where is home. when your family is scattered across the globe. with the kids to do things to feel good it's just returning back to the roots which again may not be. a shock for me to go from good. to push into systems. believe george turner would you come to w. i if you are wrapped up warm as we are in for a chilly show yes the theme for today zero max is ice so i will let slide into the program with a little look for what. i see adventures taking

a holiday on noise spitzbergen i'm. breaking the ice looking through iceland's second largest glass here. and decadence and of those skiing in one of my plans most exclusive result. if you want snow and ice there is no better place to guarantee it's then spitzbergen this is the longest of a group of no we just islands op in the arctic ocean the winter that last for nine months of the year and it's so high up that they don't see daylight free over two months of the year still it is increasingly popular with tourists who want to winter wonderland experience yes if you want to spot a polar bear go want to dog sled and trek inside the glassy only one day and spitzbergen is the place to. martin hop my mom

takes the brakes off his dog sled. who's danish runs the largest husky farm on spitsbergen island between norway's north cape and the north pole dog sled tools are very popular here. monk started his farm six years ago in two thousand and eleven with sixty dogs today he has over two hundred fifty they're a cross between the alaskan posse and the greenland dog. countrified more with the order and they also like talking. less of course of. course there is a sort of. aggression towards humans is important considering the large number of tourists who visit the farm every day and want to pet the animals. the husky farm is located at the end of the island's main

road which is a good ten kilometers long haul in only archipelago that spitzbergen is part of has only forty kilometers of roads even though its surface area is one half times as launches denmark. fewer than three thousand people live on spits back and most of them in the capital long year b.m. named after an american who founded a mining company here in nine hundred six coal mining used to be spits baggins major source of income now it's tourism science and research are also becoming increasingly important. more than seven hundred students have been rolled sciences at the nor the most university in the world and more and more young people are getting interested. the number of tourists is also rising in twenty sixteen there were one hundred forty. and overnight stays eight percent more than the previous

year along with dog sled toes the most popular activities all snowmobile excursions . vacationers can also go out on miniature expeditions on boats small and large. it's not all that unusual to see the king of the yacht take the polar bear spotting one of them is the dream of many spits back and tourists. there are an estimated three thousand part of bass on this group of islands. back to the house and this is also a good example of how spitzbergen is being transformed more a mole people are working in the tourism sector the farm has seventy guides

including greg a biologist from germany. i've always lived somewhere where it's cold i like cold weather and snow the thing is that the longer it lasts the better so it's great that the winter season is so long here that if you're lucky you can go dog sledding from october to late june it's perfect. one of the most beautiful dog sled tours goes to the scott thomas glacier. after three hours they arrive at their destination the small home in the middle of the glacier. the hole goes down thirty meters leading to a labyrinth of bizarre ice tunnels that snow walls and dog into the glacier last summer. they provide a look at the inside of the glacier ventures like this are attracting creasing

numbers of people to be. spits back to the gate mates of the north pole and the landscape straight out of both fairy tales. just ahead some people prefer the cold weather to the warmth of the sun and many people choose to live in colder climates whereas a couple who search for twenty years to find the perfect spot to build their dream home they found it on a peninsula in northern norway their shell like home is now they have perfect little sanctuary where they can go to hibernate whenever they so desire. linked in than in some lies north of the arctic circle this holiday home is

perfectly suited to the cold climate in northern norway where snow covers the ground for roughly half a year it was built by hard bark creamer tova felt hello welcome to my cabin come inside. the heart of the building is the living area with its floor to ceiling windows which afford a stunning view of the water this two hundred square meter bungalow is hog board kramer's sent over felts weekend for treat the retirees spend as much time here as possible i and. most the scientists. looking at the sea. we are relaxing more we can. read that book we can. be more outside. during the winter months the sun doesn't rise for too long

months to compensate for the lack of daylight that has decorated the house and vibrant colors and fitted it with cozy carpets and blankets geothermal heat pump and a wood fire ensure cozy temperatures. i can stand. near the wall from the fireplace. it's very giving me i love that and it's. the house also boasts a sauna that can be used on year round. i go in this hour every saturday where we are here we take this all with the family to. they also. we have a yeah we all of us here. have a very coffee the bedrooms. in the cabin till the fells and her husband

searched for twenty years until they found this spot to build their cabin construction began in two thousand and seven their idea was to build a cabin that harmonizes with its environment yet also provides a warm haven amid these harsh climes. i like the structure that feeling the warmth feeling it gives they want to. be like i said. you see it oh i own all there. on the outside. the cabins wooden structure was neatly fitted into the fewer dropped from nation it's malls are lined with the who wind currently. architects norris jenison designed the cabin and shows materials like wood which will withstand the harsh arctic climate for many years. it's untreated

