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Winter sport: “We have to work on a larger scale than that of the resort and the municipality,” says Vincent Neirinck, expert in mountain protection
Winter sport: “We have to work on a larger scale than that of the resort and the municipality”, says Vincent Neirinck, expert in mountain protection – (franceinfo)
Tuesday February 6, the Court of Auditors indicated that winter sports resorts would have to reinvent themselves. According to Vincent Neirinck, mountain protection expert at Mountain Wilderness France, the mountain and the territories must work hand in hand.
“We have a real need for transition at all altitudes”, said Vincent Neirinck, mountain protection expert at Mountain Wilderness France. Indeed, on Tuesday February 6, the Court of Auditors indicated that winter sports resorts would have to reinvent themselves because of climate change. This involves less and less snow year after year. “The very large stations are also affected”recalls the expert.
Angry environmental associations
“We have to work on the mountains and the territory.” to envisage a future, alleges the specialist. “We have to work on a larger scale than that of the station and that of the municipality”. The lack of snow leads to the import of artificial snow, which angers several environmental associations. “We must make the French understand that the mountain is not just a slope of ice and artificial snow for skiing.”
