Rising sea levels, rapidly melting glaciers – these are just two of the consequences of climate change. Consequences that cause people, animals and nature a lot of trouble. Sport is also affected, especially outdoor sports such as skiing or snowboarding. Austria’s parallel runners on the board should actually have put in a few snow units in Cervinia (It) on the Matterhorn these days. But the place has too little “white gold” this year – normally the area is one of the snowiest in Europe. “The situation has never been so bad. I don’t remember Zermatt ever being closed at that time. After all, you’re driving at 4000 meters. If it closes, that’s very worrying,” Salzburg’s Andreas Prommegger also knows that the situation is extremely serious. “Ten years ago it was very different,” he recalls. “That makes you think.”
Andreas Prommegger: – “Lack of snow makes you think”
