RESORT PLANS FOR SUSTAINABLE SLOPES OUTREACH DAY
( Please note: this is a partial listing of resort activities planned for February 26, 2005)

CALIFORNIA

Alpine Meadows will participate in this year's Sustainable Slopes Day. Alpine Meadows uses biodiesel fuel in various mountain vehicles including snow grooming machines and transportation buses. Vegetable-based and renewable, a 20% biodiesel fuel blend cuts all forms of air pollution from anywhere between 12% and 20%. At this point, 100% pure biodiesel fuel cannot be used at Alpine Meadows, because biodiesel fuel thickens during cold weather. A 20%:80% combination of biodiesel and regular diesel prevents thickening, and still provides significant emission reduction. Alpine Meadows is also participating in the planning of a September symposium hosted by the Truckee River Watershed Council (Squaw Valley, Alpine Meadows and Northstar-at-Tahoe are also active members) on "The Effects of Climate Change on Northern Sierra Watersheds: Past, Present and Future." Scientists from U.C. Berkeley, U.C. Davis, Stanford University, University of Nevada U.S.G.S, and the Central Sierra Snowlab will make presentations on the subject.

On Saturday, February 26, Mammoth Mountain will be hosting Sustainable Slopes Day and presenting the science of global warming as it relates to sustainable winter recreation. Representatives of the new High Sierra Energy Foundation and Mammoth Pacific's geothermal plant will be on hand to discuss viable alternatives to traditional energy sources now understood as major forces behind global warming. Other organizations will join Mammoth's event on February 26th with efforts closely tied to sustainable resort operations, including the Surfrider Foundation, Yosemite Fund, the Andrea Lawrence Institute for Mountains and Rivers, CalTrout, and the Sierra Conservancy. Mammoth's plans for the day include educational booths located next to the Panorama Gondola Building at Main Lodge from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. A biodiesel-powered snowcat will also be offering rides to the public and 'cool' gifts will be available while supplies last. Lift tickets are not required to attend and in the event of stormy weather, everything - minus the snowcat - will move inside. "This event is a great opportunity for our guests to learn about some of the environmental issues affecting us locally and how they can get involved to help make a difference if they want to," explained Vickie Taton, Mammoth's environmental education coordinator. "And in consideration of global warming," she added, "we ask everyone to ride the bus or carpool to the resort as much as possible to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions."

Mammoth is leading by example in reducing CO2 emissions in its operations through energy efficiency. A dedicated "energy management" staff person conducted thorough energy audits of 100 buildings--over 600,000 square feet, to start the process. Through the installation of thousands of compact fluorescent lamps, sealing holes in walls and ceilings, clearing reoccurring ice build ups in exterior doorways, adding motion sensors and twist timers, installing real time energy meters that track all energy systems for facilities and more, Mammoth has reduced electricity needs by 9 % and reduced propane use by 70,000 gallons per year. In fact, consolidated energy savings at Mammoth to date have been so great that even with its new Village Gondola on line and powered up, the ski area is still using less energy overall than before its completion. For more information about Sustainable Slopes Day or Mammoth's environmental programs, visit MammothMountain.com.

Northstar-at-Tahoe and Sierra-at-Tahoe will celebrate Sustainable Slopes Day Saturday, Feb. 26, 2005. Both resorts will uphold their commitment to the environment and invite guests and employees to reduce the potential environmental impacts on winter recreation. Sierra-at-Tahoe encourages its guests to carpool, drive an efficient car or ride shuttles to the resort on a daily basis to reduce vehicle emissions. To reward guests for protecting the environment, Sierra will participate in Sustainable Slopes Outreach Day with the following incentives:

• The first 100 cars that come to Sierra with three or more passengers inside will receive $3 in Sierra bucks per adult, that can be used in food and beverage and retail outlets.
• Any guest who collects three pieces of trash from the mountain and brings them to a guest service representative at the three major lifts will receive a free hot chocolate.
• Anyone who drives a hybrid car to Sierra gets free preferred parking for the day.

