Sandpoint, ID - Schweitzer Mountain Resort has announced several initiatives intended to reduce the Idaho ski and snowboard resort’s impact on the environment. Schweitzer hired an environmental coordinator, signed the National Ski Area Association’s Sustainable Slopes Initiative, purchased wind energy to operate several chairlifts, enlisted an environmental committee to work on improvements resort wide, and [...]

Resort owner and president to be recognized on October 4th

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Outdoor Industry Delegation Visits Washington DC to Voice Support for Proposal to Protect 2 Million Acres and Nearly 1000 Miles of Rivers
Bend, Ore., September 16, 2008 — A group of four Conservation Alliance members traveled to Washington DC to talk to members of the Congress about the importance of a proposal to protect more than [...]

Copper Mountain, CO - Copper Mountain released the Colorado ski and snowboard resort’s 2008 Environmental Report on Tuesday, highlighting Copper’s existing and upcoming environmental initiatives, including the installation of a 4.2 kilowatt photovoltaic system at the Transportation Center, Green Globes certification of the new Woodward at Copper facility and the creation of an employee-based fund [...]

According to the Aspen Times:
ASPEN — The Aspen Skiing Co. will buck the ski industry trend again this year and go with an advertising campaign that touts political activism rather than powder.
The Skico is running ads in the major ski and snowboard publications that show the steps its front-line employees have taken to help preserve [...]

Following on the heels of its award-winning efforts with the Pacific Mine, Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort is continuing to improve local environmental conditions and water quality by embarking on a second mine restoration project in American Fork Canyon.
With assistance from Trout Unlimited (TU), Snowbird is redirecting water from the Live Yankee Mine in Mary [...]

Concerned with the effects of global warming and rising energy costs, snow sliding areas across the country are putting their money where their mouths are and building on-site renewable energy projects.

Mt Buller, Victoria’s premier alpine resort, has marked a milestone today as recycled water from the resort’s new Water Reuse system has been used for snowmaking for the first time.