It’s Getting Hot In The Alps
It’s Getting Hot In The Alps
Published : 17-Jul-2011 07:13
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Snow cover on the 10 or so ski areas still open for summer skiing in Europe is diminishing rapidly as temperatures touch double figures above zero in centigrade.
Dachstein ski area in Austria saw its snow depth drop by more than a metre in less than a month, losing 30-40cm a week, and has closed for snow sports.
Other ski areas have reported similar declines but beginning with deeper snow bases, are still able to operate, though on the Kitzsteinhorn above Kaprun it's only the highest slopes.
But although Val d'Isere ends its short, five-week, summer ski season this weekend, more ski areas are opening. Saas Fee in Switzerland, Molltal in Austria and Breuil-Cervinia in Italy have all re-opened in the past week.
Saas Fee will be open right through to May 2012 while the skiing on Cervinia's Plateau Rosà glacier will be open until the beginning of September before closing for a few months and re-opening winter 2011-12.
Cervinia's summer skiing above 3,480 metres has 23km and great freestyle facilities including a half-pipe at Gravity Park on Plateau Rosà. Daily tickets are 15 Euros for children and 30 Euros for adults.
Also currently open are Tux in Austria, Zermatt in Switzerland, Val Senales and Passo Stelvio in Italy and Tignes and Les 2 Alpes in France.
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