{
  "id": 15893349,
  "title": "Excitement at Pitztal Glacier: Should snow be scraped off melting glaciers for ski tourism?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/aufregung-am-pitztaler-gletscher-soll-man-fur-den-skitourimus-schnee",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-21T13:06:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Der Standard Wirtschaft",
    "slug": "der-standard-wirtschaft",
    "url": "https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000345180/aufregung-am-pitztaler-gletscher-soll-man-fuer-den-skitourimus-schnee-von-schmelzenden-gletschern-abgraben?ref=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Excavation work on the Mittelbergferner glacier is intended to secure an emergency route for ski operations. The work has been approved, but raises fundamental questions about dealing with dwindling glaciers.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Der Standard Wirtschaft",
        "title": "Maintenance measures: Excavator digs up Pitztal Glacier",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/instandhaltungsma-nahmen-bagger-grabt-pitztaler-gletscher-ab",
        "published": "2026-10-21T09:24:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}