so it has a gracious look but still it's a warm work on the outside cedar which of course in this climate also is. very well suited. and turns your silvery gray in time. twelve the fountain hobart cramer spent plenty of time outside if the weather permits it sometimes they can observe reindeer or whales at sea and in the winter they sometimes see the northern lights this is why they love being so far north. it's the better and not the temperature. yeah their surroundings we have here. that i haven't seen. or to have felt in hobart kramer spending time in their cozy cabin north of the

arctic circle is bliss no matter what the seas are. now of course we all know that global warming is affecting our sea levels and causing a lot of ice surrounding the poles to meant iceland is europe's northernmost country and we can't do a show on ice without going there but they are seeing the effects of climate change fast hand along your cool glass it is shrinking this is the country's second largest class and in a bid to try and raise awareness of the issue a tunnel has been built to take tourists into the heart of the ice a magical experience but one that won't last forever. the journey to europe's longest ice total passes through a snow covered wilderness. long your code is iceland second biggest glacier it measures fifty kilometers long and up to twenty kilometers wide but global warming means it's shrinking fast until recently it was only possible to view the glacier

from above. going inside was a perfectly true reserved for scientist. but last year the glacier opened to the public. is going to be here and what exactly are you put these on your feet so you don't. target so few of your old and start areas taking twenty visitors from the u.s. and china into the glacier. seismic activity and glacier movement are monitored regularly to make sure it's safe to enter the project is the first of its kind many people were skeptical at first but it's proved the real hit with tourists we always believed in the projects. we thought it was a good idea it was a bold idea but the a good idea and the way it was exciting to be had full faith in the project all along. planning and preparation for the title took four years while the actual

building phase lasted fourteen months the project team was made up of glacier experts engineers geologists and architects. the tunnel lies about thirty meters beneath the surface. for sophia showing visitors to beauty of the glacier is a labor of love. it's. just like lots of things going on all the time i'm not the kind that you know it's used to want to sit at a desk and work there. eight hours a day because i get bored he said. if you would take this entire case and melt it down. melt it down and put it over manhattan island who would have water that was three feet on the steep. and also look at the lines in the walls.

just like if you would cut open a tree you can read the years here at the farm well. it's not quite the same with the case here but you know you can read the weather. whatever brotherhood has been you know from the was. the last three lives maybe there was a crisis in summer time or you can hear. the wintertime. you know. so that it's really cool. the jury is just over half a kilometer long. every now and then i future could pass opens up that allows visitors to peer deep into the heart of the glacier. iceland's placers have shrunk by ten percent over the last two decades if that

trend continues there won't be much left of long york at least by the end of the century. organizers hope that opening up the glacier will serve to raise the alarm showing visitors from around the world the precious beauty camphor jordi of this ice clad natural wonder. of the ever changing weather patterns have brought less snow to the german hots mountains than in past years too but that doesn't stop the views from being spectacular we hoped on a train to the highest peak in the region to discover this magical landscape. days with light like this are rare in the hearts mountains in winter the sun is rising over northern germany's highest peak block.

the weather is putting on quite a show for the meteorologist at the park in weather station the morning slows way below freezing for record breaking. it was like a dream the skies were really clear this morning in the trees where i stop when the sun came up everything was bathed in pink light it was minus seventeen degrees celsius and with the snow minus twenty two it crunched under my feet a beautiful winter morning. and on top of that there was a spectacular view. from which he told of the visibility is fantastic what i can see for around one hundred seventy kilometers so all the way to the fogel's bag and has. been to the run in the us a co-pay couldn't be more beautiful the concern is that. when the weather is this

nice visitors want to take the proper narrow gauge railway to the summit. during the winter nine trains a day chucked through the hearts national park on their way to the top at one thousand one hundred forty two meters above sea level many tourists enjoy wandering around on the problems plateau. other visitors like the notion it. choose to rock up known as pop and then oh he's hiked up here on the list every day since german reunification. good morning mr schmidt good morning i'm already coming back down oh yes notion of a cold when the weather's this nice i have to go up the hill it's just ideal or is optimistic about winter in spite of climate change every bit of begin to windows

