links for 2009-11-08

• All white now as jittery ski resorts welcome early snowfall - Times Online
  Alpine ski resorts have welcomed a first blanket of snow, allowing some to open early and raising hopes of a bumper season despite the economic downturn.
  (tags: tfl ski)
• For secular and Catholic France, a shock to the system: the rise of the evangelicals - The Guardian
  The Church of Paris-Bastille, and this congregation is just one of a growing number of evangelical communities spreading through France and prospering in spite of its staunchly secular – and Catholic – traditions.
  (tags: tfl religion)
• Christine Lagarde: French model on the world stage - The Guardian
  France's economy minister believes her country's financial system helped it out of recession.
  (tags: tfl economy)