In 2023, the IOC said only 10 countries will be able to host snow sports by 2040 because of the impact of climate change.
The 2030 Winter Paralympics are due to be held in the French Alps, while Salt Lake City, Utah, will host the Games in 2034.
“The places we are going next, we are confident in the quality of the snow there but the idea is to bring new hosts to these events,” said Brazilian Parsons.
“What we are seeing for the future of winter Games is that we will have less hosts able to provide a good field of play, and we need to be prepared for that.”
He added: “Normally we organise the Winter Paralympics in March which, from a snow point of view, is not the best, so it’s something in the Paralympics we are used to facing.
“We had it in Pyeongchang [in 2018], for example, one session it was 26C. It was the Paralympic spring Games.”
Virtually 100% of snow at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Beijing was artificial, which has an environmental cost itself, but temperatures in excess of 20C caused melting, external and competition schedules had to be changed.
On the potential of similar happening next year, Parsons said: “From the data we have we are not that concerned, but we are alert and we will have the measures in place to react, but also it’s a sign of global warmth which is something that in sport we need to react to.
“I hope world leaders can address that as well, not only focusing on sport but on the future of this planet, because it’s a reality and the quality of snow in sport events is just one symptom of it.”
The 2026 Games will mark the 50th anniversary of the first Winter Paralympics, which were held in Ornskoldsvik, Sweden.
About 600 athletes are set to descend on Italy in 12 months’ time, with the action split between Cortina (Para alpine skiing, Para-snowboarding and wheelchair curling), Milan (Para-ice hockey) and Val di Fiemme (Para-cross country skiing and Para-biathlon).
As ticket sales open, Parsons said having the winter Games in Europe offers a “great opportunity” to build on “the most successful Paralympics ever” in Paris in 2024.
