| In Colorado, where 83 percent of electricity comes from burning coal, snowmaking is effectively the process of turning coal into snow. |
| Recent developments from Soldier Hollow include the construction of 8,000 feet of additional snowmaking to provide for eight new recently completed ski trails. |
| The 1960s also saw Telemark do pioneer work with man-made snow, creating what was at the time the world's largest snowmaking system. |
| Then there is the electricity for the lifts, water for snowmaking, etc. |
| Summit County, Colo. Arapahoe Basin, the highest skiing area in North America, may soon be open year-round if permits to allow snowmaking are approved. |
| And snowmaking creates or exacerbates drought conditions in mountain streams. |
