Watch: ARTE Europe Weekly: Will we be able to ski in a +2°C world?

Climate change is significantly shortening ski seasons and reducing natural snowpack globally

Europe’s pistes are turning to slush as global temperatures rise, and that perfect level of powder is harder and harder to come by. Many ski resorts are resorting to snow cannons or even switching to dry slopes.

But winter sports themselves are hugely damaging to the environment, making the problem worse. Mountain tourism is fighting for survival with ever-higher prices. Are winter sports in danger of extinction?

This interview is produced by ARTE and distributed in nine languages thanks to the Emove Hub project. Participating media outlets include EL PAÍS (Spain), Gazeta Wyborcza (Poland), Internazionale (Italy), Ir (Latvia), Kathimerini (Greece), Le Soir (Belgium) and Telex (Hungary). Each receives funding from the European Union under the European Media Hubs call, led by the Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG Connect).

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