With 660,000 recorded visits to the ski resorts in Lower Austria, an increase of 25 percent was noted. "We are fortunately back to the level before the COVID-19 pandemic," emphasized Governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner (ÖVP) on Sunday.

Snowmaking as an Economic Challenge for Ski Resorts in Lower Austria

St. Pölten. Although the winter was low in precipitation and mild, the 15 ski resorts in Lower Austria still managed to provide good slope conditions through technical snowmaking. "People took advantage of the many sunny days and returned, which we noticed in the ski rental," said Mikl-Leitner. However, snowmaking is also a challenge, said Markus Redl, managing director of the state-owned ecoplus Alpin GmbH. "We are economically challenged to cover the increased effort through revenues." As of Sunday, the winter season has ended in almost all ski resorts, with only the Hochkar cable cars remaining in operation until April 6. Mikl-Leitner expressed satisfaction with the Lower Austria Mountain Experience Pass. It was used over 90,000 times in its first winter season.

(APA/Red)

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