February 20th, 2012
Okay, I know that one bad winter is no more proof of global warming than last winter’s excellent snow is evidence against it. But it is still remarkable that the skiing at Holderness today was worse than it was four years ago on April 12! And Holderness has been lucky this winter compared to most of New England.
Oh well, they did a great job with the snow they got, and Waterville continues to do a wonderful job with their snow, so the ski season will go on…
February 22nd, 2012 at 9:35 pm
Climate change is a bit better term to use. Here’s a remarkable NASA time lapse illustrating it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faJwLyY8M-E
February 25th, 2012 at 4:18 pm
As a skier since the early 70s I know there’s a lot of variability (and this year’s North America/Eurasia contrast shows that), but it is also abundantly clear that global warming is real. In the long run, our sport is endangered more than almost any other. I can only hope that as many Nordic skiers as possible will start to take action.