US ski resorts devastated as worsening crisis impacts business: 'It's been really slow'

Ski resorts and winter sports shops were struggling because of high temperatures and a lack of snow, KOAT reported. In the United States and elsewhere, this change varies by region, but winter temperatures in the continental U.S. have climbed 3 degrees since the preindustrial era, according to The Climate Reality Project. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementSki Santa Fe general manager Ben Abruzzo said his business was using snowmaking machines to remain open. In France, hundreds of ski resorts shut their doors, and some in the western U.S. couldn't open as usual because of a lack of snow. While some ski resorts may be able to supplement low snowfall, they cannot stay afloat without more of the white stuff.