Aspen Snowmass pilots insulated snow storage system to prepare for warmer winters
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Betsy Welch
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Aspen Snowmass is piloting a snow storage system to combat warmer winters caused by climate change. The method involves collecting excess snow from ski runs, piling it near base areas, and covering it with thick insulated blankets to preserve it through the summer. If successful, the stored snow will be used to build terrain parks at Buttermilk and Snowmass the following season, helping the resort maintain operations and opening dates despite increasingly unpredictable snowfall patterns.
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bskyAspen Snowmass pilots insulated snow storage system to prepare for warmer winterscoloradosun.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledFollowing one of the leanest winters in recent memory — a season that forced Buttermilk to close a week and a half early — the snow has long since disappeared from the mountain.
Near the base area sits a massive pile of snow wrapped in thick insulated blankets. Officials at Aspen One, which manages four Roaring Fork Valley mountains, hope most of it will still be there by the time next winter begins.
If the new storage system works, terrain parks at Buttermilk and Snowmass will be built next season using last season's snow
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