What does the piste do in summer?

Green, blooming, growing and thriving!

🥶A stable, closed snow cover in the winter months is an important factor in the mountain ecosystem, which is supported by technical snowmaking and preparation.🏔️

🌱A sufficiently thick snow cover due to snowmaking protects the vegetation from damage, e.g. from frost and erosion

🦋A snow cover that remains closed for several months enriches the alpine meadow with water in the long term. Unique plants and animals can colonise these saturated meadows in spring and summer.

💦Storage ponds balance the water balance. Mountain lakes and water reservoirs fill up naturally in months with high precipitation. Periods of heavy rainfall can thus be balanced out, as can periods of drought. When the snow melts, the water is returned to the natural cycle.