Disturbances in the weather patterns due to global warming are not confined to the northern hemisphere. Many of New Zealand's boarders and skiers are finding that their winter sports activities are being curtailed by a lack of snow close to home.
Bethany Marett, writing in the
The Timaru Herald, reports that the the slopes around Canterbury and Mt Hutt in South Island, are bare of snow and snow boarders have been forced further south in search of the cold white powder.
We have lots of
Snowboarding Holidays to choose from.
Labels: 2007, global warming, New Zealand, snow reports, snowboard
At last, the Alpine ski resorts are now covered in snow. Heavy snow has been falling falling across Europe with snow as low as 800 metres or 2,600ft.
Here are links to snow reports provided by ultimate-ski.com for some popular European ski resorts:
Chamonix Mont-Blanc, FranceLes Arcs, FranceVerbier/Val de Bagnes, SwitzerlandMayrhofen, AustriaMonterosa, ItalyBut beware, heavy snowfall does not come without danger, watch out for avalanche alerts.
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