Ski resorts

Premiums and claims for ski resorts and outdoor ice rinks — places that depend on cold weather to operate safely — have both gotten higher. Some insurers will no longer take chances on them.

While larger conglomerates of ski resorts are able balance out a lack of snow and cold in one part of the globe with a good winter elsewhere, that's not the case for smaller resorts.

As climate change makes winter snowfall uncertain, selling lift tickets gets trickier — especially at smaller, locally owned resorts.

The ski industry is facing a labor shortage as it starts to navigate its third pandemic season.

If you've gone skiing in the last 30 years, there's a good chance you've used a trail map painted by James Niehues.