Courmayeur Launches ‘Save the Glacier’ Project

The Italian ski resort of Courmayeur has announced it is studying three years of data as it looks for ways to “Save The Glacier” on Mont Blanc. The resort’s spectacular €100m+ Skyway Monte Bianco Experience, which lifts skiers and tourists to 3,446m up on the Italian side of Mont Blanc has been operating for three […]

Ruka and Pyhä Resorts Receive Sustainable Travel Finland Label

Ruka Ski Resort together with Pyhä Ski Resort are the first ski resorts in Finland that were granted with Sustainable Travel Finland -label in July 2020. Sustainable Travel Finland -programme is designed for tourism companies and destinations in Finland. The idea of Sustainable Travel Finland programme is to provide companies and destinations with a sustainable […]

Major Setback For The Environment as Eurostar Cancel Ski Train

In a blow to the ski industry, and to the environment, Eurostar appears to have cancelled the direct Ski train service between England and the French Alps. “Skiers and snowboarders are gutted by the loss of this hugely popular train. This cancellation is a damaging step backwards by Eurostar. While there are indirect train routes […]

Megève Introduces Natural Gas Powered Buses

In one of a number of initiatives to cut its CO2 emissions, the classic French ski resort of Megève has switched its entire ski bus fleet (known as MegBus) to run on compressed natural gas (CNG). The ski centre, which is already famous for having a fleet of horse-drawn carriages to transport guests around its […]

Canada’s SilverStar Ski Area Earns Top Climate Action Award

SilverStar Mountain Resort in BC, Canada has been awarded the 2020 Golden Eagle Award by the American National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) for its work on the environment including reducing their impact of climate change. All of Silver Star’s lifts run on hydro electricity and its mountain ops fleets have been consistently updated to the […]

39 Year Study Finds Snow Cover Decrease

In a new paper, published in Nature, researchers from the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) and the Environment and Climate Change Canada, working as part of European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) Climate Change Initiative, have reliably estimated the amount of annual snow mass and changes in snow cover in the northern hemisphere between 1980 and 2018. Warming […]

Les Arcs Studies Solar Power Potential of All Lifts

Les Arcs installed sixty solar panels on the Aiguille Rouge cable car and Varet last season and the French resort is currently studying the photovoltaic potential of each and every lift, a resort spokesperson said. Photovoltaic panels have also been integrated into the roof of the Bourg Saint Maurice aqua-leisure complex in the valley. They […]

2019 Europe’s Warmest Year Yet

New data from the EU’s Copernicus Climate Service reported 2019 was the warmest on record in Europe, although for the world as a whole it has previously been reported that 2019 was the second warmest. Many places across the continent saw temperature peaks that were 3-4C warmer than normal with the number of ‘sunshine hours’ […]

Scottish Ski Centre Switches to Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil Fuel

After successful initial trials, Cairngorm Mountain ski area above Aviemore, which is currently still open for snowsports, has begun using hydrotreated vegetable oil across their mountain operations to help reduce our emissions by up to 90%. The oil is being used to power the centre’s fleet of snow clearing machines, its snow making fan guns, […]

Big Sky Buys Green Power For All of its Ski Lifts

Big Sky Resort in Montana has announced that they are now buying ‘Renewable Energy Credits’ equivalent to the annual electrical consumption of their 38 lifts. That means that an equivalent amount of green energy is produced to the power needed to run the lifts. “Lifts are obviously essential to our business – and they are […]