Do you #ski? The political economy of #snow, slopes and #skiing
#Skiing is, in short, becoming more, not less exclusive
the business logic is not so much one of building moats, but of buying #mountains
Since 2000 none of the winter Olympics would have been possible without #artificialsnow and #snowfarming
That innocent seasonal question, “do you ski?”, does indeed carry a lot of weight https://adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-180-do-you-ski-the-political #monopoly #globalwarming #climatechange #snowmaking

Puzzled re. this observation from Chartbook. Why is the ski industry’s water consumption an environmental concern? Wouldn’t all that artificial snow eventually melt back into the watershed? #skiing #environment #snowmaking

Woke up to freezing weather + light #snow again so checked in with nearest #Ski place (in #Sweden), just, you know, in case...
They've decided not to open this year- #ClimateChange means ever less natural snow + the #energyCrisis means electricity is too expensive for #Snowmaking

This is of course a #FirstWorldProblem of the highest order but maybe just also a #signOfTheTimes #Vallåsen

https://via.tt.se/pressmeddelande/vallasens-skidanlaggning-oppnar-inte-i-vinter?publisherId=3235514&releaseId=3331233&lang=sv

Got ourselves a man-made blizzard at @sevenoaksrec@twitter.com! They do such a great job making snow! #skiing #skiiowa #snowmaking https://instagr.am/reel/ClKvMODAJHD/