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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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An invention of the twenty-first century: the three minute date. No time to
feel nervous and more than enough time if you don't fancy each other! A
wild boar stops the Eurocity train. And, a secret adrenalin skiing race
takes place in the Krkonose Mountains every spring. Find out more in
Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.
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