The winter of 2006/2007 was the warmest on record worldwide, and one of the warmest on record in Aspen, with few below-zero days, sporadic snowfall, and a torrential spring thaw that began in March, a full month earlier than usual.Strangely, in the article, I don't see any mention of current snow conditions.
From the 12/31/07 update at the Aspen Snowmass page:
Up to 6 inches of new snow overnight!More from the article above:
It's DEEPcember! More than 110 inches of snow has fallen this month.
The Aspen Skiing Co. stepped up its "Save Snow" campaign promoting its environmental initiatives, including green-building efforts, energy-efficiency upgrades, carbon-offset tags and others as reasons to choose this resort over others.
But all the "green" hype surrounding these efforts led some to question how much good the frenzy of goal-setting is actually doing. In SkiCo's case, not as much as hoped for, SkiCo environmental director Auden Schendler confessed to Business Weekly magazine. For all its claims and effort, SkiCo's carbon footprint is still rising as the company pumps electricity into snowmaking and seeks ever higher skier numbers.
"How do you really green your company? It's almost f------ impossible," Schendler told the magazine, adding the caveat that minimizing damage and promoting awareness of global warming are still important ways the company can make a difference.
Meanwhile, renowned global-warming activist Al Gore stopped through town to speak at the Aspen Institute, telling a crowd of hundreds that curbing the "planetary emergency" of global warming will ultimately "depend on what's in the hearts and minds of the people."
An Aspen Daily News article covering the speech drew more than 50 searing letters from around the country questioning both Al Gore's assertions about the validity of global warming and the integrity of the newspaper and its reporters, driving home the fact that, for some, the debate will never be dead.
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