Only artificial snow whitens Adelboden resort. A new round of the Alpine Skiing World Cup is scheduled this weekend in Switzerland and the skiers will not evolve on natural snow, according to Toni Hadi, director of the race, interviewed by AP News.
“The climate is a bit changeable but what should we do? Stop living? “, he questioned while pictures of this snowy track in the middle of green mountains flourish on social networks.
This year, the white coat of the Alps is much less provided. The weather is abnormally mild in Western Europe and this explains the lack of natural snow. Saturday, the athletes must however challenge themselves on the giant event, before the slalom on Sunday.
This Thursday, the second slalom of the Women’s World Cup scheduled for Zagreb has already been canceled due to weather conditions. “High temperatures and wind” prevented Mikaela Shiffrin from equaling Lindsey Vonn’s winning record on the women’s circuit. The 27-year-old American has 82 victories, one less than her compatriot.
In November, the Ski World Cup had already struggled to start, weakened by global warming. The International Ski Federation had to give up several events in Switzerland, Italy and Austria. The lack of snow got the better of the second round of the men’s calendar, barely a week after the start of the season in Sölden. The women had seen their first three weekends of competition canceled.