ChrisC
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Interesting article on Climate Change and European Ski Resorts.
One fact that stood out was the level of snowmaking infrastructure in the Alps now:
Many ski resorts, of course, now rely on artificial snowmaking to make up for natural shortfalls: 90 percent of ski slopes in Italy, 70 percent in Austria, 53 percent in Switzerland, 37 percent in France, and 25 percent in Germany are now covered by snow cannons, according to data released by the Swiss lift operators association, Seilbahnen, in 2021.
One fact that stood out was the level of snowmaking infrastructure in the Alps now:
Many ski resorts, of course, now rely on artificial snowmaking to make up for natural shortfalls: 90 percent of ski slopes in Italy, 70 percent in Austria, 53 percent in Switzerland, 37 percent in France, and 25 percent in Germany are now covered by snow cannons, according to data released by the Swiss lift operators association, Seilbahnen, in 2021.
Ski Resorts Are Giving Up on Snow
With natural snow becoming scarcer and artificial powder woefully unsustainable, Europe’s mountain resorts are starting to look at life beyond downhill skiing.
www.wired.com