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SmartPlanet sent intrepid reporter Chris Stevens on a green snowboarding challenge -- to travel from London to the Swiss Alps without stepping foot in a plane or car. Armed with his trusty snowboard, Eurostar tickets and a carefully constructed plan, Chris set off on his eco adventure to find out: can there be such a thing as an ethical snowboarder?
In his unique video diary you can see Chris' picturesque journey to snowboard haven Zermatt and find out what happened when he got trapped by heavy snowfall...and told the only way out was to take a taxi.
14 December 2007 02:47pm
Trains rule. I hate waiting 2-3 hours in an airport. Shame you had to use a car though.. just goes to show the planet isn't quite ready for total greenness.
14 December 2007 02:50pm
I have to confess, the last time I went boarding was by plane. I did take my solar backpack (the earlier non-recycled version of this, http://www.smartplanet.com/news/fashion/10000234/voltaic-powers-up-its-solar-bags-with-recycled-plastic-bottles.htm). Still, cool as Voltaic's bag is, it was never going to offset the carbon difference between the plane and the train! It's the train for me next time...
15 December 2007 09:46am
I have to take issue, Nytell. Since snowboarding is powered by gravity, I'd suggest that it's about as green a form of transport as you can get. I agree with you on the arrogant failure bit though.
16 December 2007 09:14am
Great adventure!
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22 January 2008 03:34pm
I'm going to have to take the overnight snow train one time. Go to sleep and wake up in the mountains. How good would that be?
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