MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • January 12, 2025
As winters grow warmer, ski resorts are increasingly relying on machine-made snow to keep their trails open and powder-loving customers happy. But what happens when the water used to make the snow contains forever chemicals? New research out of Colby College indicates that machine-made snow may be a little-known source of human exposure to PFAS, a group of persistent industrial chemicals that are harmful in even trace amounts.