"Martian-like landscapes" welcomed skiers in Sochi over the weekend as a sandstorm from the Sahara desert turned the slopes orange.<br /><br />Meteorologists have said that the phenomenon was likely caused by sand from Sahara mixing with snow. <br /><br />The eerie photographs were captured last Friday (March 23) at the Rosa Khutor Resort, an alpine ski resort in Krasnodar Krai near Sochi. <br /><br />It hosted the alpine skiing events for the 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Sochi.<br /><br />The photographer wrote: "Martian landscapes, an apocalypse on the mountain today! The yellow sand on top of the wet snow - the spectacle is unusual but very sad."<br /><br />+HIGH-RES IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST+<br />++CLIENTS PLEASE NOTE: MUSIC IS ROYALTY FREE++
