Fears for future of ski tourism as resorts adapt to thawing snow season

While some embrace technological innovations, others are forced to close as global heating causes lack of snowfallSitting at his window in Väster?s, central Sweden, Thomas Ohlander is wondering when the winter season might start for his outdoor adventure business, Do The North. "To schedule a trip we have to be sure of snow," he says, "And that start date is going backwards at a crazy speed."Each year, Ohlander's local ice-skating club has recorded the first date on which its members managed to get out on the frozen lakes. In 1988, that date was 4 November; this year the prediction is 4 December. Continue reading...