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marmar

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Wed Jan 2, 2019, 11:58 AM Jan 2019

Snow days? Winter sports industry preps for climate change


from the Miami Herald:



SNOWSHOE, W.Va.

For many people the holidays signal the start of a joyous time — snow season. It means strapping on skis or hopping onto a sled to tear into soft, fluffy powder.

That's the case for Greg Corio, who for almost two decades has been an avid ice climber.

"The only way to describe it is it's magical," said Corio. "There's so many features, and so many details and little knobs and little pieces and dripping water as you're climbing up it. It's like climbing up the side of Magic Kingdom's castle."

Ice climbing is a fickle sport. Prolonged bouts of cool temperatures are required in order for ice to form into thick enough layers to support climbing. In temperate West Virginia, there has traditionally been just a small window of time where climbers can get out on the ice. Enthusiasts are ready to drop everything when the opportunity presents itself, Corio said.

But in recent years, as temperatures have warmed, Corio said the window for ice climbing seems to be shrinking. ...........(more)

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article223425840.html




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