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 is the founder of Unofficial Networks and a passionate skier with over two decades of experience in the ski industry. In 2006, he launched the blog from Lake Tahoe with his brother John, evolving...