An Uphill Battle: How Experts Think Ski Tourism Can Adapt to Climate Stress

With climate stress and shorter ski seasons in some regions that heavily depend on tourism, it is easy to think that the ski industry is going downhill. However, Dr. Sunshine Swetnam, an assistant professor in Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, a CSU Mountain Campus faculty member, and Ski Area Management Master’s Certificate Lead thinks this is an unfair assumption. Tune in to hear Sunshine, Kelley, and Anna break the ice on how collaboration between stakeholders can restore damaged ecosystems that people depend on for ski tourism, and what the future of the “Mountain Fun Industry” will look like.