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Grindelwald, Morzine, Verbier: How Europe’s ski towns are becoming off-season hotspots
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
This year’s ski season may have kicked off early thanks to a bumper November snowfall, but forecasts suggest it won’t happen often in the future.
Despite what seems to be a strong forecast for the upcoming winter, decades of downward-trending data show decreasing season lengths and scant snow.
As winter holiday destinations scramble to find ways to extend their seasons, a renewed interest in adventure travel appears to be a possible solution.
Above the town, the skies are now dotted with the colourful sails of paragliders while mountain bikers zip down panoramic trails that cut through the surrounding slopes.
At the nearby summit of Grindelwald First, you can try zip lines and motorless mountain carts that send you flying down the slopes at impressive speeds, powered by nothing but gravity.
The new state-of-the-art Eiger Express cable car, which opened in late 2020, ferries visitors from the Grindelwald Terminal to the highest railway station in Europe, Jungfraujoch.
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