Portland Tribune: Enjoy Mount Hood skiing and snowboarding while you can -- your children and grandchildren may not get the same chance.
Oregon's winter tourism industry is imperiled by climate change and diminishing snowfall patterns, according to a recent study.
It could be that within 50 years, only the upper ski areas of Mt. Hood will be available for snow sports, says Angus Duncan, chairman of the Oregon Global Warming Commission. "If you look at some of the time-series photos of the glaciers on Mount Hood...