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Bigger mountains worth the drive?
Photo Credit: Breckenridge Ski Resort/Liam Doran
Are you one of the weekend warriors who ritually escapes to the mountains for steep runs and deep powder? Have you ever wondered about your commuting statistics?
I found these numbers for a one-way trip rather interesting. Hope you do too.
So let’s say you’re starting on the corner of 10th and Pearl and heading up to the mountains …
Eldora Mountain Resort
Driving time: 30 minutes
Distance: 17 miles
Gas used: 0.68 gallons
Money spent on gas: $1.90
A Basin Ski Area
Driving time: 1 hour, 41 minutes
Distance: 75 miles
Gas used: 3 gallons
Money spent on gas: $8.38
Winter Park Resort
Driving time: 1 hour, 43 minutes
Distance: 77.5 miles
Gas used: 3.1 gallons
Money spent on gas: $8.65
Copper Mountain
Driving time: 1 hour, 56 minutes
Distance: 89 miles
Gas used: 3.56 gallons
Money spent on gas: $9.94
Breckenridge Ski Resort
Driving time: 2 hours, 3 minutes
Distance: 92 miles
Gas used: 3.69 gallons
Money spent on gas: $10.29
Vail Ski Resort
Driving time: 2 hours, 16 minutes
Distance: 109 miles
Gas used: 4.36 gallons
Money spent on gas: $12.16
How climate change could hurt Colorado’s bottom line
Folks at Aspen have been noticing changes in the ski season. | flickr user Zach Dischner
The Climate Desk is a new collaborative effort to blah blah blah. That’s how I felt when I read the various releases about the Climate Desk today. Sorry, it’s true.
Here’s what it is: a bunch of people writing about climate change. At the moment, they’re looking at the business of climate change, which is pretty fascinating. Some of the stories come from established news sources like Mother Jones, Grist, Slate and the Atlantic, and some appear to be special to the Climate Desk.
The featured story at the moment gets into just how folks are planning on making money (or losing less money) thanks to climate change, saying, “Spend a couple of hours wandering through the websites of various industrial associations—aluminum manufacturers, real-estate agents, wineries, agribusinesses, take your pick—and you’ll find straightforward statements about the grim reality of climate change that wouldn’t seem out of place coming from Greenpeace.”
And there’s even a little look at Colorado’s most famous industry: Read more
