[volkl48]

I think I generally agree with you there.

But I don't expect to be seeing ski areas becoming generally untenable operations in the Eastern US until many decades in the future, other than maybe some of the southernmost areas (there's ski areas as far south as Alabama).

Average conditions may be more variable and resorts will have to push even harder in snowmaking windows.

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On the other hand though, there's quite a bit of technological advancement still coming down the pipe on the snowmaking side. In some respects, Eastern US conditions are (for now) arguably improved from what they used to be for many as a result.

The massive automation coming to the industry is making it possible to make a lot more snow and take advantage of small weather windows, and the efficiency improvements have made the energy costs a lot less prohibitive to use extensively (and less environmentally problematic).