BBC News - 'Bubble wrap' could boost' skiing says UHI professor

Prof John McClatchey says a type of bubble plastic would protect snow

A scientist has suggested covering snow in 'bubble wrap' to help prolong the ski season in Scotland.

Prof John McClatchey said it would slow down the melting of snow by protecting it against rain and sunshine.

Marian Austin, of the Nevis Range ski resort in Lochaber, said the method could be useful in leaner seasons.

Prof McClatchey has carried out experiments in the Cairngorms using a bubble plastic used to cover outdoor swimming pools.

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Inverness-based Prof McClatchey is a professor of climatology at UHI's Environmental Research Institute in Thurso.

Previously, he was a director at Shetland College and a professor of climatology at Northampton University.

Full article at bbc.co.uk

 

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