Ski resorts having to restrict services due to mild weather

Many Czech ski resorts have had to halt ski lifts and restrict their services due to the unseasonably warm weather. The snow has disappeared from most slopes and due to above-zero night temperatures it is presently impossible to create artificial snow. Cross-country skiing is no longer possible and tourists in the mountain regions are having to resort to hikes. In the Giant Mountains, thousands of skiers enjoyed the last of the snow on New Year’s Eve.