Winter Wunderland Harz: Winter athletes flock despite closed slopes!

Winter Wunderland Harz: Winter athletes flock despite closed slopes!

Winter reached the resin late this year. The first weekend in January brought a seamless white winter landscape that attracted many winter athletes to the Region. According to information from NDR.de Snow, with artificial was helped. Despite the winter backdrop, the ski slopes were closed on Sunday, but tobogganing was possible in the area.

Fabian Brockschmidt, the manager of the Wurmberg cable car, reported on a "completely white winter landscape". In Braunlage and other parts of the Harz, a snow height of around ten centimeters was measured. While snow hikes and sled trips were possible, the ski season still had to wait due to the insufficient snow conditions. The snow channels and snow lances on the witch ride have been in use since Friday to prepare the slopes.

forecasts and winter sports operation

In the coming days, the operators on the Wurmberg expect to keep the artificial snow until next weekend. In addition, colder temperatures have been announced, which could be an advantage for the winter sports conditions. Like Noz.de , the Oberharz is already preparing for the winter sports operation. Strong snowfall to the valley station was reported, and the first planned snowmaking should begin by next week.

The snow cannons on the Wurmberg in Braunlage, the highest mountain in Lower Saxony, are ready, but after the prevailing weather conditions, Brockschmidt hesitates with the use. Forecasts of the German Weather Service say additional fresh snow between one and five centimeters by next Friday. On Sunday, however, a temperature increase is expected to complicate the situation. In the night of Tuesday, temperatures of up to minus ten degrees are announced, which gives hope for an improvement in snow conditions.

The interest of the winter sports tourists in Braunlage is great after the cabin railway has been back in operation since Thursday after it had to be closed due to storm over the turn of the year. However, neither skiing nor tobogganing is possible in the region, since the slopes are still not sufficiently prepared.

-transmitted by West-Ost-Medien