Mountain Meltdown (10/22/13)

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🗓️ 29 October 2013

⏱️ 42 minutes

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“We want skiers to literally help save the world,” said Porter Fox, editor at Powder Magazine. Climate change has already impacted the length and intensity of winters and reduced snowfall means many of the nation’s ski centers will eventually be forced to close, especially those at lower temperatures. Jeremy Jones, professional snowboarder and founder of Protect Our Winters, reminisced about a spot he revisited in Chamonix: “I used to be able to snowboard here.” This two-panel conversation first explores the science and personal experiences behind shorter winters, then looks at how ski resort CEOs are dealing with the problem. “If you’re going to allow carbon emissions to be free, in the end nobody’s really going to do anything,” said Mike Kaplan, president and CEO of Aspen/Snowmass. With the popularity of winter sports, the ski industry may be able to help communicate the impacts of climate change. “This industry gets it,” Kaplan said. Porter Fox, Editor, Powder Magazine; Author, The Deep: The Story of skiing and the Future of Snow (November 2013) Anne Nolin, Professor, Geosciences and Hydroclimatology, Oregon State University Jeremy Jones, Founder and CEO, Protect our Winters; Professional Snowboarder Dave Brownlie, President and CEO, Whistler Blackcomb Mike Kaplan, President and CEO, Aspen/Snowmass Jerry Blann, President, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort This program was recorded in front of a live audience at The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on October 22, 2013 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:07.2	Today we're discussing skiing in the age of climate disruption.
1:11.1	Rising temperatures are turning snow into slush, shrinking ski seasons, and causing resorts to worry about their future.
1:18.8	They're investing in energy efficiency and working to get off dirty coal power.
1:23.6	They're also stepping into politics.
1:25.7	More than 100 ski areas joined other companies in calling on the U.S. government to adopt rules cutting the carbon pollution that could put them out of business. Over the next hour, we'll look at the meltdown in the mountains with our live audience at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. Our program today will be in two parts. First, we'll hear from a scientist, a reporter, and a
1:45.0	professional snowboarder. And the second segment will hear from the chiefs of the Aspen, Jackson
1:49.8	Hole, and Whistler Ski Resorts. First, the voice of science and ski enthusiasts. They can be both.
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