Global Warming
By 2085, Aspen's climate and snowpack could be a lot like that in Santa Fe, N.M.: Eighteen degrees warmer, 43 percent less snow pack and shorter ski seasons. What sounds surreal is the Elk Mountains' 80-year prediction, and similar fates await all Rocky Mountain ski resorts, according to a Colorado College report.
The State of the Rockies report, released this week, details the Rockies' environmental condition and is the first to focus on recreational activities. By 2085, resorts such as Alta, Snowbird, Telluride and Taos are predicted to have around 85 percent less than their current snowpack totals, while northern Rocky resorts such as Big Sky and Jackson Hole will have 25 to 30 percent less.
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