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Snow-less Alps sends skiers, tourists to Scandinavia this winter
Lack of snow in the Alps this winter is encouraging tourists to hit the slopes in Scandinavia instead, according to Norwegian Air.
Ski gondola plunges 23 feet after being hit by falling tree, family seriously injured
The victims of the accident had to be hoisted by a rope from a helicopter.
This chalet comes with a front-row view of one of Europe's most famous mountains
This property in Cervinia, Italy, is priced at $26.29M -- making it the most expensive home ever to list in the Italian Alps.
Skier's terrifying fall into Swiss Alps ice chute captured by his GoPro
Les Powtos dramatic fall while skiing in the Swiss Alps was captured by his GoPro and has gone viral.
Six people killed in Easter Sunday avalanche in the French Alps
Footage shows the massive wall of snow rumbling down the Armancette glacier in Contamines-Montjoie, in the Haute-Savoie region near Mount Blanc, about 20 miles southwest of Chamonix.
French ski champion and friend fall to their deaths in the Alps
Adèle Milloz, 26, died along with an unnamed friend while the two were hiking the French Alps.
Glacier collapses in Italian Alps, killing at least six
Parts of a mountain glacier collapsed in the Italian Alps amid record temperatures, killing at least six people and injuring eight.
Affluent Alpine adventure awaits as old meets new at two grand Swiss hotels
Miss the Swiss? Don’t be neutral. Ski season may be over but this spring and summer, there are fresh old reasons to yodel across the Alps.
Red scare: Ritzy French resort of Courchevel suffers without oligarch cash
T-ruble in paradise: Fancy French Alpine resort Courchevel is hosting fewer and fewer Russian oligarchs thanks to stiff vaccination rules and tightening sanctions.
Speeding skier charged with manslaughter after killing 5-year-old in crash on slopes
A 5-year-old girl was killed during a skiing lesson in the French alps when another skier slammed into her "at high speed," according to officials.
Climber scores $84K of jewels lost in Mont Blanc plane crash
The mountain climber who discovered precious jewels on Mont Blanc in 2013 will keep half of the treasure, worth a total of nearly $169,000.
Paraglider and dog soar over the French Alps
Most dogs like to hang out. This one likes to hang from a paraglider high above the French Alps. Watch as pet owner Adrien Nisan and his 3-year-old Samoyed named...
'Where's mom and dad?': Sole survivor of cable car crash asks for dead parents
The five-year-old who was the sole survivor of a cable car crash in the Italian Alps that killed 14, including five of his immediate family members, woke up in an...
Swiss ski school hiring a 'ski slope tester'
Applicants to this dream job must love snow. A Swiss ski school is calling on winter sports enthusiasts to test and critique their slopes. Altitude Ski School in the scenic...
Surprise snowfall blankets parts of the Alps up to 10 inches
In southern Switzerland, the town of Montana was digging out from almost 10 inches, a record for this time of year, the country's meteorological agency reported.
This is why there's so much pink snow covering the alps
Remarkable aerial pictures show pink-colored snow in the Presena glacier in the Italian Alps. A number of news reports say the strange pink snow in the glacier near Pellizano is...
American flag projected onto Matterhorn in Swiss Alps for coronavirus solidarity
Oh, say can you see! An artist projected an image of Old Glory onto the famous Matterhorn mountain in the Swiss Alps Wednesday as a part of a series to...
Young doctor plunges off cliff after wrong turn on French ski slope
A young British doctor died while skiing in the French Alps after taking a wrong turn and plummeting off a 30-foot cliff, according to his family. Scottish surgeon William Reid,...
Aerial shots reveal 'heartbreaking' ice loss in the Alps
Depressing new aerial photographs of Mont Blanc reveal the extent of ice loss over time in the Alps. A century ago, the Swiss pilot and photographer Walter Mittelholzer flew over...
Pilot, passenger miraculously avoid injury after plane crashed into ski lift cable
Mountain rescue teams were joined by firefighters and police for the complex operation to reach the stranded passenger after the pilot escaped, which took almost two hours.