In Germany there are around 500 ski areas, 1200 drag lifts and over 200 cable cars. Many facilities, especially low-lying ones, are threatened, and others have already closed.
The death of lifts is not only in full swing in the north-east of Bavaria. Whether in the Allgäu, the Bavarian Forest or the Swabian Alb, the list of closed facilities is getting longer. A study by the German Alpine Club showed that, despite snowmaking facilities, only three ski areas in Bavaria are guaranteed to have snow in the long term.