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Skiers pass on a small layer of artificial snow amid warmer-than-usual winter temperatures in the Alps, Leysin, Switzerland, Jan. 4, 2023. (Photo/Agencies)

The highest temperature in Leysin on January 1 was 20.2 degrees Celsius, the hottest January ever recorded in the northern Alpine city.

A ski slope made by snow machine is seen in the Swiss Alpine resort, Leysin, Switzerland, Jan. 4, 2023. (Photo/Agencies)

A ski slope made by snow machine is seen in the Swiss Alpine resort, Leysin, Switzerland, Jan. 4, 2023. (Photo/Agencies)

Skiers pass on a small layer of artificial snow amid warmer-than-usual winter temperatures in the Alps, Leysin, Switzerland, Jan. 4, 2023. (Photo/Agencies)

A ski slope made by snow machine is seen in the Swiss Alpine resort, Leysin, Switzerland, Jan. 4, 2023. (Photo/Agencies)

Skiers pass on a small layer of artificial snow amid warmer-than-usual winter temperatures in the Alps, Leysin, Switzerland, Jan. 4, 2023. (Photo/Agencies)

Skiers pass on a small layer of artificial snow amid warmer-than-usual winter temperatures in the Alps, Leysin, Switzerland, Jan. 4, 2023. (Photo/Agencies)