Warmer winters may melt ski spots. Global warming – Even a small temperature gain could spell doom for many Northwest ski resorts

This winter’s deep snow in the Cascades is a snowboarder’s dream, but a new study suggests that ski areas may have fewer such bonanza seasons if Northwest temperatures continue to rise as they have for decades.

Projecting warmer weather from a climate model keyed to the Pacific Northwest, researchers at Oregon State University identify 19 ski areas in the Cascade and Olympic mountain areas as being "at risk" of substantially fewer cold, and snowy, winters by midcentury.

RICHARD L. HILL

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