Protecting the environment is a year-round job at Sierra-at-Tahoe. The resort takes a number of steps in its day-to-day operations to recycle, reduce and reuse. The Grandview Bar & Grill utilizes solar power in its operations. Since 1993, Sierra has decreased waste by 44 percent by implementing low-cost solutions such as receptacles for recyclable glass and plastic in the restaurants and encouraging "paperless" offices among staff. Complimentary shuttles are provided daily from more than 40 South Lake Tahoe locations.

Northstar-at-Tahoe will support Sustainable Slopes day by donating a portion of lift ticket proceeds to the Truckee Tahoe Community Foundation's Nature Fund in an effort to keep the community green. The Nature Fund benefits many different organizations that protect and enhance the natural beauty of the Truckee community. 'WRAP of the Year' Award

From day-to-day operations to long-term planning, Northstar's commitment to the environment is apparent throughout the entire resort. On or off the hill, folks notice the steps Northstar is taking to aid and sustain its pristine environment. This year Northstar received the State of California's top waste reduction environmental award for outstanding achievement in on-site recycling, materials reuse and diversion, and waste prevention. Northstar was only one of ten businesses statewide that was presented with the 2004 Waste Reduction Awards Program "WRAP of the Year" honor selected by the California Integrated Waste Management Board.

For more information about Northstar and Sierra's Sustainable Slopes Day and about all the environmental efforts the resorts are making visit www.NorthstarAtTahoe.com and www.SierraAtTahoe.com or call 1-800-GO-NORTH or 1-530-659-7453.

COLORADO

Arapahoe Basin will have information tents in the base area with four organizations educating the public on their programs and products. A-Basin is also planning to display a Toyota Prius in the base area to raise awareness about hybrid vehicles.

• AtmosClear Climate Club: A-Basin will be selling the Climate Club Card all season for $25. On Sustainable Slopes Day and Earth Day, the card will get the holder a $15 lift ticket at A-Basin. The AtmosClear Climate Club's main purpose helps fight global warming and climate change. By purchasing a card you can reduce your overall (net) emissions, thereby reducing your individual contribution to global warming and climate change. Members receive a certificate confirming that real, verified ERCs have been purchased in their name, a refrigerator magnet, an annual membership sticker, and an Undo Your CO2 sticker for their vehicle. In addition, members get discounts and special offers provided by A-Basin and other AtmosClear Climate Club partners who care about the environment. Visit www.atmosclear.org for more details.
• CU Biodiesel, University of Colorado CU Biodiesel is a non-profit student organization dedicated to advancing the use and knowledge of biodiesel, a vegetable based and clean-burning alternative to petroleum diesel. CU Biodiesel strives to educate the private and public sectors about the production and implementation of biodiesel and simultaneously promote it as a renewable and valuable resource. Their current projects include the production of a comprehensive guide for the implementation of biodiesel, education of Boulder K-12 students about biodiesel, the design of a permanent biodiesel production facility, and the ongoing project of getting more people educated about biodiesel and filling their tanks with it. Visit www.cu-biodiesel.org for more details.
• The ,strong>Keystone Center, Keystone, CO The Keystone Center is a non-profit public policy and educational organization founded in 1975. The Center strives to develop creative problem-solving processes that assist diverse parties address issues of importance and to provide quality science education through hands-on inquiry of the natural world. The Keystone Center's mission today is to equip citizens with deliberative frameworks, democratic processes, analytical information, and critical-thinking skills to navigate tough problems and develop solutions. Visit www.keystonecenter.org for more details.
• Renewable Choice Energy, Boulder, CO Renewable Choice is working to harness consumer demand to create sustainable infrastructure within the United States that meets our current and future energy needs. When a client purchases American Wind, Renewable Choice Energy ensures that a renewable energy producer will add the equivalent amount of energy to the power grid in the amount of your electricity use. Renewable Choice Energy backs all purchases with tradable renewable energy credits, which are independently audited and certified by Green-e. All clients are issued a personal Renewable Energy Certificate that documents their energy purchase, including all avoided carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions. Visit www.renewablechoice.com for more details.

Aspen Skiing Company announced that it has joined the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX), North America's first voluntary, legally binding multi-sector market for reducing and trading greenhouse gas emissions. This action underscores Aspen Skiing Company's commitment to greenhouse gas reduction efforts. The resort has been innovative in energy efficiency and clean energy use in its operations, including the development of an onslope microhydroelectric system that generates clean power from spring runoff. Aspen Skiing is the first company in the resort industry to join CCX.

