The Céüze resort in the southern French Alps had been open for 85 years and was one of the oldest in the country. Today, it is one of scores of ski resorts abandoned across France — part of a new landscape of 'ghost stations'. Picture: Jeff Pachoud/ AFP via Getty ImagesCéüze ski resort is fast becoming one of these pollutants. The resort’s ski lifts were airlifted out using a helicopter to minimise environmental disturbance and compression of the earth. French law requires ski lifts to be removed and dismantled if they are no longer in use.

Source: Irish Examiner January 01, 2026 12:12 UTC