Perched high above skiers and snowboarders spectating down below, Silverthorne’s Chris Corning stared down Copper Mountain Resort’s 70-foot big air jump and prepared to lay down a run that would qualify him into the final.
There’s nothing like a little snow and ice to add a spot of jeopardy to your morning dog walk. My own inelegant anxious totter in the slush is bad enough when I’m alone, so adding my small but feisty and often overzealous Manchester terrier, Arty, into the mix was only ever going to be disastrous when we spent a few days in Morzine, just ahead of the ski area opening in early December.
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Snow is the white gold that keeps ski resorts alive, but as the climate crisis makes it increasingly scarce, some are hoarding it year-round to ensure they can open.
Snow is the white gold that keeps ski resorts alive, but as the climate crisis makes it increasingly scarce, some are hoarding it year-round to ensure they can open.