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 ...

At least a dozen people have died in the Italian Alps in a single week, more than any other one-week period on record.

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

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

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 ...

THIS is the terrifying moment a skiing village vanished beneath a wave of snow, as a monster avalanche enveloped homes in just seconds. In terrifying footage the snow can be seen hurtling down the ...

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 ...

These resorts -- most of which are within the soaring Dolomites -- are perched between 1,200 and 1,800 metres (3940 feet and 5900 feet) above sea level, a height which would traditionally guarantee ...