STORY AND PHOTO BY KAREN BOSSICK
Izzy Bourret theorizes that so many people prayed that Sun Valley wouldn’t have record-breaking snow fall like last winter’s that the weather swung to the other extreme.
I just chalked this season’s snow-starved winter up to my friends Susan and Jim getting a Big Boy Snowblower after their old snowblower couldn’t cut the mustard last year.
Diogo Freire of Adaptation Now prefers to look at the actual science—something he encapsulated in the 53-minute documentary “Saving Snow.”
The heartbreaking story of winters on life support will be shown at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 7, in the Limelight Hotel’s Silver Creek room. The screening being presented by the City of Ketchum is free.
The goal of the movie is to make climate change concrete, said filmmaker Diogo Freire.
“I try to find specific examples of communities that are being affected—and also show how they’re responding,” he said. “A disappearing snow season is more than just a frustration for winter sports enthusiasts. I means lost income for the many towns and small businesses that depend on winter tourism and recreation to stay afloat.”
The documentary offers solutions as it highlights individuals and organizations who are working to reduce their communities’ impacts on the environment and raise awareness of the need for action.
Ketchum Mayor Neil Bradshaw said he is delighted the city is sponsoring the screening of the new climate documentary.
“I hope many people come out to learn about the challenges that face the ski industry due to climate change.”