Sustainable tourism in the SkiWelt
Snow is produced in the SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser-Brixental using efficient technology from air, water and energy from Tyrolean hydropower. This is the purity principle for snow!
With the GPS snow measurement system, every slope is measured to the centimeter in summer and can therefore be prepared precisely. Since its introduction, around 20-25 percent of resources have been saved every year. The water comes from the snowmaking ponds, consisting of snowmelt and rain. In spring, the snow melts and flows back into nature. This creates a circular economy on the mountain.
Clean snow groomers
Ski pro Benni Raich naturally loves the white slopes. But that requires the big snow groomers. The synthetic fuel currently used for the snow groomers burns slightly cleaner than conventional fuels. Although GTL Fuel is produced synthetically, it is still based on fossil natural gas. Stefan Grafl, Managing Director of Bergbahnen Westendorf, explains ski star Benni Raich:"In the future, we plan to use a diesel substitute made from waste products such as used cooking oil."
Energy from 100% green electricity
SkiWelt has already received the award for the most ecological ski area in the world several times due to its countless ecological and sustainability projects. The starting point for this is certainly the fact that the entire SkiWelt is powered by 100% green electricity from Tyrolean hydropower . Electricity is saved with the help of 17 reservoirs and only pure drinking water is used for snowmaking. The SkiWelt has also already received some great awards, for example: a lift powered by solar energy, a photovoltaic system, electric/electric charging stations and heating with air heat pumps. Since 2008, a hut has been heated with the back heat from 2 gondola lifts!
Save resources with snow measurement system and GPS
Back in 2017, SkiWelt invested over ½ million euros in a snow measurement system, which has been continuously expanded and brings annual savings of around 25% in snowmaking resources throughout SkiWelt. In 2018/19, the comprehensive GPS-controlled slope management system for slope grooming was expanded by SkiWelt's 71 slope machines: every slope was measured to the centimetre in summer and can therefore be groomed precisely. The result of this snow management is an enormous saving in technically produced snow and energy. This technically produced snow is returned to the natural water cycle when the snow melts.
Mobility
We also pay attention to sustainability when it comes to travel: The SkiWelt ski buses are free for all skiers in ski equipment and with a valid ski pass! Some of the ski buses in the individual regions are linked to a valid guest card.