folks waiting on? reporter: it comes and goes, too, erica. and what really concerns officials is not necessarily the roughly three feet of snow they ve received about 15 miles south of downtown buffalo, it is what is coming down on top of that which would compound the situation throughout the region. that is why there are travel advisories and bans that are still in place. here in buffalo, that travel ban was downgraded to an advisory meaning if you are able to get out, but to try to limit that to only essential travel. because the message that is still going out is that the worst could still be ahead. when you look at the numbers that have been forecasted, that we could potentially see, close to four feet of snow in the buffalo area. now this storm system is going to closely, according to our experts, make its way from the north where we are and that is why the threat is not over. yes, we are seeing people driving or walking around. but can assume they can t stay home today. i saw s
ski resort of chamonix. he explained how the restrictions are impacting ski resorts in france. brits make up the largest foreign cohort to the french ski resorts as a whole, and so the french businesses that depend on british custom are really beginning to worry about yet another lost season, and the sad irony all is that the conditions are absolutely perfect. you can probably see the gorgeous blue skies behind me, there has been a lot of early snow here in the season and with the ferries and flights and trains fully booked, actually, from the uk through these next few weeks, the french resorts were really looking forward to a bumper christmas season, but then came the announcement on thursday from the french government they were pulling up the drawbridge to all but essential travel, saying that omicron was going to be like a landslide to hit the uk. the french prime minister has now compared it to lightning tearing through france