Craftsbury Outdoor Center
Outdoor center in Vermont, USA. Part of Vermont.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| ‘Snow Farming’ Is Making Spring Skiing More Sustainable | Jennifer Cole | subject | Craftsbury stores harvested snow under wood chips over the summer, which keeps 65 to 70 percent of it. |
‘Snow Farming’ Is Making Spring Skiing More Sustainable — Jennifer Cole (2025)
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This method is not widespread in North America, but it has grabbed the interest of a few places, including the Craftsbury Outdoor Center in Vermont.
- Role: subject
- In the article: Craftsbury stores harvested snow under wood chips over the summer, which keeps 65 to 70 percent of it. It has scaled up to a pile of nearly 212,000 cubic feet.
- Why it matters: It is the only North American example of summer snow storage, so it shows where the practice may be heading. It gets a brief mention.