Can winter sports survive a warming world?

Winter sport depends on one thing that is becoming less reliable
each year: snow. As temperatures rise, glaciers are retreating,
seasons are shifting, and lower-elevation resorts are struggling
to guarantee consistent conditions.


Hosts Graihagh Jackson and Jordan Dunbar explore the ways climate
change is reshaping winter sport, from elite competition to local
economies. Former alpine ski racer and BBC Ski Sunday presenter
Chemmy Alcott describes how competitors have to deal with shorter
training seasons, cancelled races and increasing injury risks.


They also speak to Daniel Scott, a leading researcher on climate
change and winter tourism at the University of Waterloo in
Canada, about which cities may still be able to host the Winter
Olympics and Paralympics by the 2050s. And Professor Scott tells
The Climate Question how organisers are adapting through
snowmaking, snow storage and changes to competition schedules.


Guests: Chemmy Alcott – former British Winter Olympian and BBC
Ski Sunday presenter Professor Daniel Scott – University of
Waterloo, Canada


If you have a question for the team, email:
theclimatequestion@bbc.com or WhatsApp: +44 8000 321 721


Presenters: Jordan Dunbar and Graihagh Jackson Production team:
Grace Braddock, Diane Richardson, Nik Sindle Sound engineers: Tom
Brignell and Philip Bull Editor: Simon Watts


Image: Reuters