outside. Can she do the same at the Department of Interior?

    by Greg Hanscom, Mar 04, 2013
  • Can the outdoor gear industry wield its power for conservation?

    Can the outdoor gear industry wield its power for conservation?

    Pioneering mountaineer Peter Metcalf built Black Diamond into a successful climbing-gear business when nobody thought it could be done. But his dream of turning the outdoor industry into a force for nature remains tantalizingly elusive.

    by Greg Hanscom, Jul 29, 2012
  • Conservation Alliance Grants, 2011-2012

    Conservation Alliance Grants, 2011-2012

    A map showing the grants given by the Outdoor Industry Association's sister organization, the Conservation Alliance.

    by Greg Hanscom, Jul 22, 2012
  • Dueling Letters: Utah's Governor versus Black Diamond's CEO

    Dueling Letters: Utah's Governor versus Black Diamond's CEO

    by Greg Hanscom, Jul 22, 2012

  • A decade of difficult questions

    Outgoing High Country News editor Greg Hanscom muses on the stories and issues the paper has covered in the 10 years he’s been with it

    by Greg Hanscom, Nov 13, 2006

  • Dear friends

    HCN says goodbye to Greg Hanscom and welcomes new editor John Mecklin; notes from readers

    by Greg Hanscom and Jodi Peterson, Nov 13, 2006

  • Good work in Washington

    The Bush administration deserves credit for its "Water 2025" initiative, which provided grants that have helped the Deschutes River Conservancy and the Central Oregon Irrigation District begin restoring Oregon’s Deschutes River

    by Greg Hanscom, Oct 16, 2006

  • Leave the wheels out of wilderness

    As enjoyable as mountain biking is, bikes simply don’t belong in the wilderness, partly because the faster you travel through a place, the smaller – and tamer – that place begins to seem.

    by Greg Hanscom, Sep 18, 2006

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