Despite record snow this winter, Colorado's ski areas could be in for a serious lack of the white stuff before the end of the century, according to the latest State of the Rockies Report Card, the third annual assessment of the region produced by Colorado College. The report card found that across the Rockies, 14 ski areas could lost half their annual snowfall by 2085.

A new guide can help you decide how to stay active in the pending (or so the calendar says) snow. Snowshoe magazine, a quarterly publication launching in December, is the first of its kind. Founders say it’s designed to appeal to everyone from “backcountry enthusiasts” to “first-timers.” They also claim that snowshoeing is the fastest growing winter sport in the U.S.