French ski resort closes permanently because of snowfall shortage | CNN
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La Sambuy, a family skiing destination in the French Alps, is the latest winter sports resort to permanently close because global warming has shrunk its ski season to just a few weeks.
  • AutoTL;DR@lemmings.worldBEnglish
    21·
    1 year ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    But with a range of slopes running from expert “black” to beginner “green” and relatively cheap ski passes, it was popular with families seeking more of a low-key Alps experience than offered by bigger, higher-altitude destinations.

    Dalex said that the resort, which also markets itself as a summer hiking and outdoors destination, will instead become a place for “discovering and protecting nature, going on walks, doing sports, if possible.”

    A report published in January in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal found a “substantial possibility” of global temperature rises crossing this 2-degree Celsius threshold by mid-century.

    La Sambuy’s Dalex said that “all winter sports resorts in France are impacted by global warming,” particularly those at a medium mountain altitude between 1,000 and 1,500 meters.

    The petition has acquired more than 1,900 signatures and, according to Christian Bailly, the president of the association, the group is taking legal action to reverse the town council’s decision.

    He said that “global warming is evidently underway” and happening “even faster than scientists predicted.” He said it was increasingly difficult for ski resorts to function, with many being “forced to adapt” to a new climate.

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    • TheSaneWriter@lemmy.thesanewriter.comEnglish
      43·
      1 year ago

      For those wondering, the petition is to keep the resorts open by changing certain elements of how they work. I really like this bot, but sometimes it cuts too much out of its summaries.

  • Mudkipology@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16·
    1 year ago

    Not that climate change isn’t a big deal, but this place only opened in 2016. Seems to me they just picked a bad spot in the first place.

    Edit: Leaving this up so other people see, the resort opened in 1960 not 2016. CNN messed up.

    • FLeX@lemmy.worldEnglish
      35·
      1 year ago

      1960, not 2016…

      I think the “journalist” got confused because on wiki it says the town creation date it 2016.

      But it’s just 2 old towns close to each other that has been merged this year, it happens every year.

  • Mac@mander.xyzEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    Really feels like my local slopes have gotten worse and worse as the years pass. That being said, the owners continue to invest in it. They built a new lift this year.