Djamila
Bosnjakinja
SARAJEVO, Bosnia - Unseasonably warm weather has forced the closure all but one of the dozens of ski resorts in Bosnia, which hosted the 1984 Winter Olympics.
Ski lifts in all five of Bosnia's mountain ranges were closed this week, seven permanantly and all for the duration of this season. Only the Jahorina ski resort has managed to hold on, with four of its eight runs open.
"If it does not snow in the next day or two, Jahorina will be forced to close as well," said Tourist Information Officer Damir Muminagic.
According to the weather board, the average temperature in Sarajevo for December was five degrees Celsius (41 Fahrenheit), five degrees higher than normal.
The country posted its highest January temperature on record Sunday when the mercury hit 18.2 degrees Celsius (65 Fahrenheit), breaking the previous record in 2001 by 1.5 degrees Celsius.
The skiing season in Bosnia usually starts in December and lasts until late in the spring.
Ski lifts in all five of Bosnia's mountain ranges were closed this week, seven permanantly and all for the duration of this season. Only the Jahorina ski resort has managed to hold on, with four of its eight runs open.
"If it does not snow in the next day or two, Jahorina will be forced to close as well," said Tourist Information Officer Damir Muminagic.
According to the weather board, the average temperature in Sarajevo for December was five degrees Celsius (41 Fahrenheit), five degrees higher than normal.
The country posted its highest January temperature on record Sunday when the mercury hit 18.2 degrees Celsius (65 Fahrenheit), breaking the previous record in 2001 by 1.5 degrees Celsius.
The skiing season in Bosnia usually starts in December and lasts until late in the spring.
