Schneemangel (Daily Life 2017, by Gian Ehrenzeller) - Swiss Press Award

Gian Ehrenzeller
Blick eine Skipiste aus Kunstschnee, aufgenommen am Montag, 12. Dezember 2016, in Savognin. (KEYSTONE/Gian Ehrenzeller)
Keystone
2nd place
Photo / Daily Life
2017
Gian Ehrenzeller
Is this the future of Swiss mountain winters? This is what Savognin looks like on 12th December 2016: a narrow strip of artificial snow, flanked by shades of greens and browns on both sides of the valley run. The other ski resorts are also forced to resort to artificial snow for the remainder of the year. What might the two walkers be thinking of this «postcard view»?