The snow of tomorrow

As if four flying saucers had landed on oversized balancing poles and spat out a row of skiers at the bottom: this is how people in Lahojsk, Belarus, imagine the all-year ski resort of tomorrow. In the principality of Andorra in the Pyrenees, the ski slope - a snow-covered hill offering 360 degree views of the shops below - also resembles the backdrop from a science fiction film. At least that's what visionary designers have in mind: lots of glass, lots of light, lots of round surfaces - but less and less snow. Climate experts and trend researchers agree that our grandchildren and great-grandchildren will take their first turns either indoors or at altitudes of over 1,500 meters.