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Many ski resorts are diversifying their business models in anticipation of climate change. One of the ways the ski industry will be affected by a warming planet is shorter winters, and in most locations around the United States the ski season is getting pushed back by days and weeks. Many resorts are starting to struggle to open for the holidays, a crucial time for resorts from a business perspective. Seasons are ending earlier, as well. By expanding their summer business, building zip lines and mountain bike trails or hosting summer festivals, ski resorts are adapting to a changing climate.

My mother smiled at me as I passed her a beer. She’s never loved classic beer, but she does enjoy a good grapefruit radler.

“Coming to the Oktoberfest while you’re pregnant wasn’t great planning,” I teased Reyna. She had arrived in Utah with the news she was pregnant again. All bets were on that she’d have a third daughter. There have only been women born into my mother’s family for the past three generations.