CONWAY — Snowpack analysis shows shrinking snowfall totals in the face of climate change but ski areas are learning to adjust.
U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) visited Cranmore Mountain Resort in January to discuss her bipartisan legislation to bring snowpack monitoring to the Northeast that will benefit the outdoor recreation economy.
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