Making snowsports greener: Ski Club launches new online tool
Last updated 07/09/2008 22:45:33
The Thorne family participated in a clean-up exercise at Nevis Range
This October sees the Ski Club of Great Britain and the Travel Foundation launch a new tool aimed at ski resorts and ski resort businesses to give them practical tips on how to make their business greener.
The online resource called www.makesnowsportsgreener.com (which will be live in mid-October) hosts video clips demonstrating ways to improve ski resort businesses’ practices to make them more environmentally friendly.
This will cover ten areas: energy conservation in buildings, water conservation, waste management measures, snow production, lift operations, ski area vehicles, transport, sustainable design and construction, environmental policy and communication and education.
The resource is aimed at ski resort operators, hotels and chalets and other businesses in ski resorts including ski shops and restaurants.
Examples of the recommendations include installing a device on the door of a ski patroller hut which switches the heater off when the door is open and controlling the temperature of buildings with a programmable thermostat (21ºC when occupied, 17ºC after hours) to reduce energy usage and save money.