February 14, 2023

FILE - Course technicians stand near the start as an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom race, in Zagreb, Croatia, was cancelled on Jan. 5, 2023. Mother Nature and global warming are having just as much say about when and where to hold ski races these days as the International Ski Federation. Warm weather and a lack of snow wiped out nearly a month of racing at the start of this season. (AP Photo/Piermarco Tacca)