27岁的澳大利亚高山滑雪板国家队成员哈维·埃德曼森今年遭遇了前所未有的训练困难。1这位墨尔本立面设计师的训练开始被延迟了3周，并在8月末被迫停止，导致他损失了超过一个月的宝贵训练时间。1通常情况下，澳大利亚运动员的训练周期从7月初持续到9月末，但今年这个窗口被严重压缩。1
气候变化是这一困境的根本原因。1滑雪场和滑雪板运动需要至少30厘米的雪，而度假村必须维持这个水平至少60天才能在经济上可行。1墨尔本大学气候科学高级讲师林登·阿什克罗夫特警告称："我们已经确定不会有像我们父母那样的雪季。"1据澳大利亚气象局发言人介绍，塔斯曼海长期高压系统导致来自北方的暖空气流向澳大利亚东南部，造成了今年的破纪录高温冬季。1气候专家指出长期高温趋势将继续恶化，但强调通过减少化石燃料排放仍有可能保护澳大利亚的滑雪产业。1
澳大利亚滑雪队在今年米兰科蒂纳冬奥会后获得了3金2银1铜的历史最好成绩。1然而，如果训练条件继续恶化，这样的成就可能变得更加艰难。
Australian alpine skier Harvey Edmanson is confronting an unprecedented challenge this year: his training window has collapsed to less than a month, down from the typical three-month period.1 The 27-year-old member of Australia's national alpine skiing team, who works as a facade designer in Melbourne, saw his preparation begin three weeks late and was forced to stop by the end of August, losing more than a month of crucial training time.1 Normally, the training season runs from early July through the end of September.1
The constraints stem from extreme conditions this winter. Ski resorts and snowboarding operations require a minimum of 30 centimeters of snow to function, and resorts must maintain that depth for at least 60 days to remain economically viable.1 According to the Bureau of Meteorology, a long-term high-pressure system over the Tasman Sea has channeled warm air from the north toward Australia's southeast region.1 Climate scientist Linden Ashcroft, a senior lecturer at the University of Melbourne, warned that "we have already established that we will not have snow seasons like our parents had."1
Experts indicate that the long-term warming trend will worsen conditions, though reducing fossil fuel emissions could still help protect Australia's skiing industry.1
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