Powder Nomad Creates Digital Tool to Track Your Carbon Footprint from This Ski Season With the ski season in the northern hemisphere winding down, it’s important to reflect on the wonderful memories and great times had crushing powder, landing new tricks, or just getting turns in. Technology has provided the ski industry with countless tools to track some of these metrics. An often-forgotten metric is our carbon footprint. Powder Nomad has created a carbon […] Industry News Luke Guilford | April 22, 2024 0 Comments
March 2024 Was the Warmest March Ever Recorded As reported by Copernicus Services, March 2024 was warmer globally than any previous March in the data record, with an average ERA5 surface air temperature of 14.14°C (57.92°F), 0.73°C (1.31°F) above the 1991-2020 average for March, and 0.10°C (0.18°F) above the previous high set in March 2016. This is the tenth month in a row that is the warmest on […] Weather Brent Thomas | April 14, 2024 0 Comments
Austrian Glaciers Expected to Melt Within 50 Years In a recent report by the Austrian Alpine Club, it was determined that glaciers across the Alps are melting at twice the global average. The report also noted that of the 93 glaciers measured and observed in Austria, all but one shrank in 2022-2023. Not only did nearly all the glaciers shrink, but it was the third-highest figure of shrinkage in […] Industry News Luke Guilford | April 11, 2024 0 Comments
North American Ski Areas to Face 23-37% Less Snow Days in the Future A new study by the University of Bayreuth, Germany, reveals the dramatic impact climate change is expected to have on ski resorts. Globally, the study forecasts that 13% of global ski areas will lose all snow cover by 2100, while the number of snow days will be dramatically reduced for other resorts. The paper suggests that a further 20% will […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 18, 2024 0 Comments
U.S. Ski Industry Set to Lose Billions Due to Climate Change 2023 was the hottest year on record across the globe. The effects of anthropogenic climate change vary but warming and the effects in mountain regions have outpaced other regions. Less snow, lower yearly snowpacks, and warmer winters are already being felt. But just how much is it affecting the ski industry? Already, resorts have experienced shorter ski seasons due to […] Industry News Samantha Gates | March 12, 2024 0 Comments
NOAA: “The U.S. Had its Warmest Winter on Record” This article originally appeared on noaa.gov A very mild February wrapped up a record-warm winter for the U.S., according to experts from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Below are highlights from NOAA’s U.S. climate report for February 2024: Climate by the numbers February 2024 The average temperature across the contiguous U.S. last month was 41.1 degrees F, 7.2 […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 12, 2024 0 Comments
Imperfect Advocacy: Addressing The Climate Change Hypocrisy An upcoming film created by professional skier and Protect Our Winters (POW) Athlete Alliance member Amie Engerbretson, The Hypocrite, challenges the notion that winter sports athletes are hypocrites because they leave a large carbon footprint while chasing snow around the world, all while advocating for the climate. Although this film has yet to premiere, the message reflects a fundamental responsibility winter […] Industry News Luke Guilford | February 11, 2024 0 Comments
January 2024 Marks the Warmest January on Record The European Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) announced today, February 8, that January 2024 was the warmest January on record across the globe. C3S publishes climate bulletins every month that report on changes observed in global surface air and sea temperatures, sea ice cover, and hydrological variables. For January 2024, these measurements show that global temperatures were 0.70°C above the […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 8, 2024 0 Comments