Damüls - The snowiest holiday resort in the world | Artificial Snow Making - Mountain Lifts - Environment

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For a long time the Austrian lifts have been dealing with the theme of climatic change. Already in the early 1980ies they have not only reacted, but also acted and recognized the correctness and timeliness of investments in snow making facilities.

Snow Making Canon at the OberdamÃ¼ls Double Chairlift

The high investments have paid off especially during the last season. In the 2007/08 winter season alone 127 million euros have been invested in modernizing existing snow making facilities and in building new ones.

This shows also in the areas with snow-making facilities: some 59% of all Austrian slopes can be covered with artificial snow if necessary.

Cost Comparison of Snow Making

A new snow making machine costs as much as a BMW of the 3 series.
Example ski lift for children (200m of length, 50m of width, 1 hectare of slope surface, snow height of 80cm): a snow quantity of 8,000m³ is needed and this costs 12,000 Euros per year.