Colorado ski industry virtually protected from drought

Denver • Reservoirs have turned to dust. Farmers have fallow fields.But don't expect the skiing to languish.Ski resorts have spent many decades amassing water rights and water storage and continuously upgrading snowmaking systems to make the state's vibrant, multibillion-dollar resort industry virtually immune to drought — so long as this winter, farmers and ranchers have repeatedly said over the summer, is wetter than last winter and those critical reservoirs are filled to brimming c