The 2009/2010 ski season in Austria will be snow-reliable
Excellent conditions for winter sports in Österreich during the 2009/2010 ski season: All winter sports enthusiasts can look forward to the season, as ski resorts in Österreich have upgraded and substantially expanded their artificial snowmaking capacity for the 2009/2010 ski season. Around 163 million euros in total have been invested in modernisation and the purchase of new snow cannons and snowmaking systems. With these investments, winter resorts are responding, as they have in previous years, to the growing risk that in some areas natural snowfall alone will no longer provide enough snow for winter sports during the 2009/2010 ski season in Österreich. With the help of existing snow cannons and snowmaking systems, a large proportion of all ski slopes in Österreich can be covered with artificial snow, according to the Austrian tourism association. Holidaymakers in the areas where these measures have been taken for the 2009/2010 ski season in Österreich can therefore look forward to a “snow guarantee” and enjoy the white splendour on skis, a snowboard or a sled.
AI-generated illustration of a snow cannon spraying snow across a ski slope in an alpine winter landscape.
Date: 05/12/2007
Local hoteliers and ski-lift operators in Österreich expect these measures for the 2009/2010 ski season to increase overnight bookings, since reliable snow is every winter sports holidaymaker’s primary requirement. The simple rule of thumb is: where there is no snow, winter sports holidaymakers will not choose a place to stay for their holidays. Therefore, alongside the 2009/2010 ski season in Österreich, plans are also being made for future seasons to equip more ski resorts in advance with an “artificial snow guarantee” by building additional snow cannons and snowmaking systems, and to attract more tourists from Austria and abroad to the country’s mountains. Since climate change is expected to bring less snowfall in the future, these measures are essential to safeguarding Austria’s winter sports tourism, experts say. The 2009/2010 ski season in Österreich will now show how these measures affect visitor numbers.
