🏔️ Parking lots as firebreaks? John Rice settles a debate between Gwyn Howat and her dad, Duncan. 🎥 Full FWSA panel discussion tragethonconsulting.com/reflections/su… Far West Ski Assoc Mt. Baker Ski Area NSAA Ski Area Management Ski California #WildfireResilience #SkiIndustry #FWSA

🌲Forest thinning is essential for forest health but what do we do with all that biomass? Gwyn Howat of Mt. Baker Ski Area shares an innovative idea: turn forest waste into regenerative power for chairlifts. ♻️🎿 tragethonconsulting.com/reflections/su… Far West Ski Assoc Ski California NSAA Ski Area Management

Trump suffers from Authorautism.

Better data is driving action on methane emissions, but more is work needed. One-third of oil and gas methane emissions to be tracked with real-world measurements. unep.org/news-and-stori…

Nationally, only 6% of those purchasing lift tickets pay the full, day of, rack rate price.

Republicans who mantra "affordable, affordable, affordable" won't bring down food prices. But they will be abke to eat their own words.

Headline News: A series of severe atmospheric rivers beginning on Dec. 9 brought the Pacific Northwest ski season to a grinding halt, forcing the closure of virtually every ski area in Washington and Oregon. Read more: saminfo.com/news/sam-headl…

Headline News: Extreme and erratic weather defined the first week of the 2025 Christmas-to-New Year period across much of North America. Read more: saminfo.com/faces-and-plac…

I am working on a holiday business levels round up article for Ski Area Management. Ski areas can reach me at [email protected]

It’s World Snow Day! Snowpack plays a role in wildfire risk. Oregon’s snowpack is currently below normal, but there are winter months remaining to add to seasonal accumulation. Keeping an eye on snowpack helps us understand and prepare for the intensity of fire season.

Thanks to all the ski areas who shared biz info from the holiday with me!

Oregon's snowbdrought is brutalized lower elevation ski areas. My report Ski Area Management.

Chart: The energy transition attracted record investment in 2025 Canary Media canarymedia.com/articles/clean…

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My reporting on Presidents' weekend holiday business. Thanks to all the ski areas who contributed.

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“Not all those who wander are lost” — J.R.R. Tolkien

This is the BEST, most hilarious breakdown I have seen of the absurd rationales I have heard trying to justify trump's idiotic war. BRILLIANT! 👏👏👏