Contact: Troy Hawks
NSAA Communications
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Green Power Program Continues to Snowball
More Than 60 Ski Areas Nationwide Offsetting Energy Use.

LAKEWOOD, Colo.– May 13, 2008 – Powdr Corporation, Park City, Utah, recently announced that all of its seven ski and tubing areas, including Boreal Mountain and Soda Springs Ski Area, Calif., Gorgoza Tubing Park, and Park City Mountain Resort in Utah, Killington Resort, Vt., Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard Resort, Nev. and Mt. Bachelor, Ore. are offsetting 100 percent of their energy use through the purchase of renewable energy credits making them the latest of a long list of ski areas across the country that are investing in renewable energy to green their operations and do their part in the fight against global warming. To date, 64 resorts in 17 states are buying renewable energy to offset all, or part of their operational energy use. These resorts serve as a model for other industries and encourage resorts guests to become involved in the fight against global warming.

For a listing of participating resorts Click here

Of these 64 resorts, 34 are offsetting 100 percent of their energy use through the purchase of renewable energy credits (RECs). All tolled, these 34 resorts are purchasing 343,459,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) of green energy and their purchases result in the avoidance of 497,270,000 pounds of carbon dioxide (CO2). This is the equivalent of planting nearly 19 million trees or avoiding more than 196,000 round-trip flights between New York and San Francisco.

In addition, NSAA is offsetting 100 percent of its energy use for its 2008 National Convention and Tradeshow to be held in May at the Hilton San Francisco, Calif.

NSAA launched its Green Power Program last September as part of the industry’s Keep Winter Cool program (www.keepwintercool.org) to combat global warming. Partners in Keep Winter Cool include the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Clif Bar & Co. For more information visit The Green Room in the Environment section of nsaa.org.

 THE NATIONAL SKI AREAS ASSOCIATION, LOCATED IN LAKEWOOD, COLO., IS A TRADE ASSOCIATION FORMED IN 1962 FOR SKI AREA OWNERS AND OPERATORS NATIONWIDE.

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