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Snowmaking in the Alps' declining winter

February 12, 2016

This year winter came extremely late to the ski areas in the Bavarian Alps despite the snow cannons.

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Skilift ausser Betrieb
Image: picture-alliance/dpa

With winters getting ever shorter due to climate change, investment in snowmaking technology is making less and less sense.