
Hans Olav Kvaal Hygen, a researcher at the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, is pictured in Oslo on January 6, 2026. SNOe is Norway's first indoor ski arena, opened in January 2020 in Loerenskog, just outside Oslo. One of Europe's largest indoor snow facilities, it offers between 36,000 and 50,000 square meters of snow. The slopes run year round, independent of weather or season. (Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP via Getty Images)

