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Visitors enjoy the snow at the Afriski ski resort near Butha-Buthe, Lesotho, Saturday July 30, 2022. While millions across Europe sweat through a summer of record-breaking heat, Afriski in the Maluti Mountains is Africa's only operating ski resort south of the equator. It draws people from neighbouring South Africa and further afield by offering a unique experience to go skiing in southern Africa.(AP)
Lesotho has an obscure geographical claim to fame: It’s the only country on Earth where every inch of its territory sits more than 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) above sea level. In the picture. a car is seen making its way towards the Afriski ski resort near Butha-Buthe, Lesotho, Sunday July 31, 2022. (AP)
A visitor to the Afriski ski resort holds her snowboard, near Butha-Buthe, Lesotho, Saturday July 30, 2022. (AP)
While cold winters aren’t rare in southern Africa, snow is and ski resorts are even rarer. At an altitude of 3,000 meters (9,842 feet), Afriski in Lesotho’s Maluti Mountains is Africa’s only operating ski resort south of the equator. In the picture, first time skiers are seen taking a lesson at the Afriski ski resort near Butha-Buthe, Lesotho, Saturday July 30, 2022. (AP)
Participants of the Winter Whip Slopestyle snowboard and ski competition at the Afriski ski resort near Butha-Buthe, Lesotho, wait for the results, Saturday July 30, 2022. (AP)
John Bokang, a young contestant, competes in the youth category of the Winter Whip Slopestyle snowboard and ski competition at the Afriski ski resort near Butha-Buthe, Lesotho, Saturday July 30, 2022. (AP)
Visitors have their picture taken as snow falls at the Afriski ski resort near Butha-Buthe, Lesotho, Saturday July 30, 2022. (AP)
Fresh snow covers the Afriski ski resort near Butha-Buthe, Lesotho, Sunday July 31, 2022.
Few skiers brave the fog and falling snow at the Afriski ski resort in Lesotho, Saturday July 30, 2022. (AP)
Visitors to the Afriski ski resort, one wearing a tratiotional Basutu hat, take a selfie, near Butha-Buthe, Lesotho, Saturday July 30, 2022. (AP)
Departing visitors take a souvenir photograph with local herdsmen at the Afriski ski resort near Butha-Buthe, Lesotho, Sunday July 31, 2022. (AP)
