BeyondSnow – an alpine roadshow

BeyondSnow on Tour” is the project’s traveling roadshow, showcasing activities organized by partners in pilot areas and nearby cities. Its goal is to raise awareness among local communities about climate change and to share with stakeholders an assessment of its potential environmental, social, and economic impacts.

The “BeyondSnow on Tour” events highlighted the importance of individual, institutional, and corporate responsibility in preventing the most severe climate scenarios through ongoing mitigation and adaptation efforts. They also demonstrated how climate change can generate new opportunities for those living and working in low- and mid-mountain regions, especially when supported by forward-looking choices in local governance and policy that shape the future of these territories and their environment.

 

The BeyondSnow roadshow presented a series of development trajectories that respond to ongoing changes, exploring alternative and sustainable paths to enhance the attractiveness of mountain areas and diversify activities beyond traditional downhill winter sports.

 

Over the entire project period, 67 dedicated events of various types were carried out across the Alpine arc by the individual partners, and many initiatives were also organized in Italy by the regional branches of Legambiente in mountain areas. Among these:

2023: in Piedmont, “Puliamo il Mondo meets BeyondSnow”; in Lombardy, a walk to Piani d’Erna with a theatrical performance; in Veneto, presentation of the book “Inverno liquido” (Liquid Winter); in Friuli Venezia Giulia, conference on the Carovana delle Alpi (Caravan of the Alps).

2024: in Piedmont, clean-up activities with schools in the Province of Cuneo; in Lombardy, walks at Piani d’Erna with presentation of the Neve diversa (Different Snow) dossier and vulnerability map and presentation of the Carovana dei Ghiacciai (Glacier Caravan); in Veneto, historical and naturalistic excursion in Valle Imperina and presentation of the Carovana delle Alpi (Alps Caravan) and Carovana dei Ghiacciai (Glacier Caravan); in Friuli Venezia Giulia, conference on Communities in Transition and La memoria della neve (The Memory of Snow) in Gemona.

2025: in Piedmont, Green Flag Summit in Orta San Giulio; in Lombardy, walk to discover the Montecampione ski lifts, conference entitled Chi ha paura del lupo? (Who’s afraid of the wolf?) on the theme of large carnivores in the Alps and presentation of the Nevediversa dossier and the Piani Action Plan.

Bohinj (SLO)
Bohinj is an alpine valley in the Julian Alps, the highest mountain range in Slovenia. The bottom of the valley lies at 500 m, and the mountain range with the highest peak, Triglav, rises to a height of 2864 m.
Pradibosco (IT)
Pradibosco ski lift, located in Pradibosco, in the Municipality of Prato Carnico, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy, is located between 1,135 and 1,245 mt a.s.l, with one ski lift approximately 800 meters long, is placed near a large hotel structure. Discover the events
Werfenweng (AT)
Werfenweng is a municipality in Salzburg with 1099 inhabitants, nestled in the Tennengebirge mountains. The village lies at an altitude of 902 m, while the winter sports area lies at an altitude of 902 to 1.834 m.
Balderschwang (DE)
Balderschwang is proud to be an “AlpDorf” (Alpine village). It is the second smallest municipality in Bavaria with around 370 inhabitants, but it is the highest municipality in Germany, located at 1.044 m.a.s.l. It lies in the heart of the nature park Nagelfluhkette, amidst breathtaking natural diversity.
Grober Arber (DE)
The “Großer Arber” is the highest mountain in the Bavarian Forest, situated in the municipalities of Bodenmais and Bayerisch Eisenstein, in the region of the two precincts of Cham and Regen, in Lower Bavaria, right at the boarder to the Czech Republic.
Métabief (FR)
Metabief ski resort is located between 900 and 1410 m high. It generates about 50% of the tourist economy of the Haut-Doubs territory (65,000 inhabitants) and makes it possible to structure a tourism economy but above all to bring outdoor leisure activities to all inhabitants.
Fabtra (FR)
Alliance Fabrique des transitions brings together over 400 public and private organizations, local authorities, networks of stakeholders, associations, businesses, NGOs, media outlets, and universities to offer various support mechanisms for local areas, with a particular focus on rural and mountainous regions.
Ala di Stura & Balme (IT)
Ala di Stura (1,080 m above sea level and 467 inhabitants) is a tourist center located halfway up the narrow and wild Val d’Ala, while Balme (1,432 m above sea level and 105 inhabitants) is a historic resort town and the last inhabited village in the valley.
Sattel (CH)
The pre-alpine tourism destination Sattel-Hochstuckli lies in the heart of Switzerland in the canton Schwyz. It is very well accessible by car as well as by public transport from the railway hub Arth-Goldau or eg, the cities of Zürich, Zug and Lucerne and is therefore a popular retreat for one day tourism.
Piani d’Erna (IT)
Piani d'Erna is a mountain locality at an altitude of 1350 m, formed by grassy slopes and broadleaf forests, overlooking the city of Lecco and offering one of the most beautiful views of the Lecco branch of Lake Como and its mountain ranges.
Monesi di Triora (IT)
The Monesi ski area, extended from 1389 m to 2164 m, develops near the protected area of the Alpi Liguri Regional Park, has a fragile relationship with environmental components of the context.
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