Less snow and less cold but the Catalan resorts are not doing so badly. Michel Poudade, the president of Neiges Catalanes, announces a turnover of €27 million for this season from December 4 to Easter Monday.

Trio Pyrénées, the grouping of three stations (Porte-Puymorens, Cambre d'Aze, Formiguères), shows a drop in the cash registers at the foot of the tracks by 20% with the need for public shareholders to plug the holes in the financial track.