Previously posted on my Thrillhead Blog
It is November 22 and I have never seen such a lack of snow here in Colorado. We skied at Winter Park yesterday and they had 2 runs open on the lower part of the mountain. What was even more scary was that they had very little potential of opening any other terrain soon unless significant snow hits. Meteorologists blame it on the fact that this is a “La Nina” year. But, no one can deny the fact that our winters are starting later and ending earlier. Sometimes, in the middle of winter, it doesn’t even seem like winter.
Personally, I think there is a whole lot that we don’t understand about global warming. But, at the same time, I think our increasing CO2 levels in our atmosphere on a gigantic level is cause for concern. There is no doubt in my mind that we humans are huge players in impacting our global climate.
More and more skiers are taking notice of this phenomenon that we call global warming and are trying to do their part in contributing for a change in our lifestyle. Alison Gannet is one of the most prominent skiers out there who is deeply involved in global warming issues. I had a discussion with her about it this summer while on a bike ride and she mentioned that she had a bunch of videos out on YouTube. I finally got around to checking them out. Here’s what I found!
Global Cooling Ski Tour- Squaw Valley
Rest of her Global Cooling Ski Tour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uN42tifZ-E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6RV0n_TVdk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yGrcKpdn_o
