Does the ski holiday fall flat?
It’s too warm even for artificial snow
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News in January that moves us: It’s too warm this season even for artificial snow
The most important news in the BRIGITTE ticker
What moves the world? What moves the BRIGITTE editors? In this ticker we summarize the most important news for you in January.
January 2, 2023
Not even artificial snow can save the ski holiday
Walks through the snow in a T-shirt instead of on skis: In Switzerland, temperatures of up to 20 degrees spoil fun on the slopes. Because there is not much snow to be seen at the moment. The holidaymakers are forced to go for walks or mountain bikes, and there is even a lot going on on the summer toboggan run. The weather doesn’t take into account the fact that it’s the beginning of January and people want to go on winter vacation.
In the central Swiss holiday region of Sattel-Hochstuckli, skiing was only possible on two days this season, and that was only thanks to artificial snow. But even for this it is currently too warm – with the high temperatures, the artificial snow cannot be made at all. Winters with little snow have always existed, but due to climate change they will become more frequent – especially in ski areas below 2,000 meters, according to the Tagesschau.
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That was the news in December 2022.
Sources used: tagesschau.de