Zermatt won the competition to be among the first ski resorts to get slopes on Street View. This according to swissinfo.
The choice wasn’t Google’s. Over 30,000 winter sport enthusiasts took part in a competition launched jointly with Switzerland Tourism at the beginning of February, to select which Swiss resort should be featured.
Of the 30 resorts suggested for the venture, Zermatt – famous worldwide as the village near the Matterhorn – came top with 2,800 votes.
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It is not yet known when the results will be on line. The snowmobile is due to start work shortly, but the subsequent processing of the pictures is an extremely complex task which will take many months.
