Winter traditions are feeling the heat of climate change

By Justin Franz High Country News
Warm temperatures cancel local events like skijoring—resulting in economic and cultural impacts

On Jan. 20, 2020, Ted Valentiner and the other organizers of the annual World Invitational Skijoring Championship in Whitefish, Mont., stood in a snow-covered field just outside of town. They had gathered to make a fateful decision about the upcoming event, scheduled to take place a few days later—a decision they hoped they would never have to make.…

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• Whistler News

February 25, 2020

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