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Winter sports sponsors including Audi and Equinor will melt almost 2,000 square kilometres worth of snow a year with their carbon emissions, according to a new report. For the first time, campaigners have formulated a way to measure the climate impact of major sponsorship deals with polluting industries. The findings from the New Weather Institute think tank underline an already glaring irony: winter sports are imperilled by many of their largest backers. “Winter athletes want to solely focus on their performance but the spectre of climate change looms large over every single snow sport,” says...
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Skiing is more often than not associated with the rich and, while resorts in the likes of Switzerland, Italy and France can cost a great deal, there are less expensive alternatives. A new study has found that the average price of ski day pass prices across Europe has risen from €47.40 in 2015 to €66.46 in 2023/24. That’s an increase of some 34.8% above inflation. Radical Storage, a luggage and ski equipment storage company, has been analysing the cost of the passes at 100 popular European resorts since 2015. Resorts in Switzerland, perhaps unsurprisingly, make up 9 out of 10 of the most expens...
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February half-term is usually a near-guaranteed time for ski lovers to find snow in Europe \- but it may be significantly harder this year. Instead of discovering new snowfall at the continent’s many resorts, families heading off on ski trips during the school holiday could find good conditions difficult to come across. January was the hottest on record - pushing 12-month global average temperatures over the 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold for the first time. In southern Spain, some experienced heat of over 30C - unheard of for this time of year. At the end of last month, it was estimated that s...
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