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Is or will global warming affect skiing in the near future?

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Hammyslapwagon
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While browsing my area's 10 day forecast, with last years winter in mind, I can't help but think global warming is contributing to unusually high temperatures.  I fear that this year's winter might be a repeat of last, at least for some areas.    So to all you global warming buffs, is it causing the above average temperatures we are seeing and will we see much higher temperatures in the near future?
Dec 1 2012 1:32AM
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roddy116
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mother nature has aids
Dec 1 2012 1:35AM
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eheath
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If you're not trolling, global warming will not show effects over 12 months. Global warming is a change over many, many years. Every year is going to be different, its called weather cycles.
Dec 1 2012 2:04AM
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No.Quarter
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Where do you ski. I ski Summit, CO areas (Key, A-Bay, Breck)and I think it's already better than last year IMO. In the town of Summit, CO last year, Christmas was all brown, almost no snow anywhere.
Dec 1 2012 2:14AM
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BenWhit
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global warming is really is a "societaly" (for lack of a better term) generated term. rather, climate change should be what we're focusing on. one year of below average precipitation and above average temperatures does not constitute widespread climate change. of this trend continues, we got a problem.
Dec 1 2012 2:15AM
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momentz
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What if global warming is occurring I have been thinking if this is destroying our ozone layer it will allow the suns rays to penetrate earth much more harshly but also in the winter wouldn't it do the same and amplify the coldness? Just a though
Dec 1 2012 8:16AM
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MaxBerkowitz
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NO.
Dec 1 2012 9:02AM
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coldcuts69
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Ah fuck, you're back? Where the hell have you been? Suckin on some fat dicks I presume?
Dec 1 2012 9:30AM
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SkiBum.
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This winter has been worse for the UT/CO rockies than last.
Dec 1 2012 9:46AM
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momentz
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hahahah typical NS scrub. Gtfo or at least attempt to contribute fool.
Dec 1 2012 9:50AM
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coldcuts69
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Dec 1 2012 11:40AM
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[J_Gasper]
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I think we have just had a bad winter last year, and maybe this year..

I defiantly think global warming will take a devastating effect on our sport in many years, just not now.


I had to do a research paper on global warming for my AP composition class, lets just say that it is defiantly a matter that is inevitable. If you 'dont believe in it' then you need your fucking head examined.
Dec 1 2012 11:43AM
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Lucas
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Global warming isnt real. Its climate change, some places are getting warmer and some areas are getting colder. But yes it will take an extremly long time.
Dec 1 2012 11:59AM
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Lick
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Well first of all, global warming is not real you fucking idiot
Dec 1 2012 12:29PM
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CrotchKiller
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CLIMATE CHANGE*

CLIMATE CHANGE*

CLIMATE CHANGE*

CLIMATE CHANGE*

CLIMATE CHANGE*

Dec 1 2012 12:34PM
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Pudge
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Yeah global warming isn't real man
Dec 1 2012 12:35PM
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Miomo
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inb4 The Day After Tomorrow
Dec 1 2012 12:44PM
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Granby_killdozer
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http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/GlobalWarming/page2.php
for all of you saying global warming isn't real... NASA disagrees.
Dec 1 2012 12:49PM
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Granby_killdozer
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CFCs are what destroy the ozone layer, not greenhouse gasses. And no, not having an ozone layer would not amplify cold weather in the winter. the ozone layer retains very little heat, what it does do is absorb all of the nasty short wave radiation (stuff that gives you cancer) from the sun. 
Dec 1 2012 12:57PM
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speedin
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And whats the second of all?

