Alpine resorts' snowmaking equipment may be put to work fighting summer forest fires
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Snow cannons are stored during the summer months at the Adelboden-Lenk ski resort facility in the Lenk valley, Switzerland, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Hernan Munoz)Juerg Klopfenstein, responsible for snowmaking operations at Adelboden-Lenk ski Resort, waters a road alongside ski slopes in Lenk valley near Adelboden, Switzerland, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Hernan Munoz)A general view of the Adelboden village at the Adelboden valley, Switzerland, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Hernan Munoz)A water reservoirs for snowmaking photographed at the Lenk valley near Adelboden, Switzerland, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Hernan Munoz)Juerg Klopfenstein, responsible for snowmaking operations at Adelboden-Lenk, inspects a stored snow cannon at a facility near Adelboden, Switzerland, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Hernan Munoz)
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Snow cannons are stored during the summer months at the Adelboden-Lenk ski resort facility in the Lenk valley, Switzerland, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Hernan Munoz)