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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(116,459 posts) Sun Dec 15, 2024, 02:32 PM Dec 15

Ski resort announces immediate closure after facing insurmountable conditions: 'We too can no longer defy the forces of

nature'

Aonce-popular tourist spot in Switzerland has been forced to close, and the consequences of warming temperatures are at least partly to blame.

What's happening?

As Powder reported, Skilift Schratten Flühli in Lucerne has stopped activity because a lack of snowfall has left the skiing slopes unable to open. In a statement, the ski site explained its winter season was now nearly half its typical duration.

Reduced business operations, in addition to costly necessary maintenance at the site, meant it was unfeasible to remain open.

Powder cited data from MeteoSwiss, the Swiss Federal Office for Meteorology and Climatology, which noted that as temperatures creep up, more precipitation falls as rain rather than snow, making it harder for Skilift Schratten Flühli to remain open for business.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/ski-resort-announces-immediate-closure-after-facing-insurmountable-conditions-we-too-can-no-longer-defy-the-forces-of-nature/ar-AA1vSbGt

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Ski resort announces immediate closure after facing insurmountable conditions: 'We too can no longer defy the forces of (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 15 OP

The snowball starts rolling JMCKUSICK Dec 15 #1

Al Gore told us this would happen along with others too. No snow means no skiing. Botany Dec 15 #2

But it's "inconvenient" for billionaires that people understand the interconnected impacts. Beartracks Dec 15 #4

They can come ski in WNC... littlemissmartypants Dec 15 #3

For some of us in WNC, if you live in Florida, you are welcome to send your Wonder Why Dec 15 #5

I'm sure if the rich Swiss... littlemissmartypants Dec 16 #7

Somehow Linda ladeewolf Dec 15 #6

JMCKUSICK

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1. The snowball starts rolling

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sun Dec 15, 2024, 04:20 PM

Dec 15

I wonder how long it will take to create an avalanche.
I worked 6 winters in Breckenridge, Co and you could see change coming even ten years ago.
It won't be long now. East coast skiing and Midwestern skiing are barely a thing anymore.