Dec 1 2012 3:33PM
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Lick
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he's a bitch
Dec 1 2012 3:40PM
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ski.cats
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climate change is absolutely certain.  anthropogenic acceleration of such is what comes into question.  i believe events such as the magnitude of recent storms, intense droughts/heat waves over the last summer and still continuing, july being the absolute hottest month since the record began(1895), and a non stop warming trend could very well be attributed to human impact on the atmosphere, and the first steps in what is often called global warming

click to sources of how shitty things have been
drought



heating trend
storm strength
record heat

the thing about climate change is that it has huge impacts on ecosystems composed of  countless environmental and living factors, so its seemingly impossible exactly how everything will pan out
Dec 1 2012 4:08PM
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Lucas
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But wait...what about the places getting colder?
Dec 1 2012 4:22PM
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ski.cats
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are you talking about winter?
Dec 1 2012 4:34PM
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dirty.
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so far youre all kind of wrong.
climate change and global warming refer to two different phenomenons happening in our earths atmosphere. climate change obviously refers to the general changing climate to specific areas or regions,..the climate is constantly changing everywhere in the world and always has been, yes most places are getting warmer and some places the climate and weather is getting more severe, not necessarily colder, but different and more wintery weather patterns than normal. (mid-atlantic coast these past few years for example)

Overall the average temperature on earth is steadily increasing (getting warmer). But when you look at a graph of the average earths temperature it starts to spike dramatically right around the time of the industrial revolution when we started to rely on fossil fuels for basically everything,

99.9% of scientist world wide agree that there is a direct correlation to the dramatic rise in the earths average temperature and the start of us as a world burning fossil fuels (resulting in CO2 emissions) which basically pile up in the earths atmosphere so when sunlight gets transferred to infrared heat, less heat can escape the atmosphere). This is what is commonly referred to as global warming.

Yes global warming is happening and very much exists and is real. If you think other and disagree with 99% of scientists than you are probably a fox news watching republican or just a straight up retard...most likely both.

as far as it affecting skiing, it depends on where you are. there have been many record breaking snowfalls all over north american ski resorts in the past 10 years or so, also the north east has been experiencing record low snowfall amounts recently while the mid atlantic has been getting hammered

kind of long i know, possibly not all entirely 100% accurate but i just kind of spitballed the whole thing, ive written a few papers on this exact topic in some college classes so im somewhat farmilliar with it but certainly not claiming to be any kind of meteorologist or weather/climate expert. feel free to add or make corrections if you feel you are more qualified to explain this to people that are less informed about
Dec 1 2012 5:17PM
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Bill.Nye
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Global climate change can't ever be linked to any single weather event or hot day, but it does mean that there will be more hot days in any given year than there used to be.

So yes, GCC will affect skiing, and everything else.

2012 is on track to be the warmest year on record, ever.
Dec 1 2012 5:22PM
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ILLinoisance
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God created global warming to punish us.
Dec 1 2012 5:34PM
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BirtDike
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LMAO, High and Dry Drought =/= Global Warming.




Dec 1 2012 9:43PM
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Granby_killdozer
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Actually it kind of does... while extreme weather is a part of life, global warming will amplify it and make it a lot more common. Kind of like how it's possible for a regular person to get lung cancer but a smoker is a lot more likely to get it.

And for all of you kids still in school, you should listen to your science teachers when it comes to stuff like this; they're a lot more informed than your parents.
Dec 2 2012 12:08AM
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doGelyst
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imma just say, moved to mammoth during their best season ever, followed by one of the worst.
relatively consistant winters in colorado for 6 years, now its all weird.

this weather everywhere as of late has been whack.
Dec 2 2012 12:17AM
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BirtDike
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Dustbowl global warming too? the 30s was full of droughts. and in the 50's colorado had a 4 year drought and another 1 year dry session. Colorado hasn't had a drought like this since 02' and before that 83'. More common?...



Dec 2 2012 1:09AM
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PeppermillReno
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Yes

Since I like to ski somewhere that isn't cold as balls (Tahoe) it probably effects me the worst. Lots of future snow storms will end up being rain because of this shit.

