The municipal council decided to set aside 1.2 million for a new piste machine to replace the one that had been in Mickelbacken for more than 20 years. It is expensive to operate and a new piste machine provides more efficient and safer piste.
At the same time, the council decided to set aside SEK 310,000 for a new water intake and pump for snowmaking on the hill.
– Incredibly important, says Kalle Persson, chairman of Gällö SK to SVT Nyheter Jämtland.
Mickelbacken is an important meeting point for the villagers in Gällö. This is what some of the visitors we met last winter said: