Will ski slopes still look like this in the future? Go find it out via the following link!
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While thinking back on our work for the project, we came to the decision that we already knew quite a lot about the subject at the beginning, for example, that artificial snow is very expensive and that it will be used more and more as time goes on. What we were not aware of, however, was the impact that artificial snow has on the environment. For example, a meadow is strongly changed by the artificial snow, because much more water melts towards the end of the winter and thus displaces plants that rather prefer the dryness.
Stay tuned for our final contribution!
Hello everyone,
Due to privacy concerns, we as a team have decided not to publish any pictures of either ourselves or our interview partner.
We hope you agree with this.
Ski-resort team
[Title] The impact of artificial snow and its future
Picture of a ski slope with grass on both sides of it
[Short Intro: Research question] (short audio) How will the use of artificial snow change in the future?
[Relation to the Project - what did you know before and what new treasure of experience did you gain?] We already knew, that the use of artificial snow is rising from year to year, but we did not know how much money one kilometer of an artificial snow ski slope costs.
[Main body]
[Methodology] We researched on the topic and we had an interview with a researcher from the SLF Davos.
[Media Creation] We have a short audio and we are in the final steps of our teaser video.
[Experience, Reflection] We are surprised how natural artificial snow is despite it being artificial.
[Name of the authors] Sedric Kretschmer, Janik Altermatt & Philipp Hitz
[Sources] Facts from our interview
Today, Sedric is sick and our goal is, to finish our little teaser video.
The next steps will be to create the final post and check the different tasks.
Our project will end in an article.
We already made an audio sequence highlighting the goals and steps in advance of our project.
But now we will do a teaser video including the most important facts out of the interview to spark interest in the first place for our final article.
Hello everybody!
We are pleased to announce that we will be conducting an interview with Fabian Wolfsperger from the Davos Snow and Avalanche Research Institute (SLF) next Tuesday, 4 April 2023.
We are looking forward to an exciting exchange and valuable input for our project!
Dear Ella and Michelle
This is our feedback for your Animal Welfare project:
Can I get an impression of the project in a short time?
We were able to find all the necessary information at first glance and immediately had a great insight into the subject of the project.
Are all steps clearly communicated?
Yes, all the steps are described in detail and the posts are very informative.
What already looks promising, interesting?
The interview, the vision board as well as the self-made pictures are very promising. The project seems very high quality and well thought out.
What could be added?
We would love to see more of these beautiful homemade images. Otherwise, we are not missing any information in the sense that the project is not finished yet.
In your opinion, where does the project stand on a scale of 1-10?
9/10, because there is always room for improvement.
Philipp, Sedric and Janik
The first words, that came in my mind, when I thought about our project:
Energy consumption of artificial snow, the costs to build an artificial snow producing-system, the water consumption, possible bad effect on the ecosystem
Vision:
In the end of our project, we have done an interview with a worker of the WSL research centre. With that knowledge, we can visualize better, how and in which extent the use of artificial snow will increase in the future.