An exclusive Montana resort wants to turn sewage into snow so that its rich and famous members can ski its slopes in a winter season that’s shrinking because of climate change.
May 18, 2021
An exclusive Montana resort wants to turn sewage into snow so that its rich and famous members can ski its slopes in a winter season that’s shrinking because of climate change.
The Yellowstone Club a ski and golf resort just north of Yellowstone National Park that counts Bill Gates, Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel among its members has asked the Montana Department of Environmental Quality for a permit to allow it to use wastewater for snowmaking operations on its ski slopes.
About a dozen other ski areas across the U.S. have used wastewater to make artificial snow before, but the Yellowstone Club would be the first in Montana. The technique has also been used in Europe and Australia.
Don’t eat the yellowstone snow: Elite ski resort aims to turn sewage into powder
May 12 2021
An exclusive Montana resort wants to turn sewage into snow so that its rich and famous members can ski its slopes in a winter season that s shrinking because of climate change.
The Yellowstone Club a ski and golf resort just north of Yellowstone National Park that counts Bill Gates, Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel among its members has asked the Montana Department of Environmental Quality for a permit to allow it to use wastewater for snowmaking operations on its ski slopes.
About a dozen other ski areas across the U.S. have used wastewater to make artificial snow before, but the Yellowstone Club would be the first in Montana. The technique has also been used in Europe and Australia.
Resort wants to use treated wastewater to supplement snow
By JUSTIN FRANZMay 12, 2021 GMT
FILE - In this undated file photo is the Yellowstone Club near Big Sky, Mont., north of Yellowstone National Park. The club has asked the Montana Department of Environmental Quality for a permit to allow it to use treated wastewater for snowmaking to help extend the ski season at the exclusive resort. The resort already uses treated wastewater to irrigate its golf courses. (Erik Peterson/Bozeman Daily Chronicle, File)
FILE - In this undated file photo is the Yellowstone Club near Big Sky, Mont., north of Yellowstone National Park. The club has asked the Montana Department of Environmental Quality for a permit to allow it to use treated wastewater for snowmaking to help extend the ski season at the exclusive resort. The resort already uses treated wastewater to irrigate its golf courses. (Erik Peterson/Bozeman Daily Chronicle, File)
An Elite Montana Ski Resort Popular Among Celebrities Wants to Turn Sewage Into Snow Justin Franz, Kaiser Health News
An exclusive Montana resort wants to turn sewage into snow so that its rich and famous members can ski its slopes in a winter season that’s shrinking due to climate change.
The Yellowstone Club a ski and golf resort just north of Yellowstone National Park that counts Bill Gates, Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel among its members has asked the Montana Department of Environmental Quality for a permit to allow it to use wastewater for snowmaking operations on its ski slopes.