"Skiing and snowboarding season is definitely here! There's even more excitement around the slopes than a typical January, what with all the snow and cold weather so much of the northern hemisphere has been having, and with the Winter Olympics just weeks away in Whistler -- sorry, Vancouver. As an avid snowboarder myself, I'm proud to say that the industry has come a long way toward decreasing its impact on the planet, even in the past few years since I last covered this topic." (Quoted from article)