“It’s getting drier and, of course, warmer.”
We used to be a classic ski hotel in the Austrian Alps. We had between 12 and 16 meters of snow per year. In recent years, however, we’ve had around 2 meters. Winters are extremely dry. Then, suddenly, we get heavy snowfall in March, April, and May—just when spring should be arriving. Everything is upside down.
Summers are also much too warm. At 30°C, it’s impossible to go on proper mountain hikes. We used to have daily thunderstorms in July, which cooled temperatures from 25°C down to 15°C and nourished nature—but those are gone, too. In general, it’s getting drier and, of course, warmer.
For skiing, this is a very bad development, and for our natural environment as well.