Factbox-COVID-19 skiing restrictions across Europe

Empty ski lifts at the Cervinia Ski Paradise ski resort, which is closed to public due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions but has opened up its pistes for national athletes to train for winter sports events, in Breuil-Cervinia, Italy, December 10, 2020. REUTERS/Giuliano Berti

(Reuters) - European skiers are facing a bleak holiday season as countries shut resorts and impose other restrictions to slow the spread of the pandemic.

Some states have called for a continent-wide shut-down. Others have resisted and found a way to give people some time on the slopes. Below is an overview of the situation in some of the main skiing centres.