The Chicago Climate Exchange is the first system in the U.S. and North America's to set a legally binding reduction commitment and apply the cap-and-trade principle to the climate change problem through the trading of emissions allowances. CCX Members commit to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with climate change and global warming by four percent by 2006 from a 1998-2001 baseline. Members who reduce beyond the goal may sell emission allowances on the Exchange. Members who do not meet the reduction goal must buy allowances on the Exchange to come into compliance. Emission reductions achieved through the Chicago Climate Exchange are the first reductions achieved through a legally binding mechanism in the United States.

Keystone Resort's lights and lifts used for night skiing and riding are powered by wind energy. Keystone is partnering with 3Phases Energy of California to offset electricity used for all night ski lights and lifts by purchasing 707 renewable energy certificates per year for the next three years. The renewable energy certificates ensure that clean wind power is delivered to the power grid, displacing an equivalent amount of energy from non-renewable energy sources like coal or natural gas. The 707 renewable energy certificates represent 707,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity, enough to prevent the emission of almost 500 tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year, and is equivalent to the electricity used by 65 homes in one year.

Steamboat Ski Resort is purchasing 3% of its total electricity requirements from green energy sources starting in the 2004/2005 season. This commitment joins the resort's previously announced plans to power its new $1.3 million Leitner-Poma triple chairlift with wind-generated electricity. The resort is purchasing renewable energy certificates to support new wind energy and offset the electricity required to power three percent of the total mountain electrical needs.

IDAHO

Schweitzer Mountain Resort is collaborating with 10 other ski areas in the Pacific Northwest and the Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) to address global warming through a regional green tags program this season. The resort is purchasing green energy for its operations as well as making "mini green tags" available for purchase by resort customers. BEF is a nonprofit with the mission of supporting and developing new sources of renewable energy (including wind, solar and biomass power). Green Tags enable consumers everywhere, independent of their electric utility or their geographic location, to be able to support alternative energy resources and the environmental benefits that result from reducing our reliance of burning fossil fuels to produce electricity. Mini-Green Tags give skiers and snowboarders the opportunity to reduce their own environmental impacts associated with travel to and from the ski area and to actively participate in the ski area's program to support sustainability. Revenues that are generated selling Green Tags are reinvested in new forms of renewable energy. Visit www.skigreen.org for more information.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

On Feb. 26, Sustainable Slopes Outreach Day, Attitash Resort will be highlighting alternative modes of transportation including mass transit, rail and pedal power to inform guests about ways to minimize environmental effects caused by automobiles. The state of New Hampshire offers numerous ways for its citizens to travel aside from personal automobiles. There are car pool services that can link up people that are headed the same way, there are also busses that serve highly trafficked routes to and from the larger cities, and of course bicycle routes that also offer the added benefit of exercise. On display will be information from the N.H. Department of Transportation (mass transit and bicycle/pedestrian division), N.H. Ride Share, carpoolworld.com, and erideshare.com. Information from the Natural Resources Defense Council will also be on display in conjunction with the NSAA. Outreach Day is happening within both Winterfest 2005 and the 4 0 Days and 40 Nights of Attitash celebrating the resort's 40th anniversary. A complete listing of events is available at www.attitash.com.

Bretton Woods is doing its part to Keep Winter Cool. The ski area has installed 60 new Snow Economics HKD snowmaking tower guns and five miles of new snowmaking pipe. While traditional snowmaking guns use a ratio of seven parts of compressed air to one part water, the HKD guns use a ratio of one to one. Each of the tall, quiet HKD tower guns is capable of blanketing a half-acre of slope overnight with tremendous efficiency. For example, based on a ratio of energy savings per acre-foot of snow production equaling $.07/KWh, the annual compressed air energy savings for 60 guns totals more than $75,000. The new guns are expected to save 350,000 kilowatts of electricity each year.

