The two alpine regions projected to suffer the greatest loss of snow cover in the world are in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Synthetic chemicals found in ski wax have been found in the snow and soil on ski slopes and could pose a toxic threat to the environment.
A deadly avalanche at Palisades Tahoe, home of the 1960 Winter Olympics, shows the risk as snow layers melt and new snow falls.
Skiing is central to the economy of many mountain regions across Europe. How are they coping with climate change and what room for adaptation do they have?
This winter’s bumper snowfall notwithstanding, the future of Ruapehu’s famous ski fields is highly uncertain. But the mountain itself will remain important in other ways.
Athletes often recount how, at the very least, sport built their character and at the very most, saved their lives. But currently, Canadian sport itself needs rebuilding.
The Alps are warming at twice the global rate.
The financial troubles at New Zealand’s most famous North Island ski fields are a warning of what lies ahead for many ski resorts – and snow sports in general.
You’re meant to carry out your poo, if you visit Australia’s alpine backcountry. But not many people do – and it’s leaving plenty of evidence.
Innovation made the 2022 Winter Games possible in Beijing, but snowmaking has limits in a warming climate.
As temperatures warm, ski and snowboard resorts are investing more in snowmaking and seeing their seasons shrink. Those costs roll down to customers in an already expensive sport.
Executing the perfect manoeuvre on the slopes requires foresight, technical skill and being able to think on the go.
Ski jumpers do everything they can to counteract the effects of gravity and fly as far as they can down hills.
Snowmaking machines can produce enough snow to cover a run, but artificial snow is very different from natural flakes that fall from the sky.
Industry insiders say winter tourism has been battered by the pandemic.
Outdoor recreation is booming across the US, but research shows that the presence of humans – or the trails they hike and ski on – can have harmful effects on wildlife at less-than-close range.
A panel of winter sports experts told us that pandemic-enforced technological advances are providing hope for the shattered sector.
If you’re lucky enough to be able to afford a ski trip, expect it to look different this year. Some extra planning, however, can lower the coronavirus risk to you, your loved ones and the community.
Skiing in a mall is bizarre enough. But a mall dubbed the ‘American Dream’ – when malls are vanishing, along with the postwar vision of the American Dream – is its own brand of eerie dissonance.
Cross-country skiers are 50% less likely to develop depression than the general population.
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Professor in Sociology of Sport and Gender, University of Waikato
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Adjunct Professor of Sport Studies, UC-RISE, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, Leicester Castle Business School, De Montfort University
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Senior Climatologist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Climate scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Senior Lecturer in Sport & Fitness, The Open University
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Head of Operational Climate Services, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Researcher, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Sport Engineering, Nottingham Trent University
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Senior Lecturer, Nottingham Trent University
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Reader in Physical Geography and Natural Hazards, Coventry University
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Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering- Materials and Solid Mechanics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Associate lecturer, Leibniz Institute of European History
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Lecturer in Motor Learning, Victoria University
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Associate Professor, Sports Coaching; Affiliate, UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, The University of Queensland
