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The Park City ski areas are participating in the Keep Winter Cool Campaign that is sponsored by the National Ski Area Associations and the National Resource Defense Council. KEEP WINTER COOL-February 22 "Sustainable Slopes Outreach Day" to Highlight Climate Change.
The third annual Sustainable Slopes Outreach Day will take place on February 22, 2003. Participating resorts will communicate a "Keep Winter Cool" message to skiers and snowboarders on the important topic of climate change. Resorts adopted a climate change policy this season to address the potential impacts of global warming on winter recreation. The objective of the outreach campaign is to raise awareness about resort environmental programs and remind guests how they too can help with environmental stewardship.
Participating resorts will communicate the "Keep Winter Cool" message to skiers and snowboarders through table tents at resort lodges and cafeterias and through their websites. The "Keep Winter Cool" message encourages resort guests to do their part in reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with climate change, including purchasing wind power for their home; carpooling, driving an efficient car or riding shuttles; purchasing energy-efficient appliances for their home; and turning off lights and turning down heat when leaving a room at the resort or at home.
Resorts take a variety of measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in their operations, such as adopting and applying green building principles for new construction; conducting energy "retrofits" on existing facilities; purchasing wind power to run lifts or buildings; replacing aging air compressors in snowmaking operations to reduce emissions; using alternative fuels in resort transportation fleets; and promoting car pooling by guests or providing mass transit. Many resorts across the country will be showcasing their environmental programs with on-mountain displays and special events on February 22nd. Check back here on February 17th for more details on resort plans for Outreach Day.
Information on resort environmental programs is always available on NSAA's on-line environmental database, the "Green Room." Visit nsaa.org and click on "Sustainable Slopes" to access the Green Room.
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