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People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People skiing on a slope in Filzmoos south of Salzburg, Austria, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be. It has caused headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white this time of year. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) People visit La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) General view over the ski track with only a few patches of snow on Bjelasnica mountain near Sarajevo, Bosnia, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut) FILE - People sit on the sun-parched grass in Greenwich Park with the Maritime museum and Canary Wharf financial district in the background in London, Sunday July 17, 2022. Britain had its warmest year on record in 2022, official figures showed Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, the latest evidence of how climate change is transforming Europe’s weather. (AP Photo/Tony Hicks, File) The afternoon sun illuminates hotels and houses in Vlasic, a ski resort affected by unusual warm weather in Bosnia, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. The exceptional wintertime warmth is affecting ski resorts across Bosnia, prompting tourism authorities in parts of the country to consider declaring a state of natural emergency. (AP Photo/Almir Alic) Tourists sit at outdoor cafes on a sunny day in Vlasic, a ski resort affected by unusual warm weather in Bosnia, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. The exceptional wintertime warmth is affecting ski resorts across Bosnia, prompting tourism authorities in parts of the country to consider declaring a state of natural emergency. (AP Photo/Almir Alic)
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