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Kids ski on a slope in Ruhpolding, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. Much of the Alps just don't look right for this time of year. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm winter weather in Europe's central mountains are allowing grass to blanket hillsides across the region, causing headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)