Alpine Glacier Retreat Raises Questions Over the Future of the Ski Economy

Alpine Glacier Retreat Raises Questions Over the Future of the Ski Economy

After a summer marked by glacier retreat, rockfalls, unstable permafrost and repeated disruption across the Alps, an increasingly difficult question is emerging: how should mountain tourism adapt to a rapidly changing environment? The debate has been brought into sharper focus by Legambiente, one of Italy’s largest environmental organisations, which argues that Alpine communities can no longer plan their future on the assumption that glaciers, w…