Wengen and Adelboden: large investments for 'snowmaking

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Large investments on the Switzerland Bernese Oberland, about 4.1 million Swiss francs will be invested from the Wengen and Adelboden stations to renew the snowmaking system on the tracks that host races regularly in the World Cup.

Wednesday 28 September 2016 3 minutes reading time

September 27 were presented data from a study carried dall''Universit & agrave; of Neuch & acirc; tel: during the winter season the snowpack coverage in Switzerland & egrave; pi & ugrave; short about 37 days compared to 1970, due to global warming. To remedy this situation in Adelboden historic home of a giant and pi & ugrave; recently a slalom of the World Cup, the company & agrave; owner of the lifts has earmarked CHF 2.5 million to install 18 new snow cannons, & nbsp; the company & agrave; TecnoAlpin managed by a powerful software, & nbsp; on the runway Chuenisb Ã¤; rgli. The work is progressing rapidly and everything should gi & agrave; be ready for the next races in January & nbsp; Decision in Wengen taken by Urs N Ã¤; pflin President of the Organizing Committee of the Lauberhorn Trophy, slalom and downhill men's combined. In this case, the & rsquo; investment in place & egrave; of CHF 2.5 million to install new snow guns, along the two race tracks of the evidence of the World Cup and European Cup. A choice that also ecological effetuata Thanks to this investment we will be able to snow on the lower parts of the slopes directly without first having to fill the seats reservoirs upstream, saving cos & igrave; energy and avoiding waste of water. Everything should be ready gi & agrave; from this season & nbsp;

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