Apt procreates for girls than writing advice and no i want to meet those women back home who are bones by their duties and social norms and informed him of old dead piece of rights my name is the about of people homes and i work at some of them. It doesnt look much like winter in germany central. Here steers snowboarders and above all ski resort operators are suffering from the mild temperatures and. Other ski areas have shut down in recent years but inventive bag in the salad land there expand. In their Winter Sports activities and trying to keep one step ahead of Climate Change. The snow is thawing during the high season. Still all of the ski lifts are in operation and all of the slopes are open then to bed is fully booked its one of the most popular ski areas north of the alps but unlike in the alps white winters cant be taken for granted here at 670. 00 metres 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 that. His family has long lived from tourism and provides employment for around 50 people. And how does it look. Happy. The facilities are concerned hunter bag is certainly one of the most modern ski areas in germany. Also invested in increasing our snow making capacity just to be able to offer skiing for 2 to 3 months a year. She between. Some 360. 00 snow can and stand at the ready at temperatures of minus 2 degrees celsius or below 0 they can make snow and secure the resorts operations throughout a normal winter but its 3 degrees above 0 in. Too warm to operate the snow. On a few of the slopes theyre employing whats 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 wont say much about that and we can only film whats 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. So. Then we just got to if we didnt have it we could kiss the christmas season. Youre forgetting. Our get in country we definitely wouldnt have had any snow is it just because the temperatures never dipped to minus 2 degrees the snow cannons need. Support of this of the commons karlheinz team runs one of the ski 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 when his skis school is constantly expanding. I tend. To the trend towards learning to ski and going to ski school continues unabated all this out. And due to the numerous snow cannons we can finally be assured there will be snow sneezy hard to miss i can assume that ill be able to run my ski school for 60 to 80 days. Thats something i can do before. Ok 1st of all defeat. These days his ski school is attracting lots of guests from the netherlands its a 3 hour drive from event to back to the dutch border. For many this is their 1st time skiing thank goodness were going to ski you were one of the natures beautiful yeah and there are mountains sure its its good to ski yeah yeah it looks very nice its books i didnt expect so much snow expect so much of it will see so much people of her his School Holidays have started in the netherlands its the weekend and theres 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. Theyre in no hurry to hit the slopes because they cant hear long term their trailer is cold weather proof the winters here are never really harsh. To this period of the war its gotten much milder you know theres a lot less snow than in recent years. Often we were half submerged in snow. With. The retired miner has been coming here for close to 20 years its 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 its still good for ski but if it rains answers for cost it could be that we wont be able to run the summer ski lifts due to the lack of snow cover. Man we hope that it wont 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 yohannes on to and his colleagues prepare the slopes for the next day with their snow groomers. Its really pretty windy up here and i come down number 7. Come down. Ok. Thanks for the last week if today it was really full so the ruts are quite deep so you need to go over it a lot. But can take 4 hours for one driver. Software that works with Data Collected by g. P. S. Lets you harness know just how much snow the lies beneath his snow groomer. You mustve just 70 to 80 centimeters leadership thats ok. No new snow has fallen for weeks theres only whats been produced by the snow factory. A little. Over snow from the snow factory. And you can move it around easily because its quite sandy. Heroes 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 of the to well johan as does his rounds the tourists enjoy some place ski fun the to. Sleep. The next morning the partys 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 johann is a groom to. Night before are still open. Thank you thank you thank you. Thank you. To them however nico brink month slopes are pretty much snow free the ski rental business he runs on the side is also deserted. Even one all day can cost him several 100. 00 euros for cards when theyre told last night it rained unfortunately and now its raining again and greatness was not what i really noticed the sudden change because many davies it is simply stay away so we have lots of equipment on hand and we cant rent it out temperatures are forecast to remain above 0 for the next few days so there is 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 youre not actually much here we live in a climate zone that strongly influenced by the Atlantic Ocean to what happens on the atlantic has a big effect on us. That means and winters where the atlantic is calm cold winters. Vinta. He doesnt foresee warm weather putting in into Winter Sports in the central up lands any time soon your version of it as it is we dont expect a repeat of this winter its an exception its warm and changeable phases of the next winter to be significant in colder and snowier actually expect to happen. In the often also and many invented back share his optimism including nico playing the man still hes 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 hes no longer reliant on holiday years who stay away if the snow does. So its obvious. When i like this one it would be fatal if you didnt have a 2nd source of income. But most people here do here is show its not nice and here and there it can be problematic when a winter like this happens to spend so on been done lots of. Hes already preparing for spring when the ski slopes are transformed into a Mountain BikingAdventure Park that also helps to make him less reliant on snow. Clear of us what. Used to be that a bad winter would bring you to the brink of bankruptcy existence. Luckily now weve brought in our brains so a bad winter isnt quite so critical missile thoughts or critters. But sure when youre self employed and everythings at your own risk a winter like this can give us a sleepless night or 2 off and autumn was one of endeavor that started out for school. 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. Its things like this that are helping people invent a bad keep their faith in Winter Sports in times of Climate Change. Its money well here on the racetrack its a. Perfect place to test those high powered vehicles. 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