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Manufactured snow increasingly needed as ski hills cope with climate change

Weather patterns due to climate change threaten to shorten average length of the ski season
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Snowboarders make their way to the chairlift at Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver, B.C. Friday, April 9, 2010. The Vancouver ski destination has manufactured more than 81 acres of artificial snow for skiers and boarders to enjoy since opening for the season Dec. 7, but much of that was lost to rainfall and warm temperatures later in the month.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

At Cypress Mountain ski resort, director of operations Jeremy Wentzel has been eagerly waiting for a chance to fire up the snow guns.

The Vancouver ski destination has manufactured more than 81 acres of artificial snow for skiers and boarders to enjoy since opening for the season Dec. 7, but much of that was lost to rainfall and warm temperatures later in the month.

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