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Being an eco-citizen is about keeping environmental protection in mind as far as is reasonable and possible. It is also about taking responsibility for one's own impact on a daily basis by understanding that everything that one does inevitably has an effect.
© GettyimagesThe forms of eco-citizenship are many and varied: from rubbish sorting to using one's car less often, everyone can do their bit.
Tips and good habits for preserving the planet.
Clear the snow from your car
The first thing you should do when it has snowed in the resort is clean the snow off your car before you use it. Accumulated snow not only makes your car heavier, it also increases your car's fuel consumption because it makes it less aerodynamic.
Try to use the train
The train is still the greenest way of getting to a ski resort: more comfortable, faster and often more economical.
There are non-stop Eurostar services from London St Pancras to the French Alps in Savoie Mont Blanc operating from 19 December 2009 to 17 April 2009 (last inbound service).
From the UK contact Rail Europe
Most resorts are served by frequent coach services from the railway stations.
In the resort, you can do your bit: travel around on foot, it's better for you and more pleasant.
Hold on to your good habits
Wherever you are staying, remember to limit the impact of your holiday by keeping up the good habits you have got into at home during the rest of the year.
If you can, avoid overheating your apartment and remember to turn off the heating when airing your bedroom or apartment; have showers rather than baths after you've been skiing; sort your rubbish and put it in sorting containers, which are becoming increasingly commonplace in resorts.
"Natural" activities
Although some practices such as ski touring, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and off-piste skiing allow you to be completely in tune with nature, these activities also require you to be very careful when it comes to the environment: covering the same ground repeatedly can damage saplings or disturb wild animals such as black grouse, deer and ptarmigan.
Take your rubbish home with you
That goes without saying!
According to Mountain Riders, discarding a cigarette butt pollutes 1 m3 of snow (which equals 500 litres of water) and up to 30,000 cigarette butts can be collected from under a single chairlift every year! Cigarette butts, chewing gum and all kinds of small wrappers take several decades or even centuries to disappear.
During the rest of the year, stay informed... and spread the word about preserving the mountains!
Updated October 2009