Avalanches, 88 ski deaths and a train crash: Why Europe’s mountains are proving so dangerous this winter - IN FOCUS: Weather agencies across Europe have issued multiple severe avalanche alerts in 2026 ...

An avalanche struck a train near Goppenstein, Switzerland, injuring five people as heavy snowfall triggers widespread deadly ...

Livigno, a picturesque ski village in the Italian Alps, is one of six cities hosting events for the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Eyewitness footage captures the moment an avalanche swept through a ski resort in the Italian Alps. On Sunday (15 February), a mass of snow and ice tumbled down a mountain in Val Veny, part of the ...

Warming temperatures are wreaking havoc at elevation, upending the Winter Olympics and the tourism industry and imperiling ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Snow has fallen in the Italian Alps just in time for the start of the Winter Olympics, dispelling fears of artificially-covered ...

In terms of area, forest is the most important means of avalanche protection. It is also the most cost-effective and is naturally renewable. This insight hit home after the winter of 1951, when over 1 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Pizzalto area of Alto Sangro in Abruzzo is one lesser-known ski destinations in Europe. Photograph by Ski Abruzzo This story ...

For decades, Alpine ski resorts competed by expanding terrain and linking lift systems across valleys and borders. Now, as many of the region’s largest areas become interchangeable on size alone, ...

Schlosshotel Fiss offers a 5-star experience, where slopeside suites, Michelin-starred dining, and extensive wellness ...

Fr. Geoffroy Génin, a 69-year-old French priest, is pictured in an undated photo. Génin spends one day a week on the ski slopes in the Alps offering chairlift confessions for skiers. (OSV ...

Snow has fallen in the Italian Alps just in time for the start of the Winter Olympics, dispelling fears of artificially-covered tracks winding through lush green mountainsides. From Bormio, home to ...