Winter Trail to Nature: the place snowboarding meets sustainability – and enjoyable

Winter Trail to Nature is a card recreation the place snow sports activities and sustainability go hand in hand. Developed by Susanna Sieff, FIS Sustainability Director, in collaboration with World Cup alpine skier and illustrator Elena Curtoni (ITA), the sport takes a playful strategy to elevating environmental consciousness. As a studying device, gamers are offered with questions on nature and sustainability on the slopes, together with challenges that encourage direct engagement with the surroundings. The aim is to encourage higher environmental consciousness, spark significant conversations, and join the winter sports activities neighborhood with sustainable practices. 

The recreation was first examined in Zurich through the Autumn Technical Committees by members attending the sustainability replace. A couple of days in the past, it made its Italian debut in Milan on the FISI Media Day, the place some athletes from the Italian nationwide group tried their hand on the deck. This occasion additionally offered the backdrop for an insightful double interview between Elena and Susanna.  

From ski slopes to sketch pads

Athletic and inventive, Elena’s expertise lengthen far past racing down a black diamond. She started drawing at a younger age, a ardour that has grown alongside her skilled snowboarding profession. “I remember the first thing I illustrated and thinking, ‘maybe this is my path,’” she remembers. That path ultimately intersected with sustainability when she joined forces with FIS to carry Winter Trail to Nature to life. 

When requested about her visible strategy, Elena explains how the characters on the playing cards replicate her experiences on the snow and in nature.