prole Posted December 6, 2007 Posted December 6, 2007 Less skiing equals more shopping. Nein, danke. ---from IHT 12/06/07 With glaciers melting and snow packs shrinking, ski resorts in the Alps are trying to stay ahead of global warming, not only by installing more snowmaking guns, but also by transforming their resorts with colossal spas, sleek architecture and other off-slope attractions... In Davos, home of the World Economic Forum, everyone is talking about the spaceship-like InterContinental Resort designed by the eco-friendly architect Matteo Thun — an elliptical-shaped complex with 186 luxury hotel rooms, residential apartments, shops, conference rooms and, of course, a vast spa... "Alpine resorts, especially at low altitudes, are developing other revenue opportunities that don't require snow," [shardul] Agrawala added. For the Swiss ski village of Zermatt, that means more spas and conference tourism, even though the village is high enough to be safe from current warming conditions. The resort is constructing a 400-foot-high glass-and-steel pyramid on top of Little Matterhorn, the highest point in the Alps reachable by cable car. The pyramid is to be filled with restaurants, a conference center, swimming pools and an observation deck at an air-thinning 4,000 meters, or about 13,120 feet, above sea level. Quote
archenemy Posted December 6, 2007 Posted December 6, 2007 WTF is up with the spa craze? I hope this will pass like the Ben and Jerry's thing. How much overpriced, underneeded pampering does a person gotta have? Quote
jmace Posted December 7, 2007 Posted December 7, 2007 Lots the last thing I want to come home to is some girl who has massacred her own eyebrows,stubble down low and no french manicure..the horrors send you to the spa while I climb..its a no brainer Quote
Couloir Posted December 7, 2007 Posted December 7, 2007 I've lost all track. Now it's "climate change"? I thought it was "global warming". WTF? Quote
i_like_sun Posted December 7, 2007 Posted December 7, 2007 WTF is up with the spa craze? I hope this will pass like the Ben and Jerry's thing. How much overpriced, underneeded pampering does a person gotta have? With you on this one, for sure. If people want to lose some stress, just exercise. Quote
i_like_sun Posted December 7, 2007 Posted December 7, 2007 I've lost all track. Now it's "climate change"? I thought it was "global warming". WTF? Shut up. Quote
Crux Posted December 8, 2007 Posted December 8, 2007 OK, I get it -- Once those pesky skiers are out of the way, there might be some real money to be made on the slopes! Quote
builder206 Posted December 8, 2007 Posted December 8, 2007 How much overpriced, underneeded pampering does a person gotta have? It varies by individual. Quote
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