This is winter. Yes, winter on the French Alps. What is usually snow-white hills for skiing and snowboarding has become icy, muddy and grassy. Record high temperatures for January and sparse snowfall have caused large parts of the Alps to appear unseasonably bare. Europe's record-breaking warm winter weather has closed ski slopes and forced resorts to open summer trails or shut altogether as grass and mud replace snow. Several countries across Europe recorded their highest ever temperature for this time of year. #frenchalps #swissalps #alps #climatechange #climatecrisis #globalwarming #winter #snow