Five forwardthinking ski resorts

LAAX, SWITZERLAND

Powered by CO2-neutral hydropower and with its own wind and solar plants, Laax aims to be carbon neutral by 2030. flimslaax.com

AVORIAZ, FRANCE

Long a green pioneer, relying on horse-drawn taxi sleighs since its 1960s inception, Avoriaz is powering forward. Since 2011, a wood/electric fuel system heats the modern accommodation and water park. avoriaz.com

ISCHGL, AUSTRIA

Since 2021, all lifts, mountain restaurants and snow systems in Ischgl have been powered by eco-electricity from Silvrettaseilbahn. The company’s practices save 18,000 gallons of oil a year. ischgl.com

LECH ZÜRS, AUSTRIA

St Anton’s neighbouring resort is hot on sustainability. Its biomass heating plant services households and businesses, and there’s a smart electric bus system. lechzeurs.com

SKIWELT WILDER KAISER–BRIXENTAL, AUSTRIA

The resort’s Sonnenlift drag-lift, near the link with Kitzbühel, is 100% solar powered. And the SkiWelt’s many snow reservoirs are replenished naturally in summer by snowmelt or rain. SkiWelt also utilises 100% renewable hydropower. skiwelt.at