Klimaaktivismus

In the first article, “Snow of Tomorrow | The mountains are political - Part I,” Lena explained her connection to the mountains and why they should be seen as a political space. Her personal bond with nature and the threat posed by man-made climate change led her to question individual and societal responsibility — and ultimately to activism, which is the focus of this second article. This article is a guest contribution and reflects the author’s personal views. PowderGuide sees itself as a platform for discourse and aims to make different perspectives visible. Our “Snow of Tomorrow” section grew out of the debate on human-made climate change and now addresses broader critical and future-relevant issues in mountain sports. We invite you to join the discussion and share your perspective in the comments.

This article is a guest contribution and reflects the personal views of the author. At PowderGuide, we see ourselves as a platform for discourse and want to highlight different perspectives. Our Snow of Tomorrow section grew out of the debate on man-made climate change – a topic that has both scientific and social dimensions – and is now dedicated to critical and future-relevant issues in the context of mountain sports. We invite you to participate constructively in the dialogue: if you have an opinion on any of the topics or would like to contribute, please feel free to do so in the comments section and contact us. Lena is a passionate ski tourer and activist. In this very personal article, she explains why the mountains are a political place for her.

In this guest article, Martin, a volunteer with "Protect Our Winters Austria", explains how he deals with the moral dilemma of skiing. A recurring dilemma that catches up with him and many of us winter sports enthusiasts year after year. Because whenever there are reports of new climate records in autumn, the media discuss the early start of the season, society has long since found the culprits and yet we can think of nothing else but ploughing through the snow as soon as possible, our guilty conscience grows. But the question is, why?

It is difficult to write about winter when it "does not" exist. It becomes a reminiscence that is objectively supported by a multitude of measurements and scientific studies and comparisons, but is subjectively nourished by a feeling that increasingly fades the longer and more often it is absent. At the end of the Snow of Tomorrow season, PGler Jan reflects on the past winter that wasn't one and those that are yet to come.

Inspired by the last column "Snow of Tomorrow", the new mantra is: "Sustainability sells". The VdW and the ski film industry also need to reorient themselves: "Bigger, deeper, steeper" plus "fat beats" times "kerosene" only leads to "head shaking to tired yawns" among the trained public. So here we present a selection of particularly "green, sustainable, environmentally friendly" ski films, or at least that's what we think.

Patagonia is bringing a new way to support environmental organizations and projects to Europe with the Action Works platform. Already established in North America, the platform enables regional and national organizations to receive support from people across Europe and to connect with each other.

"Skiing is politics - we cannot escape the world we live in": this was the headline of the American Powder Magazine in 2017. And we are doing the same in 2019. Skiing is politics. Or is it? Our author Lisa went in search of clues.