Video: Glacier 3000, an engineering mission impossible

A lot has been made over the past few months of the amount of money invested in the Glacier 3000 ski area near Gstaad (see links below for background). Well for the first time we can get a glimpse of the kind of construction prowess SFr 18 million will buy with this 14-minute film focusing on the construction of the snow-making facilities, including the pipeline built from Lake Sanetsch up to the Oldenalp run. It is a marvel in engineering, a testament to the inimitable creativity of Walter Egger, the chief engineer, and a mark of the seriousness with which Marcel Bach, Bernie Ecclestone and Jean-Claude Mimran take their pet glacier project. Click play below to watch the film.

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Part Two:

Previously:

• Disneyland at 3,000 meters
• Glacier plans challenged by environmental groups
• Weather challenging smooth opening of glacier facilities

Comments

[Alassane Ndiaye]

This is quite impressive. Congratulations to the Chief engineer. Posted by Alassane (abj1966@yahoo.com)

[skiskaskex]

De plus en plus d'or noir pour de moins en moins d'or blanc... où est la merveille de l'ingénierie?!