Three Strategies for Finding Snow

Planning a ski vacation well in advance is a tricky proposition. Early birds can’t possibly know what snow conditions will be several months or weeks out. And those who wait for flakes to fall risk missing out on special deals — if there is any availability left at all late in the booking game. Climate change has made the equation even trickier, this story notes, citing an analysis by the Lab projecting that if trends continue, some popular ski resorts could lose as much as a month of the season within the next two decades.