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Arizona Snowbowl Finally Makes Snow — And it’s Yellow

By Steve Casimiro on January 14th, 2013

Arizona Snowbowl was mired in controversy over its efforts first to make snow and then to make snow with treated waste water. After years of legal wrangling, it finally got approval to fire up the guns this winter, and when it did the result generated even more controversy: The Snowbowl snow was yellow. Er, um, oops. One young skier called it “kind of disgusting…[it} doesn’t look very clean.” The ski area blamed the coloring on rust in the pipes, but critics are dubious. “Something’s awry, and the onus is on the Forest Service…to protect the public and determine the cause,” said Taylor McKinnon of the Center for Biological Diversity. The treated water comes from nearby Flagstaff and has been found to contain hormones, pharmaceuticals, antibiotics, and other chemicals. Via NY Times.

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3 Responses to “Arizona Snowbowl Finally Makes Snow — And it’s Yellow”

  1. Kevin January 14th, 2013 at 10:28 pm

    Please switch back to the old format. This one sucks.

  2. Jeff January 14th, 2013 at 11:14 pm

    I was just up at Snowbowl on Saturday and Sunday and I did not notice any colored snow near the snow machines.

  3. Rudy January 15th, 2013 at 6:14 am

    The snow in this video is very yellow http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgSJAZFbfDQ

    and the picture in this article shows the color.