The role of an environmental perspective among skiers in the changing landscapes of alpine skiing

Alpine skiing is an outdoor sport that has been increasingly threatened by climate change. This study aims to explore alpine skiers’ intentions for skiing and working in a skiing landscape and to understand the roleof an environmental perspective in their lifestyle and professional practice.Ten alpine skiers were interviewed, and data were analysed using two conceptual frameworks: the logics of practice and ecostrategies (landscape approaches). The results show that a mix of logics motivates the skiers, notably experiencing nature, enjoying, and conquering. The skiers move between two landscape approaches: active domination and active adaptation. Namely, they adapt nature to skiing, but they also want to protect nature while they ski. When the skiers share their environmental perspective, they potentially increase awareness in other skiers, prompting them to make better choices in their use of nature and the landscape while skiing.