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if you like the snow is thawing during the high season. still all of the ski lifts are in operation and all of the slopes are open. fully booked it's one of the most popular ski areas north of the alps but unlike in the alps white winters can't be taken for granted here at 670 meters above sea level normally lies right on the climatic snow line and studies show this line could rise even higher in the years to come. nico brinkman operates several ski facilities in. his family has long lived. and provides employment for around 50 people.

and how does it work. groet. facilities are concerned hunter bag is certainly one of the most modern ski areas in germany. we've also invested in increasing our snow making capacity just to be able to offer skiing for 2 to 3 months again. she between. some $360.00 snow can and stand at the ready at temperatures of minus 2 degrees celsius or below they can make snow and secure the resorts operations throughout a normal winter but it's 3 degrees above 0 invented to warm to operate the snow cannons so on a few of the slopes they're employing what's called a snow factory it can produce snow at 4 degrees celsius but environmental activists

criticize the vast amounts of energy and water it consumes the resort operators won't say much about that and we can only film what's on view to the public the snow guns out of which fine snow is shots but not the technology behind them but one thing is crystal clear artificial snow secures jobs here so. they need us to if we didn't have it we could kiss the christmas season. at your forgets to. park it and country we definitely wouldn't have had any snow just because the temperatures never dipped to minus 2 degrees the snow cannons need. support this is a common city karl-heinz runs one of. the schools he employs 70 ski instructors he hires some of them specially from abroad because people from many different countries learn how to ski here. and his skis school is constantly expanding and. i tend. to

trend towards learning to ski and going to ski school continues unabated. this happened to his d. . and due to the numerous snow cannons we can finally be assured there will be snow snoozy hard since i can. i'll be able to run my ski school for 60 to 80 days. that's something i can do before it's come to school rummaged ok this is from defeat. these days his ski school is attracting lots of guests from the netherlands it's a 3 hour drive from vinterberg to the dutch border. for many this is their 1st time skiing. because you were going to ski you were at the nature's beautiful yeah inner mountain should it's let's go to sleep yeah it looks very nice it's books i didn't expect so much snow expect so much. so

much people would hate for his school holidays have started in the netherlands it's the weekend and there's enough snow most of the businesses here make over half their yearly income in winter. thanks when things get too busy the lucca family take refuge in their trailer. they're in no hurry to hit the slopes because they can't hear long term their trailer is cold weather proof the winters here are never really harsh. to distribute a war it's gotten much milder you know there's a lot less snow than in recent years you know often we were house submerged in snow . with. the retired miner has been coming here for close to 20 years it's just a 2 hour trip from his home city of deuce book. but soon he may only be able to hike here because temperatures keep rising and the hordes of tourists are taking their

toll on the slopes. nico blink man is also concerned rising temperatures are eating away at the blanket of snow covering the slopes during what should be the most profitable period of the year when at the moment it's still good for ski if it rains answers for cost it could be that we won't be able to run some risky lifts due to the lack of snow cover. we hope that it won't come to that but it could happen. in. the fight to save every square metre of snow on the slopes really begins in earnest when the tourists have returned to the ski lodge for the night johann is on to and his colleagues prepare the slopes for the next day with their snow groomers .

it's really pretty windy up here and i come down number 7. come down. ok. thanks for the last today it was really fall so the ruts are quite deep so you need to go over a dog. that can take 4 hours for one driver. software that works with data collected by g.p.s. lets your highness know just how much snow the lies beneath his snow groom are. members of just 70 to 80 centimeters leadership that's ok. no new snow has fallen for weeks there's only what's been produced by the snow factory. thanks. for snow from the snow factory. you can move it around easily because it's quite

sandy. the rolls right before the blade and it binds together pretty well once we have gone over it and then you have a really good ski slope to view. the 2 well johan as does his rounds the tourists enjoy some place the fun the tightly shut. up shut . the next morning the party's over on the slopes as well overnight the rains came and melted most of the snow leaving grass and mud in their wake but undaunted some winter sports enthusiasts gather on the slopes where skiing and snowboarding is still possible place.

i mean. at least the slopes yohannes and to groom to. the night before are still open. no. one. writing to them however nico brinkman slopes are pretty much snow free with the ski rental business he runs on the side is also deserted. even one off day can cost him several $100.00 euros for cards when they're told last night it rained on fortunately and now it's raining again and that's not what i really noticed the sudden change because many davies is simply staying away and working so we have lots of equipment on hand and we can't rent it out temperatures are forecast to remain above 0 for the next few days so there's little hope things

will improve more and more ski lifts are shutting down. but yulian papa vinterberg top weather expert is looking on the bright side the geographer runs his own weather service just for this region and operates about 40 survey stations. he believes the current mild weather has less to do with climate change and global warming than with natural fluctuations which have always existed. believe me or not actually much here we live in a climate zone that strongly influenced by the atlantic ocean think 2 thirds of what happens on the atlantic has a big effect on us. that means and winters where the atlantic is calm cold winters . vinta. he doesn't foresee warm weather putting an end to winter sports in the central uplands any time soon your version of it as it is i don't expect a repeat of this winter it's an exception it's warm and changeable phases of the

next winter to be significant in colder and snowier that's what we expect will happen. and many inventive book share his optimism including nico playing the man still he's been making provisions for years and that along with the ski lifts and ski rentals he also runs a hostel the bookings from schools and clubs mean he's no longer reliant on holiday years who stay away if the snow does such obvious. winter like this one would be fatal if you didn't have a 2nd source of income. but most people here do. sure it's not nice and here and there it can be problematic when a winter like this happens. he's already preparing for spring when the ski slopes are transformed into a mountain biking adventure park that also helps to make him less reliant on snow.

flurry of us would absolutely starve into i don't think it is used to be that a bad winter would bring you to the brink of bankruptcy existence. luckily now we've gotten our bodies so a bad winter isn't quite so critical and so fought. but sure when you're self employed and everything's at your own risk your food and winter like this can give you a sleepless night or 2 off and out of mars one solving to every get started outsourcing called. but now if he has another sleepless night he can just go night skiing that also brings in more income and more visitors in the short ski season. it's things like this that are helping people invent a bad keep their faith in winter sports in times of climate change.

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