At first glance the evidence is irrefutable, global warming is starting to have an affect on ski resorts.
Any ski resort that is at lower altitude than its neighbours, particularly in the Alps will bear the brunt of this phenomenon.
The doomsday merchants would have us believe that skiing will be a thing of the past and will be an activity confined to the extreme ski/boarding thrill seekers.
If this prediction was to manifest itself then winter sports holidays would become the preserve of the wealthy.
Research by the United Nations Environment Programme predicts that more than half of resorts in France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland and Austria could face bankruptcy over the next 50 years as the snow line rises.
Admittedly a few years ago it seemed that the skiing apocalypse had been visited upon us and the peddlers of doom had been right.
The pistes were a patchwork of mud, grass with a sprinkling of snow.
Yet all indications are that this ski season has seen the best dumps of snow in a generation over Europe, Canada and the US.
The global financial crisis couldn't have come at a worse time for skiing and boarding devotees.
To ski or not to ski? It appears that skiers are not being put off by the financial crisis.
The hardcore ski/boarding fan wants to take advantage of the fantastic dumps and hang the financial consequences.
This is perhaps their attempt to laugh in the faces of the climate experts.
The evidence is scientifically conclusive and with the proliferation of snow cannons in many of the Alpine resorts the snow line is clearly retreating.
Many of the lower resorts will have to reevaluate their winter sports options over the coming decade and start to diversify.
For the skier and snowboarder there have never been so many choices of winter sports holidays.
For those that can book last minute there are plenty of bargains to be had.
So don't let the climatologists spoil your fun, book a winter sports holiday and get on the piste.
Any ski resort that is at lower altitude than its neighbours, particularly in the Alps will bear the brunt of this phenomenon.
The doomsday merchants would have us believe that skiing will be a thing of the past and will be an activity confined to the extreme ski/boarding thrill seekers.
If this prediction was to manifest itself then winter sports holidays would become the preserve of the wealthy.
Research by the United Nations Environment Programme predicts that more than half of resorts in France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland and Austria could face bankruptcy over the next 50 years as the snow line rises.
Admittedly a few years ago it seemed that the skiing apocalypse had been visited upon us and the peddlers of doom had been right.
The pistes were a patchwork of mud, grass with a sprinkling of snow.
Yet all indications are that this ski season has seen the best dumps of snow in a generation over Europe, Canada and the US.
The global financial crisis couldn't have come at a worse time for skiing and boarding devotees.
To ski or not to ski? It appears that skiers are not being put off by the financial crisis.
The hardcore ski/boarding fan wants to take advantage of the fantastic dumps and hang the financial consequences.
This is perhaps their attempt to laugh in the faces of the climate experts.
The evidence is scientifically conclusive and with the proliferation of snow cannons in many of the Alpine resorts the snow line is clearly retreating.
Many of the lower resorts will have to reevaluate their winter sports options over the coming decade and start to diversify.
For the skier and snowboarder there have never been so many choices of winter sports holidays.
For those that can book last minute there are plenty of bargains to be had.
So don't let the climatologists spoil your fun, book a winter sports holiday and get on the piste.
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