TAHOE/TRUCKEE — Skiers, boarders and winter-dependent business owners might find themselves praying to the snow gods more frequently if the findings from recent studies prove accurate. The $12.2 billion snow sports industry has lost more than $1 billion in revenue and up to 27,000 jobs over the last decade due to warmer winters and less snow, according to a study published this month commissioned by Jeremy Jones’ nonprofit Protect Our Winters and environmental action group Natural Resources Defense Council. The report — titled “Climate Impacts on the Winter Tourism Economy in the United States” — found that, on average, winter …
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