The Mountain Collective pass - which gets you 12 days of skiing or riding for 2 days each at Aspen/Snowmass, Alta & Snowbird, Jackson Hole, Squaw Valley & Alpine Meadows, Mammoth, and Whistler - has announced it is partnering up with climate policy advocacy group Protect Our Winters. According to the press release, the partnership will consist of "advocacy and cross-marketing initiatives, education and community outreach" in an effort to get climate change legislation passed. [Salt Lake Tribune]