The images that have been popping up on the networks for the past few days are stunning and even send shivers down your spine.
The mountain range surrounding the resort of Yanqing (9 lifts and 25 kilometers of slopes), northwest of Beijing, where the alpine skiing events of the Olympic Games will take place, is currently devoid of any flakes.
Not a centimeter of natural snow on the horizon nor to put under the spatulas.
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A few days before the opening of the Olympic Games, the mountains therefore remain desperately brown, and simply streaked with white lines, tracks where the events will take place during the fortnight.
And the chances of seeing an immaculate film covering these spaces are almost nil in the days to come, even if a few falls are announced on Sunday in this region enveloped in freezing cold.
A thermometer that very rarely exceeds 0°, this is perhaps the only good weather news that the organizers will have had for many weeks...
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