Protected skiing
There are few holidays more reliant on the weather than ski holidays. If there is no snow, you can’t ski, game – or in this case – holiday over. With the effects of climate change being felt everywhere from the Alps to the city streets of London we need to act now to ensure we can ski well into the future.
This winter the Alps were in the news mostly because of their lack of snow. Only the high or glacial resorts managed to stay open, with snow, for a full season. Others had to close many lifts early, severely limiting their ski areas. Of course it wasn’t bad news everywhere. The US, Canada and northern Scandinavia did particularly well, especially in March. But this points out the unpredictable weather changes associated with climate change and we should all be aware of ways we can help.
There are several things you can do on a personal level to help protect our winters for future generations of skiers and snowboarders. Firstly, always pick up your litter. You’ll be surprised just how many beer bottles, soft drink cans and cigarette butts are left on the ground for all to see once the purifying white snow has melted away. If you do smoke, you can now buy portable ashtrays to dispose of your used cigarettes. If you are really keen for the cause, take part in a post-melt clean-up carried out at increasing numbers of resorts.
Secondly, when you are travelling to a resort, wherever possible use public transport. The snow train now runs from St Pancras via Paris to numerous destinations in the Alps and the train system on the continent is generally fast, efficient and clean. If you have to fly, offset your emissions and use public transport to get to and from the airport on arrival and departure
Thirdly, look for resorts that are eco friendly. There are now several guides out there classifying resorts on the eco credentials, plus the best ones like to brag about it – and rightly so – so there website are awash with green news and details of what they are doing for the environment. Check to see if the resort is ISO approved. This is an international standard in commitment towards sustainable and eco-friendly development.
Finally, when you are in the resort, make sure you recycle your waste, turn off lights, use the free ski buses, where applicable and take park in après-ski instead of watching the TV.
Skiline.co.uk has a great selection of ski holidays at some of the world’s greenest resorts.
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Story posted by stephen on 2011-05-06 10:25:16.
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