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A comment on Switzerland: snow flown in by helicopter in attempt to keep ski slopes open. Parent comment

Re:Switzerland: snow flown in by helicopter in attempt to ke... by hef19898 on Friday January 06, 2023 @11:18AM (#34276540)
Tgat slopes are closed for competition or training is normal in the alps so, nothing special about Gstaad here.
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Re:Switzerland: snow flown in by helicopter in attempt to ke... by leejo on Friday January 06, 2023 @11:27AM (#34276725)
Nah, this was (IIRC) very much a privately owned piste with a privately owned Poma lift. Not the usual case of "this piste is closed for competition/training".

Gstaad is an interesting place. They have a yacht club but no lake for example...

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