Urs Lehmann speaks clearly: the Swiss ski president defends glacier work

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Swiss ski president Urs Lehmann (54) defended the preparation for the World Cup descent on the Theodul Glacier in Zermatt USA. Media reports were deliberately presented in a light to stir emotions, he said in an interview with CH Media.

“Issues that have been known for 40 years have been placed in a different context,” the president of the Swiss Ski Association said in an interview published on Wednesday.

No racing without excavators

Lehmann understands that you are shocked when you first see an excavator on a glacier in front of the Matterhorn. “Without excavators converting crevasses for safety, no one would have skied on a glacier in recent decades,” he said. Until now this has been taken for granted.

Today, climate change and sustainability are central issues. The images of the excavators hit a sore point, he said. Lehmann is in daily contact with the organizing committee. “I was confident that everything went smoothly during the ramp construction,” he said.

Organizers must correct the route

According to the Valais Building Commission, a number of facilities for the Ski World Cup on the Theodul Glacier in Zermatt are located outside the approved ski area. On Tuesday it therefore issued an immediate ban on the use of the affected facilities outside the approved zone.

The organizers have taken note of the decision. As soon as weather conditions permit, they will adjust the route accordingly, the organizers wrote in a statement. The races in Zermatt are not in danger, Lehmann said. (SDA)

Source : Blick