Melting Ski Resorts Have a Snow Machine Problem
b'In late October, the snow elves\\u2014that is to say, employees\\u2014of the Zermatt Bergbahnen AG ski area in Switzerland fire up their secret weapon: a 30-ton snow-generating goliath known as Snowmaker. For 20 days straight it runs around the clock, churning out 1,900 tons of snow per day. That snow is then ferried up the mountain on vehicles with caterpillar tracks called \\u201csnow cats.\\u201d Wired UK This story originally appeared on WIRED UK.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'