In reply to Frank4short:
As others have said, there's a bigger picture here around travel and the supporting services. I live in a mountain town above Grenoble and have 4 local ski resorts. Yesterday morning was beautiful and I thought of going for a couple of hours ski (I ended up doing gardening instead of skiing on Saturday so missed out) and saw the news when I checked the conditions.
It might be great for ski tourers but this is devastating for the people who live here. The two gites near me have had people turn around and go home. Ski rental shops, bars, restaurants, ski instructors and everything else related to the winter economy here has had a sudden crash. Most people who work in that industry move through several seasonal jobs in the year (often all in hospitality) so there are people really suffering. So its not like if you came here to ski you would even be helping the economy, as there's nowhere to spend your money really.
Even someone I know who works in a good office job working in Finance in Grenoble is now on 'partial unemployment benefit' because basically her company have shuttered everything and sent everyone home, requesting state assistance. People won't starve but many people are suffering a severe and sudden drop in income.