Travel Haiku - Colorado Ski Joy Poem by john tiong chunghoo

Colorado ski
the wind fuels our joy
and the lights

Though Colorado is slated for a record ski season, resorts are all too aware of the environment's inconvenient truths. Witness Arapahoe Basin, which hosts their Annual Climate Awareness Day this Saturday
February 9,2008 to spread the word about their green initiatives along with partners like Clif Bar and New Belgium Brewery. But this is no mere PR ploy; the locals' favorite resort has also offset 100 percent of their energy use with wind-power credits, and their recent expansion into Montezuma Bowl only removed one percent of the existing trees out of 400 acres.