just. comes later in february and march out the little snow drifts that are up to five meters deep but let's last year there weren't many but i hope this winter will be a better one for my eighty thousand pike pouring rain it was still an experience nevertheless . for died after doing it a thousand times i thought about going every other day but no i've got to go out there. on the we're very opposite the park it's just as pleasant here most of the ski slopes open in january. now more and more operators have had to use snow making machines to keep things running. to the trees and it's really hard work and we do it through the night you know it's a lot to keep such began area covered in snow. off the ball in. the most beautiful

of winter days has come to an end in the hearts mountains but with some luck they'll be more like it before spring. i want to know more about european lifestyle and culture visit euro max on facebook. you'll find highlights from our programs. three hundred sixty degree videos of the most beautiful places in europe and snapshots taken by our reporters take an exclusive look behind the scenes at how the program is produced and follow us on facebook life. we love it when fans visit our facebook page and give us. their feedback visit d.w. europe max on facebook. went just for the popular all over the world and the swiss region of the outs is always busy at this time of year the both is just one of the many resorts the thriving right now that's because long before it became known for its winter sports people came to the town for health and

wellness we take a look back at the history of this town and how it's evolved over the years. davos is a swiss winter sports resort nestled in the alps it attracts snowboarders and skiers on around three hundred twenty kilometers of peace it's. home to a population of about thirteen thousand is a blend of traditional and modern one of its newer landmarks is the luxury hotel intercontinental which opened in twenty thirteen also affectionately called the golden egg. but it was the congress center built in one thousand nine hundred fifty nine that put davos on the map as a location for international business and medical conferences the best known is the annual world economic forum. professor

talk to the group founder of the world economic forum with professor dr klaus schwab and he decided it should take place in davos and before with very few wanted it spirits climbing to help shape the. whole it was a well known holiday resort and he hoped the atmosphere would help participants discuss matters in an open mind outweigh a privilege to get in and that's the background to the spirit of davos to this day when the president of the small mountain village of davos first became known internationally in the late one nine hundred century as a health resort. sixteen hundred meters above sea level it's dry pollen and might free climate made it ideal for as maddox and tuberculosis patients. shattered been all the time in europe one in seven people died of tb they were just sick they actually died of it it was a terrible place i wanted. wealthy patients would stay in

a luxury wellness clinic such as the shots out which opened in one thousand nine hundred and is now a hotel. many spent months if not years here following a strict health regime five meals a day cold showers and hours of rest and recuperation in the fresh air german writer thomas mann described the experience in his one nine hundred twenty four masterpiece the magic mountain he was inspired by his wife caucus day in davos. the vices corina but so when the u.s. wife would tell him about characters who are often very eccentric. and he actually met some of them himself in the form didn't both get yes i mean originally set out to write a novella fisheye but it turned into a thousand page novels on one thousand a magic month give all of them even that's what about. beyond the shots out is this trailer back the first slow skiing trail in switzerland no snow cannons are

used here it's one hundred percent natural if there's no snow the trails remain closed. at the local winter sports museum visitors can explore the history of davos as a ski resort which came about mainly due to its popularity as a health resort. on the sea and land the deed on the nj boat but the enough that it was mainly the british helped establish the winter sports industry and of course specifically ski the father it's the with all how we were very fortunate that surround our conan doyle came here i was the man who wrote the column and value of audio other safes there the form that a fein that. ninety three and it was thanks to him that the sport became so popular that what gets then i get these. folks thermally him off to. not only famous writers but artists too were drawn to the mountain in

a center of doubles is the and strategic kitchen a museum the german expressionist painter lived in davos from one thousand nine hundred eighty. until his death in one nine hundred thirty eight and he created some of his best known paintings here the museum houses some twelve thousand art works by care for about half his entire body of work done voce also has come in mary delights on offer local restaurants serve up traditional swiss fare cheese and fruit bread as well as specialty such as been there flourish or air dried meat. so set off for all of the back bone. but no flush evolved because villagers originally had no way of refrigerating the food on the head to preserve it so they tried it if that meant they had plenty of meat to eat throughout the winter so your closest allies sure is to. davos has come a long way since then the last one hundred fifty years have seen the small town in

the swiss alps evolve into a center for sport major congresses and culture. and that last glimpse of ice and darwin to show for today well we've got with the highlights of the week tomorrow featuring a taste of winter from all of our special shows and if you did miss any of them this week and want to catch up then you can find them on our website d.w. dot com forward slash lifestyle is just below that many of them will be on our facebook page as well happy weekend to all of you and i'll see you again tomorrow night. coming up in europe max highlights the dangers and what contributions to that closeted outlook on life. plus the man who just can't get enough

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