Oh well. I'd be down to kill millions/billions of people to stop it but thats not gonna happen is it?
Dec 2 2012 1:30AM
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TACO-DOG.exe
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not this year anyways. my hill is 3 weeks ahead of schedule in opening up the rest of the hill.
Dec 2 2012 1:55AM
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Tikayt
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Since global warning is a "societaly" term you mean that global warming isn't occuring ? Are you kidding, what happened in New York few weeks ago, where do you think it came from ? Capitalism deserve to pay the price I guess.
Near future sound like 50/ 100 years ahead of us, not 12 next month. So I believe it will change, especially with the change of the gulf stream, Canada will have much less snow for eg.
Dec 2 2012 3:09AM
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HWW
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The average surface temperature is rising by ca. 0.3 - 0.6ºC every decade, and it is accelerating, although in your lifetime this will probably not significantly change your winter snowfall very much.

CO2 in the atmosphere has dramatically risen in the last 100 years or so (and rising), and the CO2 value in our atmosphere has not been this high for at least 800,000 years. You cannot dispute the fact that climate change due to humans is happening.
Dec 2 2012 3:51AM
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Tikayt
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That was my point, +k
Dec 2 2012 4:22AM
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Tikayt
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That was my point, +k
Dec 2 2012 4:24AM
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Tikayt
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That was my point, +k
Dec 2 2012 4:24AM
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Crankset
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The ski industry faces a real and serious threat from anthropogenic climate change. In many cases, resorts have no choice but to implement climate change adaptation programmes to shield their business from what will enevitably be shorter ski seasons in the future. One great example of this is Grouse Mountain in Vancouver and their Blue Grouse programme. (http://www.grousemountain.com/blue-grouse-sustainability)

You all should sign onto the I AM PRO SNOW campaign by The Climate Reality. I AM PRO SNOW brings together ski industry professionals with climate change experts to drive this issue forward. Here's the link:

http://climaterealityproject.org/pro-snow/

Cheers
Matt


Dec 2 2012 4:50AM
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Granby_killdozer
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Not really sure what point you're trying to make. Did you not understand my analogy?
And just so you know... the Dustbowl wouldn't have been nearly as severe, had it not been for the farmers who pulled up all the natural flora.
Dec 2 2012 6:09PM
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Granby_killdozer
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Communism facilitates global warming just as much as Capitalism... Irrelevant comments like that aren't going to help people understand.
Dec 2 2012 6:14PM
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fruitstick
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haHAHAHA BROOOOOOO WTF!?!?!?!?!?!?
Dec 2 2012 6:22PM
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_Garagely_
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Global warming and climate change are very real and man does contribute to the warming trends. However, Earth has been warmer than this before. Like the Earth always has it will get colder eventually.
Sun spots also have to do with climate so a sunspot minimum could occur so there might be a mini ice age like Europe's during the Maunder minimum of the 1600's and there would be plenty of snow. (not likely).
Dec 2 2012 6:24PM
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DeRizzo
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My mountains are doing pretty good.
Dec 2 2012 6:37PM
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.frenchy
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Well there is less than a month left...
Dec 2 2012 6:39PM
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Randy_Quench
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Omg two slow seasons in a row! Must be global warming kicking in!
Dec 2 2012 6:40PM
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BirtDike
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lol you're not sure my point? clearly my point is that its not more common. its actually been happening less often compared to the last 50-100 years...

yes i understood your analogy. idc because i think you're stupid, and type out everything you see other people say. and if you cant figure out my point in that, than you are severely compromised.
Dec 2 2012 7:38PM
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Treestman
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it ALREADY IS AFFECTING SKIING. ANY ONE WHO DOESNT BELIEVE IT IS IN DENIAL
Dec 2 2012 7:40PM
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nine50seven
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arctic oscillation, we are in a positive phase and the jet stream doesnt push the cold arctic air down into the us, negative is when we get the colder temps and more winter storms.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_oscillation
Dec 2 2012 7:44PM
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Lucas
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global warming is not fucking real you imbecile. Climate change is what the fuck is going on in your head man?
Dec 2 2012 7:59PM
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Granby_killdozer
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You hardly listed enough examples for me to see the trend you were implying (which is actually false) and the fact that you are now resorting to ad hominim for your argument leads me to believe that you lack any more material to back up your claim, so it would appear that you are in fact the one that is "severely compromised".
Run-on sentences FTW
Dec 2 2012 8:03PM
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