| As autumn passes to winter it only takes a flurry | | | | Report notes that 68 resorts are now purchasing |
| of snow for skiers to drwam of days filled with | | | | renewable energy. Among the resorts purchasing |
| downhill runs through ideal powder conditions | | | | renewable energy are Killington Resort in |
| followed by evenings in front of roaring fires with | | | | Vermont, Oregon's Mt.Bachelor Resort and the |
| family and friends. | | | | Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard Resort. Each of |
| What could be better? How about a resort that | | | | these resorts has set as their goals 100 percent |
| takes environmental issues seriously without | | | | renewable energy. In other words, they replace |
| compromising what skiers love about their sport. | | | | the energy used by their operations. Breckinridge |
| In North America, dozens of resorts, including | | | | in Colorado is purchasing wind energy, while Jiminy |
| Whistler Blackcomb, have already initiated major | | | | Peak in Western Massachusetts is the first North |
| changes that will put the resorts on a renewable | | | | American resort to build its own wind turbines in |
| energy plan. | | | | order to supply their own energy. |
| In the United States the Sustainable Slopes Annual | | | | |