The disastrous lack of snow in some Alpine ski resorts in the Alps has lead to some drastic measures. In this video we see SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser in Tyrol using a helicopter to desperately keep a thin stretch of snow alive.

Tim Konrad, founder of Unofficial Networks, is a skier with over 20 years in the ski industry. Starting the blog in 2006 from Lake Tahoe with his brother John, the website has grown into one of the world’s... More by Unofficial Networks