Bretton Woods is also creating a "greener" base lodge. With the completion of the first phase of the Bretton Woods Base Lodge expansion, great strides in improving the efficiency of the building are being achieved. Thirty-year old forced-hot-air furnaces have been replaced with new forced-hot-water systems, a rooftop make up air system, and a highly efficient array of component heaters that are controlled by a series of timers and thermostats for more efficiency. More than half of the walls and roof systems have been replaced or renovated to improve the overall insulating properties of the building. Forty percent of the windows have been replaced with new "Low E" panes. Several windows have been added to the south side of the building to improve natural light and warmth. The R-factor in the new structure is expected to be improved by 75 percent, resulting in a savings of tens of thousands of dollars per season. Currently, 60 percent of the light fixtures in the building have been replaced or retrofitted to use more efficient fluorescent light bulbs. Ultimately, this number is expected to jump to 80 percent. In Phases 2 and 3, slated for completion in time for opening day next winter, continued improvement to the efficiency of the building will be accomplished through the replacement of remaining original windows, upgrading more light fixtures, replacing bathroom facilities with water conserving fixtures, adding more insulation and creating airlock vestibules at all entrances. Although it sounds far fetched, eating French fries could have a positive effect on the environment and the skiing conditions at North Conway's mountain of choice. Cranmore Mountain Resort is the only ski resort in the East to use biodiesel fuel to power its fleet of snow grooming machines. Biodiesel is a domestic, renewable diesel fuel replacement derived from natural oils such as soybean or canola oil. It can even be manufactured from recycled restaurant grease. It is a nontoxic, biodegradable, cleaner-burning fuel that works in any diesel engine - trucks, construction equipment, buses, and cars - with few or no modifications. The environmental benefits of using biodiesel include reduced particulate emissions, toxic air contaminants, and greenhouse gas emissions. Cranmore Mountain Resort celebrates the use of alternative fuels with free lift tickets for the drivers of alternative fuel vehicles on Sustainable Slopes Day, Sunday, February 26.

Although the price of biodiesel is higher than petroleum-based diesel fuel, a bill containing the first biodiesel tax incentive was recently signed by President Bush, and the new law is expected to have a positive effect on the price for consumers. H.R. 4520, also known as the American JOBS Creation Act of 2004 is expected to contribute to the domestic economy through farming and the production of alternative fuels, while decreasing the country's dependency on foreign oil. Biodiesel is the first and only alternative fuel to have a complete evaluation of emission results and potential health effects submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Air Act Section 211(b). Some of the proven benefits of using B20, a biodiesel mixture that is calibrated for winter usage, include a 20 percent decrease in unburned hydrocarbons and sulfates and a 12 percent reduction in Carbon Monoxide and particulate matter. Biodiesel emissions show decreased levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (nPAH), which have been identified as potential cancer causing compounds. In health effects testing, use of B20 showed a 50 percent decrease in nPAH.

Cranmore Mountain Resort launched a pilot project to use biodiesel fuel in the four Bombardier grooming vehicles used for daily grooming of the ski slopes last season. This pilot project was funded through a grant from the N.H. Department of Environmental Services and the Granite State Clean Cities Program. Because it was so successful, an extension of the grant will help fund the project during this season (2004-2005); after that, Cranmore has committed to fully fund the project.

NEW YORK

In celebration of Sustainable Slopes Day on February 26, Gore Mountain's Northwoods Gondola will operate completely on wind energy sponsored by Barton Mines. Community Energy, the Gore Region's local provider of wind energy, will be available to provide information about how guests can shift to wind-generated electricity for their homes. While at Gore, guests can take advantage of "Northwoods Knowledge," an educational program that transforms each gondola cabin into a unique interpretive center, displaying information about the ecology and history of the region. Each cabin features its own information, including stories about why and how the leaves change, how snowflakes form, and how Adirondack rock formed our beautiful mountains.

Hunter Mountain is proud to be an active participant in protecting and preserving its amazing surroundings. In 2004, Hunter bought enough Wind Energy Credits from Community Energy to power the 33,000 square-foot Learning Center for the entire winter ski season. This season, Hunter will continue to purchase enough Wind Energy from Community Energy to power the beginner and family-friendly Learning Center for the second year, supporting the increasingly important change toward clean and renewable energy sources, while also setting an example for other ski resorts. Wind energy is an excellent alternative as it is 100% pollution-free, renewable and clean. In addition to Hunter's Learning Center wind energy purchase, the Mountain will make a donation to the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater and the Catskill Center for every home signing onto the Community Energy program during Sustainable Slopes Outreach Day, February 26th, 2005.

