High Country News http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 5. Climate change turns an already troubled ski industry on its head http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.4/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. No publisher Greg Hanscom Sierra Nevada ski business climate change Hot Times Mammoth Mountain resort town global warming recession housing bust Skiing mountain town economics drought 2013-03-11T15:12:44Z News Article Craig’s excellent adaptive adventures http://www.hcn.org/issues/323/16330 Craig Kennedy, who hasn’t let a wheelchair keep him from skiing, doesn’t believe physical disabilities should keep anybody out of the backcountry No publisher Jennie Lay Wilderness Wilderness Legislation Skiing Craig Kennedy disabilities access adaptive adventure travel sit skis broken back wheelchairs disability movement recreation Nate Grant blind amputees outrigger skis accidents handicaps cripples Open Doors Organization differently abled r 2010-02-05T09:33:57Z News Article The unbearable triteness of skiing http://www.hcn.org/issues/315/16094 Being a non-skier in a skiing-obsessed state like Utah is a lot like being a vegetarian in a slaughterhouse No publisher Dennis Hinkamp Skiing Humor skiing downhill skiing recreation outdoor activities satire 2010-02-05T08:56:51Z News Article Snowmaking and drought: a bad combination http://www.hcn.org/issues/261/14345 Artificial snowmaking at Colorado ski resorts can lead to pollution problems when water is taken from rivers contaminated by heavy metals from mining No publisher Puanani Mench Recreation Pollution Skiing Colorado ski resorts artificial snowmaking mining pollution heavy metals drought 2010-02-05T09:55:07Z News Article The Boys of Winter http://www.hcn.org/issues/306/15795 In The Boys of Winter, Charles Sanders tells the true stories of three champion skiers who joined the Army’s 10th Mountain Division during World War II and fought in Italy’s rugged Apennine Mountains No publisher Staff Recreation Skiing 10th Mountain Division World War II skiing skiers personal history war stories veterans Charles Sanders war combat 2012-03-05T23:13:10Z News Article