Salzburg – This ski slope causes horror among climate protectors
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A long, white strip of snow on a green slope heats up people in Austria. But it’s not about artificial snow.
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In the middle of green hills in Salzburg there is a long strip of natural snow.
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So you can already ski there, the offer is actively used.
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However, this is anything but well received by climate protectors.
A white stripe in the middle of a grassy green landscape. This is what the ski area operated by Bergbahn AG Kitzbühel on the Resterhöhe at Pass Thurn in Mittersill (Salzburg) currently looks like from the air. On the ground is artificially applied and recently rolled out snow. The fact that you have been able to wag down the slope there since the end of October is now causing people to shake their heads, like «Heute.at» writes.
In the network, too, the waves are rising due to the snow-white descent in the outer lush green surroundings. The icy strip is now being discussed on Twitter.
A user on Twitter writes: “Apparently, even under these conditions, the income outweighs the creation of an artificial ski slope.” Another is annoyed that the same story is rehashed every year. In fact, the white stripe has been groomed and discussed for years before the onset of winter. User Cornelius Hirsch wonders how absurd it can get. He writes: «Ski season opening in Austria and the climate crisis. How absurd can it get? “
The operators are happy about the large number of visitors
In the ski area itself, you stay cool: you are happy about the large number of visitors, including the Indian ski team. Athlete Aanchal Thakur said to the ORF: “There is still no snow all around and this great piste band especially for us skiers – many thanks to Austria!”
A small but important detail: This means that the strip is not made up of artificial snow, but of preserved remaining snow from last winter, including the summer, so to speak, ”explain the slope managers.
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(today.at/fos)