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Current AffairsSki resorts struggling in warm weather
Like the rest of Central Europe, we're having an unusually warm winter here
in the Czech Republic. Some towns and cities have even posted record
temperatures often reaching well above the ten degree Celsius mark. With
snow scarce on the ground, travel agents say many Czechs who traditionally
go to the mountains to ski are now buying holiday packages elsewhere.
Naturally, many ski resorts are struggling to adapt to the situation. Dita
Asiedu reports:
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Current AffairsSki hill operators not worried about lack of snow yet
One thing missing so far from this Christmas season is proper Christmas
weather: snowy conditions and temperatures well below zero degrees
Celsius. So far this month, the mercury has stubbornly stayed well above
freezing, for instance, daily it has been around 11 degrees Celsius). That
has some skiers suffering - with very few runs at any ski hills operating.
Still, it's too early to get too worried yet: as Jan Velinger reports,
operators are confident things will soon take a turn for the better.
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Letter from PragueFrozen over
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow - is a wonderful 1940s song, most
often played at Christmas. But, last week here in Prague I once again
popped it onto the CD player. In fact, I pulled out all the Christmas and
holiday carols, figuring 'why not'? I wonder if you can guess the reason.
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Current AffairsCzech Republic snowed under
Heavy snowfall paralyzed many parts of the Czech Republic on Sunday,
closing Prague's Ruzyne Airport for over ten hours, restricting highways
to one-lane traffic and cutting off mountain towns and villages. Many
people claim this is the longest and harshest winter in half a century.
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