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Pro Take: Fed Hikes, Global Warming Haven't Melted U.S. Ski Jobs - The Wall Street Journal

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Pro Take: Fed Hikes, Global Warming Haven’t Melted U.S. Ski Jobs - WSJ

By Bob Fernandez

Warming temperatures and less reliable snowfall have hit ski slopes hard in some regions. Hundreds of runs have closed, with abandoned lifts snaking through forests. But overall, Gen Xers, millennials and still-skiing younger baby boomers stormed the slopes after the pandemic lockdowns.

Add to that big snows in parts of the West, perhaps related to El Niño weather patterns, and cranked-up snow-making machines in the Northeast, and ski resort jobs have climbed to levels never seen before in the U.S.

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