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Deadly avalanche slams French ski resort
Four people were killed and five were buried under snow Monday when an avalanche slammed a ski resort in the French Alps, according to published reports. The nine people were...
6 ski spots that should be on your radar this year
Of all the mountains in all the world, you’ve got to pick one to ski down. Whether it’s a completely revamped resort or one gotten to by a newly launched...
The Swiss ski retreat for fresh pow and posh chow
Nestled in the snowy Swiss Alps by a ring of mountains is the quaint, car-free resort of Saas-Fee. I went there with my husband and two young sons to ski...
Cable car riders rescued after dangling above Alps for 10 hours
CHAMONIX, France — Dozens of tourists, including a 10-year-old child, were safely rescued Friday after being trapped in cable cars dangling above the slopes of Mont Blanc in the Alps...
Snowboarding star dies in Alps avalanche
GENEVA — Swiss police say snowboarder Estelle Balet has been killed in an avalanche. Police say the 21-year-old Swiss athlete was struck by the snow slide early Tuesday while filming...
American goes missing while 'speed flying' in Swiss Alps
A Colorado family is desperately hoping Tuesday that infrared technology from search-and-rescue helicopters will track down their son, who disappeared over the weekend in the Swiss Alps while speed flying....
French soldiers killed by avalanche while training in Alps
An avalanche in the French Alps swept away a military unit training in the backcountry, killing five soldiers and injuring several others Monday, officials said. Lawmaker Julien Aubert confirmed the...
Teacher questioned in French avalanche that killed 2 students
PARIS — A French prosecutor says the teacher who accompanied high school students swept away by a deadly avalanche in the French Alps is suspected of involuntary manslaughter. Prosecutor Jean-Yves...
Fatal avalanche hits schoolchildren in France
PARIS — An avalanche in the French Alps struck a high school ski group Wednesday afternoon, killing at least three people, according to French officials. France's National Gendarmerie said a...
Ski France in the morning and Switzerland after lunch
What’s more fun than waking up for a day of snow-centric sports in the French Alps? Getting up in France then skiing over to Switzerland for lunch. Border-hopping is routine...
Fearless highliners tip-toe above the Swiss Alps
A crew of fearless highliners tip-toed above the Swiss Alps in an attempt to beat the world record for longest highline walk. Record holder Samuel Volery – who has been...
This guy takes mountain biking way too literally
If you thought your last mountain bike ride was intense, prepare to feel at least slightly less badass: Kenny Belaey has you beat. In his most recent video with Red...
Germanwings co-pilot 'lied' to doctors about sick leave
The Germanwings co-pilot who crashed his plane into a French Alps mountainside, killing all 150 aboard, had taken a strong anti-anxiety medication and allegedly lied to his doctors – saying...
Lufthansa airline executives visit Alps crash site
SEYNE-LES-ALPES, France — The heads of Lufthansa and its low-cost airline Germanwings are visiting the site of the crash that killed 150 people amid mounting questions about the co-pilot and...
Dutch pilot wrote about fear of being locked out of cockpit
In what proved to be a chilling prophecy, a Dutch pilot wrote two months before the Germanwings disaster that he was afraid of going to the lavatory and then being...
Third American victim identified in Alps crash
A third American victim of the tragic Germanwings flight that crashed into the French Alps, killing all 150 people aboard, has been identified. Robert Oliver Calvo, who had US citizenship...
Co-pilot who rammed plane into Alps 'battled depression'
Andreas Lubitz was jazzed about landing his dream job in the control seat of an aircraft — but he’d had darker days as well. Lubitz, 27, temporarily dropped out of...
Co-pilot 'intentionally destroyed' plane in French Alps crash
The co-pilot of the Germanwings airliner that slammed into an Alpine mountain “intentionally” sent the jet into its descent that ended in the deaths of all 149 people aboard, a...
Pilot locked out of cockpit before crash in France
One of the pilots on the ill-fated Germanwings flight was locked out of the cockpit and tried to “smash the door down” before the jet’s inexplicable descent into the French...
Investigators baffled by fatal plane crash in French Alps
Stumped investigators said Wednesday they had no clue yet about what caused the jetliner crash in the French Alps that killed 150 people, including a mother and daughter from Virginia...