Fake Snow Made From Sewage Comes Out Yellow

Snow “guns” were used to cannon the discolored snow out onto the trails, where some people noticed the fake snow was a little, um, unconvincing. The resort’s manager told the New York Times that the color was caused by “rusty residue in the new snow-making equipment” that’s piping the snow in from a nearby sewage treatment plant. The government’s environmental officials haven’t confirmed or denied that. The snow does contain small amounts of chemicals–hormones, antibiotics, etc.–it’s just debatable what kind of health problems those can, or will, cause. A 2005 permit approved the resort’s plans for the snow, which resort officials say they need to use when less snow falls naturally. Critics of the process say it’s time for another look. A state government inspector is being sent over to look into the discoloration problem, at which point we’ll find out if that whole beware-the-yellow-snow adage is right. New York Times