Peak
Green Screens 2013
May 31 - June 6, 2013
The warming climate is taking its toll on the “unspoiled” South Tyrolean Alps, as more and more technology is required to preserve the landscape and keep the skiing industry from collapse.
Shot in the South Tyrolean Alps over the course of a year, Peak uncovers the drastic steps man must take to preserve a once idyllic natural paradise. The high mountains are a haven for skiers, but the warming climate has diminished the snowfall to a point where technology must take over or the tourist industry will be lost. Snow machines, a reservoir, and other “modifications” require more planning, more money, more technology—all to recreate a supposedly unspoiled natural paradise.
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