Bruno Cottave, from the Nouvelles traces en Chartreuse association, explains to local volunteers how to manage the lifts of the Planolet ski area in Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse on December 7, 2024, to ensure that the ski slopes of this small family resort will be open for the 2024-2025 season. At a time when ski resorts are having to deal with the effects of global warming, Le Planolet, which is linked to Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse, is facing increasingly uncertain snow conditions and a reduced ski season, the association, 'Nouvelles traces en Chartreuse', has been given the management of the Planolet ski lifts under a five-year public service contract, for reasons of operational flexibility. (Photo by ARNAUD FINISTRE / AFP) (Photo by ARNAUD FINISTRE/AFP via Getty Images)