Skiing, sledging and Santa on a horse in the Atlas Mountains - in pictures

Friends and families enjoy a day out at Michlifen ski resort in Morocco

The Michlifen ski resort in the Atlas Mountains near the Moroccan city of Ifrane. All photos: AFP

Skiers came out for a day of fun in the city, 300km north-east of Rabat

A man dressed as Santa Claus rides a horse at the resort

People enjoying the snow

Sledging down the slopes

A man on skis

A woman holds on tight

The mountains were blanketed in snow

More sledging fun

It didn't all go to plan

People descend down on a slope on a sled at the Michlifen ski resort, in the Atlas Mountains near the Moroccan city of Ifrane 300 kms northeast of the capital Rabat, on February 28, 2024. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)

A five-person sledge

Adults and children joined in the fun

Sledging in the Atlas Mountains

People enjoy winter activities in the Atlas Mountains

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