Ski Area Eco Report Card

Got snow? The Ski Area Citizen's Coalition has released their 2011 Ski Area Report Card. It grades the environmental impacts of Western U.S. ski area operations in four categories:

• habitat protection
• protecting watersheds
• addressing global climate change
• environmental practicies and policies

Nice to see an organization looking at this!

Top ten list is here; their top three:

1. Squaw Valley USA (CA)
2. Park City Mountain Resort (UT)
3. Alpine Meadows Skia Area (CA)

Worst ten list is here; their worst three:

1. Breckenridge Ski Resort (C))
2. Sun Valley Resort (ID)
3. Arizona Snowbowl (AZ)

They even have a cool function where you can autosend emails to the resorts listed, text already filled out, to say "great job!" or "do better!" Do your part by choosing an eco-sensitive snow resort this winter.