In recent decades, considerable progress has been made in managing ski areas. Ski trails can now be kept open with three times less accumulated snowfall than before.
Climate information is essential for managing ski areas. It has an impact on financial performance, through the optimisation of operating costs, which depend on effectively managing human resources, maintenance vehicle fleets and snow machines.
PROSNOW intends to deliver an operational snow falls and snow level seasonal forecast service for winter tourism professionals in the French Alpine area. This service is currently under development.