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Tiny Swiss town builds the world's first solar-powered ski lift

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rewand0
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http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/32612/tiny+swiss+town+builds+the+worlds+first+solar-powered+ski+lift/
Feb 3 2012 10:34PM
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I.B
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That's legit!

I could see more and more resorts going to solar power, but of course not without generator backup
Feb 3 2012 10:43PM
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Cab3
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fancy that
Feb 3 2012 10:43PM
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LivingColour
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lol was thinking about posting this earlier, it's too bad that was their only ski lift :(
Feb 3 2012 10:44PM
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DrZoidberg
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I'm surprised more resorts don't have solar panels to generate at least some power, assuming they're not in a location where it's frequently cloudy.
Feb 3 2012 11:09PM
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kvan
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Thats pretty tight
Feb 3 2012 11:17PM
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loomis
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that must have been expensive
Feb 3 2012 11:47PM
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DR.SHRED
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i think my whole mountain could run off wind and solar power cause if its not sunny its windy and alot of days its both
Feb 3 2012 11:47PM
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Oldmann1584
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thats switzerland for you!
Feb 4 2012 12:32AM
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Parks.
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Neat!
Feb 4 2012 12:43AM
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t_rob
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This is like a blind double date, right?
Feb 4 2012 7:49AM
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lostheels
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right direction
Feb 4 2012 7:58AM
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ski0
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This is soo sick!! I want one in my backyard!! I also want my backyard to be in some BC paradise of pillows and pow pow.
Feb 4 2012 11:44AM
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james6345789
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My hill is 100% wind powered
Feb 4 2012 12:15PM
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