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Global Warming Causes Swiss Alps Ski Resort To Sell For $1

New York Times   |  UTA HARNISCHFEGER   |   January 21, 2008 11:00 PM

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Bruno Prior, a British entrepreneur, saw the ad from the Ernen ski-lift company one day as he was sipping coffee and looking through the newspaper in London.

Several months later -- after paying the token sum of one Swiss franc, or about 90 cents -- he is the proud owner of four ski lifts, two trail groomers and a restaurant on 12 miles of ski slopes.

Effectively giving the ski operation away was an act of desperation on the part of Ernen, which, like hundreds of other small Alpine ski stations at medium altitudes, faces dire times. Most customers these days prefer the larger resorts with hundreds of miles of ski runs, après-ski activities and luxury shopping. As global warming brings less snow, lower-altitude stations rely more on costly snow machines.

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- CanCar I'm a Fan of CanCar permalink

It´s not funny. The global warming must be a problem of all around the world. Sooner or later all we will be affected by this problem.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:02 AM on 01/28/2008
- degjack I'm a Fan of degjack permalink


Well folks...global warming is going to kill us all! Better deal with it.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:16 PM on 01/22/2008
- maddogbitesback I'm a Fan of maddogbitesback permalink

Well skiers are having trouble with avalanches too. Global warming and its effects upon ski resorts is hardly important news. The effects upon the world are. Take polar bears. No ice no bears. Penguins - not so many nowadays. Heat waves in the arctic. Anyway you can ski in the Emirates now. Not a big hill and not a wonderful view but beggars can't be choosers.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:56 AM on 01/22/2008
- Ramirez I'm a Fan of Ramirez permalink
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It's Bush's fault.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:58 AM on 01/22/2008
- RDixon I'm a Fan of RDixon permalink

Headline:
Global warming blah blah blah.

Article:
Since the boom days of the early 1990s, the number of annual overnight stays in Ernen has decreased by almost half, to 90,000 last winter.

Most customers these days prefer the larger resorts with hundreds of miles of ski runs, après-ski activities and luxury shopping.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:40 AM on 01/22/2008
- realitytrumpsbull I'm a Fan of realitytrumpsbull permalink

Yeppers, all the gold teeth in the world won't make the snow fall, but you COULD buy one heck of a snow machine!


LOL

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:26 AM on 01/22/2008
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