Another French Ski Area Closes for Good

Hautacam, a French ski area in the Pyrenees, has confirmed that after three consecutive winters of minimal snowfall, it will stop offering downhill skiing as an activity, The Connexion, a French-English newspaper, reports.Established in 1972, the ski area has historically operated with 20 pistes and seven lifts, but the lack of snow has negatively impacted its finances, the Hautacam joint association, the Pyrénées Vallées des Gaves community of municipalities, and the Lourde