The Environment & Verbier
How to make your ski trip more environmentally friendlyAn A-Z of eco-friendly mountain practices
Skiing and snowboarding are not, sadly, very environmentally friendly. Flying to the Alps, driving up to a purpose built chalet on the hill side, taking the chairlift through the trees, past the snow cannons to the top of the well groomed piste, strapping on freshly waxed skis and zigzagging down through the trees to the mountain restaurant might be a great way to spend a holiday but it is not, unfortunately, a great way to save the planet. There are a few things we can do to make our sport a little greener though and in some cases they make your holiday more comfortable and sometimes cheaper. ...more
The Environment in the Mountains
Now that climate change has become one of the world’s major issues, we thought it appropriate to compile these articles to help raise awareness of the environmental impact that we have on the mountains. The continued development of ski resorts creates significant pressure on the mountains and it’s eco-system, and it is an undisputable fact that the glaciers are retreating. So if you want to know how you can help preserve the mountains for future generations, read on…
read more in... The Environment, Glaciers & the MountainsEnvironmentally Friendly Skiing
For many of the European Alpine resorts, winter is an important source of income and snow is heavily relied upon for related sports such as skiing, snowboarding, telemarking, hiking and ice-climbing. However, when we drive or fly to our favorite ski resorts, climb on the brand new six-seated chairlift through the trees; toss our cigarette butts in the snow, chuck our orange peel from the chairlift targeting a skier/boarder below; few of us ever really stop to consider the impact the sport is having on the mountain and its eco-system. For example, did you know the following facts:
Environmentally Friendly Ski Resorts
As environmental awareness grows it is important to recognise the green efforts made by ski resorts in the Alps. Here we have put together a green chart with the help of Mountain-Riders to point out the resorts environmnetal strong points and weak areas.
It may be important as part of the decision process for where to go skiing or it could be just helpful for you to put pressure on resorts to continue there green efforts in other areas.
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