From the New York Times: An Alpine Ski Resort Aims to Leave No Tracks.
The future of European ski resorts - or so some environmentalists hope - may well be found in five eight-foot-high white geodesic-dome tents perched 5,600 feet up a mountain in the Swiss Alps.
Accessible only on foot or on skis, and anchored to wooden platforms, these one- and two-person insulated tents are designed to leave absolutely no trace when they're pulled up in the spring. They have no plumbing or electricity, but each has a highly efficient wood stove. They're grouped around a restored 19th-century farmhouse that has a solar shower and generator-powered electricity for just a few hours each day. [continue]
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Posted on March 1, 2005 09:01 AM. Filed under: environment.