A cold snap in France and reports that the country’s Alpine slopes have the deepest snow in the world might inspire hope after high temperatures last winter forced ski resorts to close. However, climate change research still predicts a bleak future for the Alps.
In the first days of 2024, the resort of Chamonix near Mont Blanc became the first base in the world to claim four metres of snow on its highest slopes – with French ski stations seeing their best January snow cover in recent years.
