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America's Greenest Ski Resorts

By Paul Stinson,  Newser User

Posted Feb 8, 2009 8:07 AM CST
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(Newser) – Despite their reputation for being unfriendly to the environment, several ski resorts have become more sustainable, says Treehugger, which lists seven of the nation’s greenest mountain getaways.

  1. The Aspen Skiing Company, Colorado: This four-mountain resort said to be at the center of the green movement began eco-friendly initiatives in 1997 using wind power and biodiesel. 
  2. Smugglers’ Notch Family Resort, Vermont: Green initiatives here include energy efficiency, recycling, water conservation, and wildlife protection.

  1. Park City Mountain Resort, Utah: This operation has trimmed the resort’s carbon footprint by over 15,000 tons, the “equivalent to the greenhouse gas emissions of 2,492 passenger vehicles or the electricity use of 1,802 homes for one year.”
  2. Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort, Oregon: Cooking oil for biofuel, non-petroleum based cleaners for housekeeping and recently hired climatologists are slashing this resort's carbon footprint.

A lone skier rides the lift at the Killington ski resort in Killington, Vt., Friday, Jan. 16, 2009. Temperatures fell to record lows early Friday morning across Vermont. .
A lone skier rides the lift at the Killington ski resort in Killington, Vt., Friday, Jan. 16, 2009. Temperatures fell to record lows early Friday morning across Vermont. .   (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)
This undated photo provided by Tourism British Columbia shows the Whistler Blackcomb Ski Resort in Whistler.
This undated photo provided by Tourism British Columbia shows the Whistler Blackcomb Ski Resort in Whistler.   (AP Photo/Tourism British Columbia, Randy Lincks)
This undated photo released by Mt. Bachelor, Inc. shows a skier at Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort near Bend, Ore. on the Cirque, with pinnacles shown in the background.
This undated photo released by Mt. Bachelor, Inc. shows a skier at Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort near Bend, Ore. on the Cirque, with pinnacles shown in the background.   (AP Photo/Mt. Bachelor, Inc.)
This undated photo released by Mt. Bachelor, Inc. shows the Pine Marten Lodge at Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort near Bend, Ore.
This undated photo released by Mt. Bachelor, Inc. shows the Pine Marten Lodge at Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort near Bend, Ore.   (AP Photo/Mt. Bachelor, Inc.)
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