Warming may shorten winters (Sell your snow skis alert)

Vail Daily ^ | July 25, 2008 | Edward Stoner

[PROCON]

Skiing, local real estate likely to suffer scientists say

VAIL, Colorado — If greenhouse gas emissions aren’t curtailed, climate change will reduce Eagle County’s snowpack by 57 percent by 2085, according to a new report.

“The state’s most popular tourist activity is at risk from climate change,” said the report, published Wednesday by the Center for Integrative Environmental Research at the University of Maryland.

The report, “Economic Impacts of Climate Change on Colorado,” does not paint a pretty picture for skiing — and the attendant industry of real estate — over the next century.

The “snow season” could become 30 days shorter and the snowline could rise by 328 to 1,312 feet if emissions continue at the current rate, the study said.

Also, because of a projected global temperature increase, less precipitation will fall as snow, the report said.

[PROCON]

Ping!

[AU72]

And Cooling may lengthen Winters.

[w1andsodidwe]

My god, who knew that WARMING MAY SHORTEN WINTERS and didn't tell us.

I guess there must be some imbecile out there who could not figure this out.

Yawn.

[Vigilanteman]

I read somewhere that Alta and Snowbird (Utah) had ski slopes open and operating on Memorial Day this year.

[thefactor]

where will Manbearpig live?

[sarasota]

Uh, they had the longest snowiest winter on record last winter in Colordao if I remember correctly.

[Caramelgal]

where will Manbearpig live?

OMG! Global Warming Killed Kenny! You Ba$tards!

[TheMole]

From the Colorado Springs Business Journal, Feb. 15, 2008:

Colorado snowpack at record levels

[Wil H]

If greenhouse gas emissions aren’t curtailed, climate change will reduce Eagle County’s snowpack by 57 percent by 2085..

ROFLMAO!

We're all doomed!

[grellis]

FCOL. Last winter began halfway through trick-or-treating with my kids. It ended the first week of May.

Shorter winters? Sign me the hell up!

[Truth29]

Does anyone seriously think that skiing and recreation in general will be carried out in the same manner in the year 2085? The fallacy of straight line projections. For all anyone knows, skying, if it exists at all, may be on antigrav plates or carried out in virtual holosuites. Forecasts of this length involving human nature are fantasy.

[WVKayaker]

Anchorage on track for coolest summer -AP

[RightWhale]

Spring came a month late this year and the native vegetation and small animals are highly anxious. Summer has been too cool for the garden. We’ll see how fall goes. Earliest onset of winter was Labor Day about 15 years ago. Not likely we’ll see it that early.

[Tallguy]

The “snow season” could become 30 days shorter and the snowline could rise by 328 to 1,312 feet if emissions continue at the current rate, the study said.

Raising the snowline to 1,312 ft will have no affect on a ski area with peaks ranging from 6,000 at the base area & summits in the 9 to 10K ft range. C'mon. It would actually make getting TO the ski areas easier & so be beneficial.

[stevem]

We recently ended a very long and very cold winter. It seems to me as I read about average temperatures and other weather related stuff from the big round world I note stories denoting cold tied for or exceeding all in collective memories.

The science of global warming has it all...great theory...great press...great support from wind bag politicians...everything...that is...except rising temteratures.

[magslinger]

Shorter winter=lower heating costs. Woohoo!

[wolfcreek]

I belive Aspen and Vail were also open.

[scory]

I live in Colorado Springs and after the last 2 winters would be very happy to see the season shortened by 30 days. I lived most of my life in a much warmer climate and find that while snow is pretty to look at it is a pain in the neck to actually live with.

[Senator_Blutarski]

WARMING MAY SHORTEN WINTERS

Of course, if we discover the winters are getting longer that will also be proof of global warming.

[#1CTYankee]

"where will Manbearpig live?"

In a cave of course.

[steelyourfaith]

 

Beam me to Planet Gore !

[14erClimb]

You are correct. The amount of snow we got in the mountains this year was ridiculous. Much of it hasn’t even melted yet. I have pictures of a mountain I tried to climb last summer (not a bad snow year either) and pictures of the same mountain from earlier this month and the difference is staggering. Many of the alpine lakes are just now melting.

[Vigilanteman]

Yes, I guess it was pretty widespread. A buddy of mine farms in Idaho and told me the ski resorts were running there as well.

[radiohead]

Shorter winters? Sign me the hell up!

Same here. Winter in Iowa was brutal this year. Hope I never see another one like it.

[Poser]

Oh Lord... Please, please, please make this true. I had to use the snow blower an average of 5 times per week last winter.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Warming may shorten winters...

[sarasota]

Incredible amounts of snow and it must have become a bit difficult for the ski areas to keep it packed?

[sarasota]

In NW Illinois I survived by pretending that I was living in the high country. One week I had my drive plowed twice in one day. It was a winder wonderland.

[radiohead]

It was a winder (winter?) wonderland.

I had other names for it. : )

[sarasota]

So did others!