OREGON

Cooper Spur is collaborating with 10 other ski areas in the Pacific Northwest and the Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) to address global warming through a regional green tags program this season. The resort is purchasing green energy for its operations as well as making "mini green tags" available for purchase by resort customers. BEF is a nonprofit with the mission of supporting and developing new sources of renewable energy (including wind, solar and biomass power). Green Tags enable consumers everywhere, independent of their electric utility or their geographic location, to be able to support alternative energy resources and the environmental benefits that result from reducing our reliance of burning fossil fuels to produce electricity. Mini-Green Tags give skiers and snowboarders the opportunity to reduce their own environmental impacts associated with travel to and from the ski area and to actively participate in the ski area's program to support sustainability. Revenues that are generated selling Green Tags are reinvested in new forms of renewable energy. Visit www.skigreen.org for more information.

Hoodoo is collaborating with 10 other ski areas in the Pacific Northwest and the Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) to address global warming through a regional green tags program this season. The resort is purchasing green energy for its operations as well as making "mini green tags" available for purchase by resort customers. BEF is a nonprofit with the mission of supporting and developing new sources of renewable energy (including wind, solar and biomass power). Green Tags enable consumers everywhere, independent of their electric utility or their geographic location, to be able to support alternative energy resources and the environmental benefits that result from reducing our reliance of burning fossil fuels to produce electricity. Mini-Green Tags give skiers and snowboarders the opportunity to reduce their own environmental impacts associated with travel to and from the ski area and to actively participate in the ski area's program to support sustainability. Revenues that are generated selling Green Tags are reinvested in new forms of renewable energy. Visit www.skigreen.org for more information.

Mt. Ashland is collaborating with 10 other ski areas in the Pacific Northwest and the Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) to address global warming through a regional green tags program this season. The resort is purchasing green energy for its operations as well as making "mini green tags" available for purchase by resort customers. BEF is a nonprofit with the mission of supporting and developing new sources of renewable energy (including wind, solar and biomass power). Green Tags enable consumers everywhere, independent of their electric utility or their geographic location, to be able to support alternative energy resources and the environmental benefits that result from reducing our reliance of burning fossil fuels to produce electricity. Mini-Green Tags give skiers and snowboarders the opportunity to reduce their own environmental impacts associated with travel to and from the ski area and to actively participate in the ski area's program to support sustainability. Revenues that are generated selling Green Tags are reinvested in new forms of renewable energy. Visit www.skigreen.org for more information.

Mount Bachelor is collaborating with 10 other ski areas in the Pacific Northwest and the Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) to address global warming through a regional green tags program this season. The resort is purchasing green energy for its operations as well as making "mini green tags" available for purchase by resort customers. BEF is a nonprofit with the mission of supporting and developing new sources of renewable energy (including wind, solar and biomass power). Green Tags enable consumers everywhere, independent of their electric utility or their geographic location, to be able to support alternative energy resources and the environmental benefits that result from reducing our reliance of burning fossil fuels to produce electricity. Mini-Green Tags give skiers and snowboarders the opportunity to reduce their own environmental impacts associated with travel to and from the ski area and to actively participate in the ski area's program to support sustainability. Revenues that are generated selling Green Tags are reinvested in new forms of renewable energy. Visit www.skigreen.org for more information.

Mount Hood Meadows is collaborating with 10 other ski areas in the Pacific Northwest and the Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) to address global warming through a regional green tags program this season. The resort is purchasing green energy for its operations as well as making "mini green tags" available for purchase by resort customers. BEF is a nonprofit with the mission of supporting and developing new sources of renewable energy (including wind, solar and biomass power). Green Tags enable consumers everywhere, independent of their electric utility or their geographic location, to be able to support alternative energy resources and the environmental benefits that result from reducing our reliance of burning fossil fuels to produce electricity. Mini-Green Tags give skiers and snowboarders the opportunity to reduce their own environmental impacts associated with travel to and from the ski area and to actively participate in the ski area's program to support sustainability. Revenues that are generated selling Green Tags are reinvested in new forms of renewable energy. Visit www.skigreen.org for more information.

