This month's Para-snowboard World Championships in Spain have been postponed because of a lack of snow. The event, due to take place in La Molina in the Pyrenees from 21-29 January, has been rescheduled for 9-18 March.
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation said: "The unseasonable warm temperatures across much of central Europe over the holidays have created a current critical snow situation in La Molina, forcing the postponement of the competitions."
The FIS Para-alpine World Championships are still due to take place in Espot, Spain, from 21 January. Mild conditions across Europe have hampered the winter sports season in recent weeks with record temperatures leading to the cancellation of World Cup events in the Italian, Austrian and Swiss Alps.
This week the women's slalom in Zagreb and the men's slalom in Garmisch in Germany were skied on degraded slopes, in mountains lacking snow. A women's race in Zagreb in Croatia on Thursday was cancelled because of high temperatures.
