the snow is. 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 north of the alps but unlike in the alps white winters can't be taken for granted here at 670 meters above sea level. right on the climatic snow line and studies show this line could rise even higher in the years to come. his family has long lived. and provides employment for around 50 people.

kurt. as far as the facilities are concerned enter bag is certainly one of the most modern ski areas in germany. and i was kind of 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 shot but not the technology behind them but one thing is crystal clear artificial snow secures jobs here. then you just got to if we didn't have it we could kiss the christmas season goodbye you're forgetting. our get in country we definitely wouldn't have had any snow is it's because the temperatures never dipped to the minus 2 degrees the snow cannons need. much mitchell porter this is a moment karl-heinz runs one of the ski schools he employs 17 ski instructors he hires some of them specially from abroad because people from many different countries learn how to ski here. and his ski school is constantly expanding. i tend. to the

trend towards learning to ski and going to ski school continues unabated all this at the. end due to the numerous snow. cannon's we can finally be assured there'll be snow sneezy hard which means i can assume that i'll be able to run my ski school for 60 to 80 days. that's something i can do before this condition rummaged ok this is from the 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 i was going to ski you were in the nature's beautiful and there are mountains so let'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 the 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 i 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. so this fear mood of the war it's gotten much milder you know there's a lot less snow than in recent years you know often we were half 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 in 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 of the ski 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 meter of snow on the slopes really begins in earnest when the tourists have returned to the ski lodge for the night. on to and his colleagues prepare the slopes for the next day with their snow groomers.

it's really a pretty windy up here kind of come down number 7. come down. ok . thanks for device makers for today it was really fall so the ruts are quite deep friendship so you need to go over the lot. but can take 4 hours for one driver. software that works with data collected by g.p.s. lets your harness know just how much snow the ice beneath his snow groomer. limited to $70.00 to $80.00 centimeters played a shell that's ok. no new snow has fallen for weeks there's only what's been produced by the snow factory. thanks. and. this is over snow from the snow factory mr fisher you can move it around

easily because it's quite sandy tales of iraq 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 history the 2 well johan is does his rounds the tourists enjoy some place ski fun the touch. the touch 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 guess. i mean. at least the slopes johan is a groom to the night before are still open thank you. thank you. however nico blink months slopes are pretty much snow free for 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 unfortunately and now it's raining again it's very nice when are you really notice the sudden change because many davies is simply staying away 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 you don't actually much here we live in a climate zone that strongly influenced by the atlantic ocean to top 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. as it is we 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 snowier that's what we expect will happen. and many inventive book share his optimism including nico bling to 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. thought out here in a mild winter like this one would be fatal if you didn't have a 2nd source of income is or does but most people here do. sure it's not nice and here and there it can be problematic when a winter like this happens a lot to spend so i didn't. 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.

of clear of us all about socialist haven't i don't think it is used to be that a bad winter would bring you to the brink of bankruptcy existence stop off luckily now we've brought in a bad winter isn't quite so critical missile fought so critters are mature when you're self employed and everything's at your own risk and winter like this can give us sleepless night torture all for no other modeling job interview it started out special. 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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