On Thin Ice: Winter Sports and Climate Change - David Suzuki ...

Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | iii
ABOUT THIS REPORT | viii
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION | 1
CHAPTER 2: EXPOSURE OF WINTER SPORTS TO GLOBAL WARMING | 5
Snow sports: Alpine skiing and snowboarding | 6
Cross-country skiing | 13
Snowshoeing | 15
Outdoor ice skating and pond hockey – avoiding thin ice | 15
Ice climbing and winter mountaineering | 17
Winter recreation cultural events and tourism | 19
CHAPTER 3: SOLUTIONS | 21
Reducing Emissions | 22
CHAPTER 4: ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE | 25
Implications of adaptation for governments | 28
Limits of adaptation | 29
CHAPTER 5: SPURRING ACTION WITH LEADERSHIP | 30
2010 Olympic Winter Games, Vancouver, B.C. | 30
Olympic athletes “Play It Cool” to stop global warming | 31
Hockey players put global warming on ice | 32
U.S. ski industry launches “Keep Winter Cool” | 32
CHAPTER 6: RECOMMENDATIONS | 34
What federal and provincial governments can do | 34
What winter tourism communities and municipal governments can do | 35
What VANOC and the 2010 Winter Games can do | 35
What winter sport businesses and tourism operators can do | 35
What ski resorts can do | 36
What winter sport clubs can do | 36
What winter athletes and the general public can do | 37
CHAPTER 7: CONCLUSION | 38
Future of winter sports and Canada’s culture in our hands | 38
RESOURCES | 40
REFERENCES | 41
NOTES | 43
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