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Mont Blanc Glacier :(

 Poster: A snowHead
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-49820542

Not new news per se, but just reading the scale of how much (& fast) it's receding is very sobering.. Was talking to my wife about it (after the post on the PSB regarding the Tignes glacier not opening for its autumn skiing), then realised with me jetsetting over there a couple times a year - I'm not helping either. Conflicted feelings... I've found a sport a thoroughly enjoy, yet in part, am contributing to factors which are affecting my ability to do it!
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Ok - agreed that there's an increase in the melting of glaciers etc, but could this not be a case of the media just over blowing what is normal glacier evolution
This article shows that the Planpincieux had always had "a strong propensity to the activation of frequent ice falls in particular during the summer" ... , "as already occurred in the past, to the detachment and fall down of large portion of the frontal part of the glacier"
http://www.irpi.cnr.it/en/project/studio-e-monitoraggio-del-ghiacciaio-di-planpincieux-massiccio-del-monte-bianco-ao/
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 Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
marksymoo wrote:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-49820542

Not new news per se, but just reading the scale of how much (& fast) it's receding is very sobering.. Was talking to my wife about it (after the post on the PSB regarding the Tignes glacier not opening for its autumn skiing), then realised with me jetsetting over there a couple times a year - I'm not helping either. Conflicted feelings... I've found a sport a thoroughly enjoy, yet in part, am contributing to factors which are affecting my ability to do it!


Going by train massively reduces your carbon footprint.
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Compared with flying? Do you have figures?
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 Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
blahblahblah wrote:
Compared with flying? Do you have figures?


Take a look at this report https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-49349566
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Flying has 6-7 times the carbon footprint of travelling by train

Take a look at www.skiflightfree.org - I can supply you with data for all resorts if you want (for comparison of train v plane v car)
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Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...
When you think of the energy required to get an aircraft weighing 80 tons up to 30,000 feet in often strong headwinds compared to moving an (albeit heavy) train, across a flat low resistance surface.....logic suggests that the latter will need a lot less energy.
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 After all it is free Go on u know u want to!
After all it is free Go on u know u want to!
Whilst changing travel methods from plane to train may provide some easing of carbon footprint, unless the carbon reduction elephant in the room is addressed, it risks being nought more than being green washing or virtue signalling

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climate-change-china-coal/china-plans-226-gw-of-new-coal-power-projects-environmental-groups-idUSKBN1W40HS

https://coalexit.org/sites/default/files/download_public/GCEL%202019%20Media%20Briefing.pdf
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and once you get there on your eco train somewhere like Val d'Isere the lifts and snow canons use 16 GWH of electricity and the snow canons 750,000 m3 of water. That's not counting the diesel for piste bashers etc.
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and once you get there on your eco train somewhere like Val d'Isere the lifts and snow canons use 16 GWH of electricity and the snow canons 750,000 m3 of water. That's not counting the diesel for piste bashers etc.


Exactly. Resort skiing is not an eco-friendly activity. I'm getting tired of skiers (particularly pro skiers, who spend their time flying around the world, heliskiing, and promoting products that most people will buy to only wear/use a couple of times) telling me to reduce my carbon footprint. There's a lot of virtue signalling and hypocrisy.
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I'll give up taking flights when Harry and Megan do the same.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
Plant a tree.
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 So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much
So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much
iainm wrote:
Flying has 6-7 times the carbon footprint of travelling by train

Take a look at www.skiflightfree.org - I can supply you with data for all resorts if you want (for comparison of train v plane v car)


Thank you. I tend to drive, in a new car with 4 passengers, so hopefully all good.
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