'We are devastated and shocked'

The oldest ski resort in Isère – France’s third largest mountain destination, with almost twenty ski areas – has been forced to close due to a lack of snow. It is the largest ski resort in the Northern Alps that has halted operations due to declining seasonal snowfall.

What’s happening?

The French ski area Alpe du Grand Serre is permanently closed just before the 2024-2025 winter ski season due to the consequences of our warming world. The popular ski and snowboard destination couldn’t afford to transition to a year-round destination due to the shrinking snow season.

The immediate consequence is the threat of the loss of 200 jobs as businesses such as those in neighboring La Morte are hit hard by the lack of tourists. The small village has only about 150 residents who rely on winter sports to sustain the economy.

“We are devastated and shocked,” Lauranne Vincent, the owner of a sports shop near the resort, told France 3 Television. per the Guardian. “It’s a brutal decision, two months before we were supposed to open. We hoped the opposite would happen. We said all the lights were green.”

Why are shrinking snow seasons important?

According to The United States is also feeling the effects of shrinking snow seasons on an overheated planet, according to an analysis by Climate Central researchers.

Climate Central examined snowfall trends at just over 2,000 locations across the country. They found that almost two-thirds (64%) of those locations now receive less snow than they did in the early 1970s.

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A 2020 study revealed that the western US was a global ‘hotspot’ for snow drought. The West experienced a 28% increase in the duration of snow droughts between 1980 and 2018.

The consequences of decreasing snowfall tourism, winter recreationand water management. “In addition to reducing water resources available to municipalities, irrigation, industry and ecosystems, reduced mountain snowpack and earlier snowmelt could also risk of wildfires in western forests with abundant fuels,” the Climate Central report said.

A study from Dartmouth College, published last winter, revealed that seasonal snowpacks have decreased significantly in magnitude across the Northern Hemisphere over the past 40 years due to heat-trapping gases in Earth’s atmosphere. The researchers concluded that many regions are “approaching a critical ‘snow loss cliff'” that will require changes in the way water resources are managed.

What is being done to reduce snowfall?

The Tahoe Environmental Research Center is working with Palisades Tahoe And Protect our winters encourage public action that “will combat the negative effects of climate change to Lake Tahoe’s snowpack and the winter tourism industry.” Their “Save Our Snow” campaign aims to empower people to help reduce the carbon pollution that is warming our world.

We can all help by supporting climate causes such as ‘Save Our Snow’, spreading the word on climate issues, and vote in favour pro-climate candidates.

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