Plans to Build Skyscraper in the Heart of the Swiss Alps Spark Controversy Among Locals

Zermatt, the postcard-perfect Swiss village where the Matterhorn poses for selfies all day, is facing its biggest threat yet, not global warming, but a local hotelier who looked at the majestic Alps and thought, “You know what this view needs? A 65-story glass middle finger called Lina Peak.” His pitch: affordable housing for workers on floors 2-32, oligarch penthouses on top, and zero view of the mountain that literally pays everyone’s rent. Locals are already practicing their sarcastic slow-clap.