How is climate change affecting winter sports where you live?

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I am a climate and science/technology reporter. I am interested in the effects of climate change on everyday life and scientific solutions. Born in London, I am a dual citizen of Switzerland and the UK. After studying modern languages and translation, I trained as a journalist and joined swissinfo.ch in 2006. My working languages are English, German, French and Spanish.

Climate change is especially evident in the Switzerland, which is warming almost twice as fast as the global average. Mountain resorts are feeling the impact acutely, as the snowline retreats rapidly. Low and mid-altitude resorts are particularly at risk.

As the Swiss Alps warm, resorts are being pushed to rethink their strategies and those at lower altitudes must look for alternatives to skiing.

What’s the situation like where you live? Is climate change having a big impact on the winter sports and tourism industries? We would like to hear from you. Join the conversation below.

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‘Snow Compass’ guides Swiss resorts through declining snowfall

This content was published on Dec 15, 2025 As the Swiss Alps warm, resorts are being pushed to rethink their strategies and those at lower altitudes must look for alternatives to skiing. A new scientific online tool may offer solutions.

Jorg Hiker 2025-12-17 16:11

I recently returned from a very nice weekend in a mountain village, where we did lots of hiking. The place adapted itself nice to the hiking season which lasts until December. A successful, quiet, practical climate adaptation.__.__Climate change may be real but became a perfect excuse. For a politician, it is always cheaper to complain about climate than change tourism profile to summer tourism, install AC in buildings and add electric grid to supply these ACs etc. People should know that Switzerland has no possibility to stop or reverse climate change because it produces less than 1% of global CO2 emissions. Whole Europe produces less than 10%. __.__Some policies make climate adaptation more difficult and drive damage - for example prevent rebuilding buildings and infrastructure to new reality or put more strain on vulnerable people. If pensioners in Iberia die in overheated houses, is it because of climate change or energy cost preventing them from using AC

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