On Saturday, February 26,Mt. Hood Meadows will have a representative from BEF on site to promote the sale of Green Tags for the purchase and production of renewable energy. BEF will be handing out incentives to those who purchase Green Tags through their web site www.b-e-f.org and purchasers will receive a complimentary "I SKI GREEN" thermal mug. Information regarding other environmental initiatives taken by Mt. Hood Meadows will also be on hand. These can also be seen at the resort's EcoCentric web site - www.skihood.com/ecocentric.

Ski Anthony Lakes is collaborating with 10 other ski areas in the Pacific Northwest and the Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) to address global warming through a regional green tags program this season. The resort is purchasing green energy for its operations as well as making "mini green tags" available for purchase by resort customers. BEF is a nonprofit with the mission of supporting and developing new sources of renewable energy (including wind, solar and biomass power). Green Tags enable consumers everywhere, independent of their electric utility or their geographic location, to be able to support alternative energy resources and the environmental benefits that result from reducing our reliance of burning fossil fuels to produce electricity. Mini-Green Tags give skiers and snowboarders the opportunity to reduce their own environmental impacts associated with travel to and from the ski area and to actively participate in the ski area's program to support sustainability. Revenues that are generated selling Green Tags are reinvested in new forms of renewable energy. Visit http://www.skigreen.org for more information.

Timberline Lodge is collaborating with 10 other ski areas in the Pacific Northwest and the Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) to address global warming through a regional green tags program this season. The resort is purchasing green energy for its operations as well as making "mini green tags" available for purchase by resort customers. BEF is a nonprofit with the mission of supporting and developing new sources of renewable energy (including wind, solar and biomass power). Green Tags enable consumers everywhere, independent of their electric utility or their geographic location, to be able to support alternative energy resources and the environmental benefits that result from reducing our reliance of burning fossil fuels to produce electricity. Mini-Green Tags give skiers and snowboarders the opportunity to reduce their own environmental impacts associated with travel to and from the ski area and to actively participate in the ski area's program to support sustainability. Revenues that are generated selling Green Tags are reinvested in new forms of renewable energy. Visit www.skigreen.org for more information.

UTAH

Alta Ski Area plans a “Green Weekend” on its white slopes! Saturday, February 26, is National Ski Area’s Sustainable Slopes Day, celebrated in ski areas across the country. Alta embraces the Environmental Charter, which is the backbone of Sustainable Slopes’ committed partners. Sunday, February 27, Alta teams up with The Nature Conservancy to support Ski For Nature.

Ski For Nature Alta will donate a portion of its lift ticket sales on Sunday to support The Nature Conservancy (TNC) of Utah. TNC of Utah protects habitat throughout the state, from the desert ecosystems of the Canyonlands area and the riparian habitat in the Colorado River Corridor, to the critical Great Salt Lake wetlands. Without protection, many plant and animal species within these ecosystems would vanish—forever. Alta is proud to be part of Ski for Nature. We are deeply committed to environmental stewardship and the preservation of Utah’s natural world.

Alta is also proud to announce our company’s involvement in the Salt Lake City ENVIRONMENTALLY and ECONOMICALLY sustainable (e2) Business Program, designed to recognize and support economically sustainable and environmentally responsible members of the Salt Lake City business community. Additionally, Alta is working with Utah Power on a comprehensive energy audit of its facilities to help look for continuing efficiencies. What can our skiers do? Come ski with us this weekend and support our efforts! Visit our information booths between 10 am and 2 pm at Alf’s and Watson Shelter, mid-mountain. Alta invites you to read our Environmental Report and discover how we are dedicated to sustainable environmental practices- learning from the past, being guided by best-management practices now, and leading with innovation and research into the future. Please visit www.alta.com and select the “Alta’s Environmental Report” button on our Home Page.

