Alpine ski resorts could lose up to 70% of snow cover by 2100 – experts

New study says global warming likely to see snowfall replaced by rain across the Alps, with knock-on effects for tourism-dependent villages

Alpine ski resorts are facing the loss of up to 70% of their snow cover by the end of the century, experts have said.

Even in the best-case scenarios, global warming is likely to see snowfall replaced by rain across the Alps, according to a report in the European Geosciences Union (EGU) journal the Cryosphere.