Vernissage: slopes and pioneers

Founded in 1906, the Urnäsch Ski Club was an early influence on winter tourism in the Appenzell hinterland. It organized races and opened a spectacular ski jump in 1932. In 1944, in the middle of the war, six men boldly built the first ski lift in Eastern Switzerland. Snow-making facilities were installed as early as the 1970s. A novelty for which a delegation from Savognin in Graubünden traveled to visit in 1978. The exhibition sheds light on the eventful past of the winter destination of Urnäsch: from the early competitions and generations of top athletes from Urnäsch to the winter sports boom in the 1980s and 1990s, which attracted the general public to the slopes, cross-country ski trails and pubs. The present and future of the small winter sports region are also discussed: Urnäsch as a typical pre-Alpine ski resort, which is increasingly confronted with a lack of snow due to climate change, and a village that is fighting to preserve its ski lift. With - once again - innovative ideas.


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