FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2020 file photo skiers wearing face masks riding a chairlift on the opening day of the Verbier ski area in the Swiss A…
An empty gondola goes up in Zermatt, Switzerland, Thursday, Dec.3, 2020. Zermatt is home to one of the Swiss ski stations that has become an e…
Gondolas go up next to the Matterhorn in Zermatt, Switzerland, Thursday, Dec.3, 2020. Zermatt is home to one of the Swiss ski stations that ha…
A woman takes a picture the Matterhorn, left, in Zermatt, Switzerland, Wednesday, Dec.2, 2020. Zermatt is home to one of the Swiss ski station…
A gondola goes up next to the mountains around Zermatt, Switzerland, Thursday, Dec.3, 2020. Zermatt is home to one of the Swiss ski stations t…
FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020 file photo a ski enthusiast wearing a protective face mask takes a chair lift in Arosa, Switzerland. Swis…
FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020 file photo ski enthusiasts with protective face masks queue for the ski lift, in Arosa, Switzerland. Swis…
GENEVA (AP) — Two weeks after beating COVID-19, Thierry Salamin huffs as his ski boots crunch through Swiss snow near the Matterhorn peak, readying for a downhill run with his mood as bright as his blue and fluorescent yellow ski getup and the sun overhead.
AP photographers around the world captured the impact of the coronavirus pandemic globally. Here are some of the AP's best images from 2020.