Organizers coping with warmth at Canada Winter Games
The East Coast’s whipsaw shifts between freeze and thaw has complicated life for the Canada Winter Games, as athletes and organizers adapt to what climate scientists say is the new reality of less snow.
However, as events began on Monday, rain was coming down and a temperature of 4 C was forecast for Charlottetown, while speed skating practices at the Halifax oval were delayed by a steady downpour and temperatures of 8 C. “They [P.E.I.] didn’t have much snow until last week and there was a big concern about holding the event. They had a fallback plan to go to Charlo, N.B., which is four hours away,” he said in an interview from Charlottetown the day before the biathlon – a sport combining cross-country skiing and target shooting – was set to begin.
Ewan Miner, 15, a Nova Scotia biathlete who races this week, describes the long trips as an “inconvenient” but an increasingly normal part of his sport. “[Climate change] will have an effect on the availability of venues for our sport. But there are still people willing to drive the six hours or seven hours to train,” he said in an interview on Sunday.
Daniel Scott, a professor of geography and environmental management at the University of Waterloo, said the challenges at the Canada Games are reflecting wider trends. “This is something the current and future generations of snow sports athletes will have to get used to and adapt to as best as possible,” he wrote in an e-mail on Monday.
“We do need to be realistic about future climate outcomes and plan accordingly. I don’t see that in the world of sport yet,” he wrote.
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