that's right. phenomenal amounts at this level and what was different about last year, it was really stable. we had cool weather patterns with long periods with no wind at all, which is ideal conditions for skiing. every year is different but it just shows that any year you can get a standout season and then, the next year might be more variable. so it's notjust about how much snow falls, but do you sometimes see too much snow falling in quite a short space of time? it's about capturing that snow and using it through snow farming and capturing it in the fences, so we do a lot of work of pushing it out and trying to maximise how we use the snow, creating that base layer that sets you up for a good season. so you've had to make quite a lot of adaptions since you've been working here, so what are some of the major changes you have made? i think technology is really having a positive effect. snowmaking is becoming a bigger part of it. we can make snow through our fan guns in —2 temperatures, so that guarantees local ski schools and that business just a busy time coming up. then, combined with natural snow and temperatures, we can get snow guns