If you want to ski over Christmas or New Year’s, book months in advance. Not knowing if there will be enough snow. So are Bosshards. The family of seven around Bruno (51) and Veronika Bosshard (42) from Pfäffikon ZH is in Davos GR for ten days. Blick calculated: The family ski vacation from the Zurich Oberland cost 9,000 francs!
In mid-December, the idyll was still perfect: snow-capped mountains and forests dotted the village of Graubünden, Davos. Two weeks later there was almost nothing left. Thanks to artificial snow making, the slopes are still usable, but the environment is brown and green. Snow conditions across Switzerland were unstable and several ski areas had to completely close their pistes.
“We mainly ski on Jakobshorn. It’s still snowing there,” says Bruno Bosshard. But from the opposite side, a brown mountain landscape is visible. “There are brown spots here and there on the Jakobshorn. You just have to drive one corner.” One valley run is closed, the other slopes are open.
“We are lucky”
Of course, the Bosshard family would be delighted if it snowed more. But you can still ski under current conditions, and that’s the point. “The ski resort puts a lot of effort into making artificial snow so that the slopes can continue to be used,” says Bruno Bosshard.
“We are lucky.” Jakobshorn is on the north side and therefore some areas are frozen but passable. “The snow on the southern slope has melted.” If they had booked a holiday on the southern slope, skiing would certainly have been neglected and a new program had to be found in its place.
Ski area satisfied
Those in charge at Davos are opposed to it. “The artificial snow makes it possible to ski on all five mountains,” says Martina Walsoe, spokesperson for the Davos Klosters ski area. “We are pleased with the ski operations during the holiday.”
In fact, the ski area is talking about ten percent more guests compared to the previous year. Bruno Bosshard says: “There were a lot of people on the slopes on December 28 and January 1. The restaurants were also full.” But the remaining days the slopes were almost empty. “After the holiday it was empty and we were able to enjoy the holiday despite the moderately good conditions,” says Bosshard.
Samuel Walder
Source :Blick
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