With the skiing industry at a crossroads, a new phenomenon is gathering
momentum in the US – exclusive private resorts. By Livia Giannotti
T
he world is getting warmer. The past 10 years have been the warmest 10 years since records began, according to NASA data. And there is mounting evidence that climate change is having an effect on snowfall patterns too, with supplies of the white stuff being less abundant and less regular. In North
America, 64 per cent of ski stations recorded less snowfall in 2023 than they did in the early 1970s, according to Climate Central analysis of snowfall in 2,041 locations. For powderhounds (that’s skiers to you and me), this shortage alone
would be something of a bummer. But when you consider that 2022/23 and 2024/25 were also the two busiest ski seasons in the US on record