VERMONT

Smugglers' Notch Resort is dedicated to combating climate change with its SkiCool program. Smuggs launched the SkiCool campaign in 2004 to provide guests the opportunity for "climate-neutral" skiing. Through SkiCool, skiers can buy green lift tickets and season passes that cost up to $10 more. The resort matches 25 percent of the funds raised. The proceeds go to Native Energy, a renewable-energy company, to build wind farm generators in the Midwest. The January 2005 issue of Plenty Magazine identified Smugglers' Notch Resort in northern Vermont as one of ten ski resorts whose environmental initiatives have made them standouts in the industry. Plenty is a new magazine devoted to promoting awareness of major environmental and social issues.

WASHINGTON

Mission Ridge is collaborating with 10 other ski areas in the Pacific Northwest and the Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) to address global warming through a regional green tags program this season. The resort is purchasing green energy for its operations as well as making "mini green tags" available for purchase by resort customers. BEF is a nonprofit with the mission of supporting and developing new sources of renewable energy (including wind, solar and biomass power). Green Tags enable consumers everywhere, independent of their electric utility or their geographic location, to be able to support alternative energy resources and the environmental benefits that result from reducing our reliance of burning fossil fuels to produce electricity. Mini-Green Tags give skiers and snowboarders the opportunity to reduce their own environmental impacts associated with travel to and from the ski area and to actively participate in the ski area's program to support sustainability. Revenues that are generated selling Green Tags are reinvested in new forms of renewable energy. Visit www.skigreen.org for more information.

Stevens Pass is collaborating with 10 other ski areas in the Pacific Northwest and the Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) to address global warming through a regional green tags program this season. The resort is purchasing green energy for its operations as well as making "mini green tags" available for purchase by resort customers. BEF is a nonprofit with the mission of supporting and developing new sources of renewable energy (including wind, solar and biomass power). Green Tags enable consumers everywhere, independent of their electric utility or their geographic location, to be able to support alternative energy resources and the environmental benefits that result from reducing our reliance of burning fossil fuels to produce electricity. Mini-Green Tags give skiers and snowboarders the opportunity to reduce their own environmental impacts associated with travel to and from the ski area and to actively participate in the ski area's program to support sustainability. Revenues that are generated selling Green Tags are reinvested in new forms of renewable energy. Visit www.skigreen.org for more information.

The Summit at Snoqualmie is collaborating with 10 other ski areas in the Pacific Northwest and the Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) to address global warming through a regional green tags program this season. The resort is purchasing green energy for its operations as well as making "mini green tags" available for purchase by resort customers. BEF is a nonprofit with the mission of supporting and developing new sources of renewable energy (including wind, solar and biomass power). Green Tags enable consumers everywhere, independent of their electric utility or their geographic location, to be able to support alternative energy resources and the environmental benefits that result from reducing our reliance of burning fossil fuels to produce electricity. Mini-Green Tags give skiers and snowboarders the opportunity to reduce their own environmental impacts associated with travel to and from the ski area and to actively participate in the ski area's program to support sustainability. Revenues that are generated selling Green Tags are reinvested in new forms of renewable energy. www.skigreen.org for more information.

WYOMING

The Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR) will celebrate Sustainable Slopes Day through an outdoor information booth staffed from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. n the 26th by volunteers working one-hour shifts. Available information will highlight the goals of Sustainable Slopes Day and raise public awareness of JHMR's past, current, and future environmental projects. Poster information will include: wind power, green cleaning, 4-stroke snowmobile use, our lanyard program with American Forests, uniform recycling, START transportation program, internal recycling projects, fluorescent bulb use and recycling, mountain visual projects, wetlands restoration projects, Silver Eagle Award applications, and JHMR's environmental awards. Posters and banners will be displayed in and outside of the information tent. Additionally, a four-stroke snowmobile will be on exhibit and refreshments will be served. A suggestion box will solicit "Best Environmental Idea for JHMR" and a lift ticket will be awarded as a prize. Fifty cents of every lift ticket sold that day will be donated to a local organization.

Jackson Hole is doing its part to keep winter cool. JHMR purchases 10% of its electrical power usage from green/wind energy provided by Lower Valley Energy. This wind energy is enough to power two chairlifts: Moose Creek and Union Pass. Wind energy is clean and renewable and reduces greenhouse gas emissions associated with climate change.