Spiking costs, fading snow squeeze Austrian ski resorts

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By KERSTIN JOENSSON / AFP One of Austria’s top ski resorts is making as much artificial snow as possible to lay a thick base on the slopes before its energy bills leap. One of Austria’s top ski resorts is making as much artificial snow as possible to lay a thick base on the slopes before its energy bills leap. Like other spots across the Alps, world-famous Kitzbuehel is being hit by inflation-driven cost hikes, but also warmer winters that are ever less snowy. “We expect that our power costs will at least double this season,” said Anton Bodner, head of the resort’s Bergbahn Kitzbuehel company,…

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