FIS and WMO publish weather and climate guidance for resorts and organisers

FIS and the World Meteorological Organization have released the report Weather and Climate Services for Ski Resorts, dated 3 November 2026 and covered by PlanetSKI on 8 November. The document, with a shorter practical guide, is meant to help resorts and event organisers decide when they can make snow, how to prepare for weather disruption and which investments support adaptation. FIS calculates that bad weather forced the cancellation of 25 Ski World Cup races in the 2025-2026 season. Over the longer term, research in Nature Climate Change projects that, at 2°C of warming above pre-industrial levels, 53% of 2,234 ski resorts in 28 European countries would face a very high risk of insufficient snow without snowmaking. The report groups weather and climate services into three horizons: daily operations, seasonal planning and longer-term investment.

Further coverage: PlanetSKI (8 November 2026).