This year's winter in France has, so far, been the mildest in more than a century, and that's had a direct impact on the ski resort of Le Mourtis, in the Pyrenees mountains
LE MOURTIS, France - This year’s winter in France has, so far, been the mildest in more than a century, and that has had a direct impact on the ski resort of Le Mourtis, in the Pyrenees mountains.
The daytime temperature on Monday was above 10 degrees Celsius . Several hikers removed their jackets and tied them round their waist as they picked their way across pastures dappled with patches of snow. The downhill scooters, for rent in Gillaizeau’s shop, are a glimpse of the future. They come with skids for gliding on snow, but if the snow fails to come, they can be fitted with bicycle wheels instead.
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