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Switzerland: snow flown in by helicopter in attempt to keep ski slopes open

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Re: Switzerland: snow flown in by helicopter in attempt to keep ski slopes open

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a4a4a4a4 wrote: post #8
Logans_Run wrote: post #2

Global warming being caused in part by internal combustion engines and aviation results in less snow for skiers... Solution? Chopper some more snow in to counter the effects of I.C.E's and aviation. Huhmmmm.... Does anyone else spot a dichotomy in thinking here?

You realize there are entire towns and villages whose lives depend on this tourism, right? I'm not saying it's a perfect solution to fly snow in, but you can't discount the impact this has on the population if the resorts close down.

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Re: Switzerland: snow flown in by helicopter in attempt to keep ski slopes open

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Post by epgui »

a4a4a4a4 wrote: post #8
Logans_Run wrote: post #2

Global warming being caused in part by internal combustion engines and aviation results in less snow for skiers... Solution? Chopper some more snow in to counter the effects of I.C.E's and aviation. Huhmmmm.... Does anyone else spot a dichotomy in thinking here?

You realize there are entire towns and villages whose lives depend on this tourism, right? I'm not saying it's a perfect solution to fly snow in, but you can't discount the impact this has on the population if the resorts close down.

The survival of a few villages is an issue that pales in comparison to the issue of climate change.

Re: Switzerland: snow flown in by helicopter in attempt to keep ski slopes open

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Post by bernardv »

a4a4a4a4 wrote: post #8
Logans_Run wrote: post #2

Global warming being caused in part by internal combustion engines and aviation results in less snow for skiers... Solution? Chopper some more snow in to counter the effects of I.C.E's and aviation. Huhmmmm.... Does anyone else spot a dichotomy in thinking here?

You realize there are entire towns and villages whose lives depend on this tourism, right? I'm not saying it's a perfect solution to fly snow in, but you can't discount the impact this has on the population if the resorts close down.

Typical human behavior to constantly seek to push their luck, past the point of sustainability. Any resource-based community, tied to a single commodity, must know it is living on borrowed time.

Re: Switzerland: snow flown in by helicopter in attempt to keep ski slopes open

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Post by capableweb »

Logans_Run wrote: post #2

Global warming being caused in part by internal combustion engines and aviation results in less snow for skiers... Solution? Chopper some more snow in to counter the effects of I.C.E's and aviation. Huhmmmm.... Does anyone else spot a dichotomy in thinking here?

But, what about the races?! According to the organizer, this was absolutely justified because of the... added value!

> “Of course it sounds incredibly stupid to transport snow by helicopter. But that was the only way we could save the slalom and combined races. The effort was absolutely justified.” He referred to the very high added value for the entire region.

Re: Switzerland: snow flown in by helicopter in attempt to keep ski slopes open

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Post by ajsnigrutin »

2OEH8eoCRo0 wrote: post #5
Logans_Run wrote: post #2

Global warming being caused in part by internal combustion engines and aviation results in less snow for skiers... Solution? Chopper some more snow in to counter the effects of I.C.E's and aviation. Huhmmmm.... Does anyone else spot a dichotomy in thinking here?

There is like 115,000 commercial flights a day. Complaining about the impact of celeb x or one off flights is just silly.

But each of those flights carries 100+ passengers + tons of cargo.

Does taylor swift or ursula von der leyn really need a private plane for traveling 50km?

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2021/11/02/revealed-a...

Re: Switzerland: snow flown in by helicopter in attempt to keep ski slopes open

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Post by Nowado »

Logans_Run wrote: post #2

Global warming being caused in part by internal combustion engines and aviation results in less snow for skiers... Solution? Chopper some more snow in to counter the effects of I.C.E's and aviation. Huhmmmm.... Does anyone else spot a dichotomy in thinking here?

Wait until you hear about air conditioning.

Re: Switzerland: snow flown in by helicopter in attempt to keep ski slopes open

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Post by danuker »

nix23 wrote: post #10
Logans_Run wrote: post #2

Global warming being caused in part by internal combustion engines and aviation results in less snow for skiers... Solution? Chopper some more snow in to counter the effects of I.C.E's and aviation. Huhmmmm.... Does anyone else spot a dichotomy in thinking here?

And you can add the water and power that was wasted before that...snowcanon's...bring up food and beer so the skiers can eat a schnitzel and drink a beer there, and about 70% come with their cars, and all the helicopter flights and explosives to prevent avalanches, oh and the nightly Snowcats to make the slope beautiful. It's a massive waste of energy overall.

At what point does human enjoyment become waste of energy? And so what if energy is wasted? Is greenhouse gas the problem?

Paradoxically, global warming benefited Europe this winter, reducing the influence of the Russian gas embargo.

In any case, European countries have lower greenhouse gas emissions per citizen than, say, the US or Australia (since we actually have emissions taxes).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_greenhous...

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