Facing a significant challenge in winter sports due to climate change, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation has joined forces with the United Nations weather agency in a new partnership. This collaboration, set to last for five years, aims to assist national ski federations, venues, and race organizers in improving their understanding of weather forecasting to effectively manage both natural and artificial snow. An online meeting is scheduled for November 7 to kick off this initiative.
Both organizations, based in Switzerland, highlighted the pressing issue of climate change impacting winter sports and tourism, leading to warmer temperatures. Last season, 26 out of 616 World Cup events organized by FIS had to be canceled across various disciplines such as Alpine and cross-country skiing, snowboard park and pipe, freestyle skiing, and ski jumping.
