Austria Moves to Remain the Country of Skiing

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With flying packages and snow becoming less and less abundant, the "skiing nation" suffers from climate change and inflation. Tourism professionals are looking for new trails to safeguard their white gold.

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VIENNA LETTER In the Zauberberg resort, then faced with a major lack of natural snow, in Semmering, Austria, on 8 January 2023. ALEX HALADA/AFP It becomes almost a tradition in Austria. In many resorts of the country, the end-of-year skiers again this year had to settle for artificial snow concentrated on fragile white lines descending along the slopes of chestnut trees. "We had a lot of natural snow in November, but it then completely disappear…