Tourists rest in the sun in the alpine resort of Breuil-Cervinia, northwestern Italy.
Mandatory Credit:	Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images via CNN Newsource

Tourists rest in the sun in the alpine resort of Breuil-Cervinia, northwestern Italy.
Mandatory Credit: Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images via CNN Newsource

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It’s 7 a.m. on a freezing January morning in Les Gets, a ski resort in the French Alps. The sun won’t rise for another hour, but Sophie Crowther, having slept through her alarm, is sprinting up winding icy mountain lanes to make breakfast for 25 high-paying guests.