Sentences with phrase «ski industry»

Prior to joining NPR, Siegler spent seven years reporting from Colorado, where he became a familiar voice to NPR listeners reporting on politics, water, and the state's ski industry from Denver for NPR Member Station KUNC.

Is the Scottish skiing industry just seeing a couple of freak years of good snowfall before it continues a long - term decline, or will a change to colder weather make it a reliable source of income over coming decades?

Just a couple of years ago, when I spoke to the North American ski industry, they seem perplexed when I suggested that global warming would become their most important issue.

August 8, 2016 • They are among North America's largest ski industry companies.

December 31, 2010 • Snow is piling up in record amounts in the western part of the U.S.. That's good news for the snow - dependent ski industry, which like most travel and tourism industries, has limped its way through the economic downturn.

With roots in the industrial age, the heart and soul of the Northeastern Pennsylvania ski industry.

He is from Lake Tahoe, California and spent many years in the professional ski industry before making the transition to captaining private sport - fishing yachts.

The project is one of the most ambitious and impactful capital programs in US ski industry history and will create the largest ski resort in the United States with over 7,300 acres of skiable terrain.

You can be confident in knowing their passion and knowledge of Big White along with their lengthy ski industry experience makes them the best in the business!

Ideal Companies: Renewable Energy, Energy Conservation, Agricultural / Industrial Equipment Design, Ski Industry Operation / Design

«I worked with aerospace engineers on predictive engineering, doing things that you just don't see in the ski industry,» he says.

But the ski industry is capital - intensive with low margins, so making money was a challenge.

The resort is currently building The Village Station, an upscale family dining restaurant and remodeling the Ram restaurant, one of the most iconic venues in the ski industry.

Barnes, who originally started at the mountain during the 1986 - 87, winter season as a ski instructor, has an extensive background in the ski industry with an emphasis in resort and customer service.

One of the very first ski resorts on the East Coast, Mount Snow is continuing to define the ski industry even today.

Mount Snow has one of the most colorful and interesting histories of any resort in the ski industry thanks in large part to our visionary founder and National Ski Areas Association Hall of Fame member, Walter Schoenknecht.

WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley looks at the importance of this holiday week for the region's ski industry.

«The state will issue a request for expressions of interest to engage firms with ski industry and winter sports expertise, ensuring that these resources are invested in a manner that maximizes benefits to both (Olympic Regional Development Authority) and the regional economy,» the report reads.

Many of peoples» favorite tourism destinations and activities are at risk to climate change, from the ski industry to tropical beaches, from iconic species to cultural heritage.

Launched in 2013, World Ski Awards aim is to drive up standards within the ski industry by rewarding the organisations that are leaders in their field.

The aim of your Ski Instructor Course is to set you up for a career in the ski industry, so with that in mind you'll be aiming to pass 2 internationally recognised ski qualifications — NZSIA Levels 1 and 2 — to get your CV off to an amazing start.

The New Zealand Ski Instructors Association (NZSIA) level 1 is an introduction to the NZSIA technique and methodology, and the role of ski teaching within the ski industry.

Deer Valley Resort revolutionized the ski industry by being the first North American resort to provide the first - class service one would receive at a five - star hotel.

In 1966, just as the ski industry began to blossom, local resort developers envisioned an arts and cultural center for the valley and surrounding community.

The ski industry is already hurting from the effects of climate change, with more unpredictable and warmer winters making it increasingly difficult for places dependent upon steady revenue from snow - seeking tourists.

Ski resorts are concerned that global warming will reduce snowfall and hurt the skiing industry.

This could impact everything from farmlands to the ski industry.

It points to the dwindling snowpack, which is critical for the state's agriculture, water supply and $ 5 billion ski industry.

To minimise the anticipated impact of global warming on the ski industry, development of new leisure industries more resistant to or suited to a warmer atmosphere, thus avoiding excessive reliance on the ski industry, e.g., grass - skiing, hiking, residential lodging and eco-tourism, could be helpful in compensating for the income reduction due to snow deterioration (Fukushima et al., 2002).

Since his time as a ski patrolman at Alta Ski Area during the»90s, Bill has seen firsthand the changes to the ski industry from climate change.

Perhaps more to the point, efforts like these are no longer optional for the ski industry.

The $ 4 billion ski industry «got a wake - up call» in 1998, notes Schendler, when protesters torched Vail.

But right now, the ski industry is the perfect coal - mine canary for its fallout.

At the same time, he points out that NRDC's endorsement does not go past the Keep Winter Cool campaign: «There are areas where we disagree with the ski industry, particularly land use.»

In a state like New Hampshire, the ski industry is facing shorter seasons and losing jobs.

Upon completing a judicial clerkship with The Honorable Paul E. Short, Jr., in Chester, South Carolina, Kevin moved to Colorado and worked in the ski industry for three years before returning to South Carolina in 2000 and settling in Charleston to begin his law practice here.

Rooted in Lake Tahoe, Coalition Snow is a group of all - women shapers and ski makers hell - bent on removing the «pink it and shrink it» attitude from the ski industry's vocabulary.

Ski lift operators, aka lifties, play an essential role in the ski industry.

Seasonal work in the ski industry is usually relatively easy to come by, although wages are likely to be low.