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

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 ...

Those not worried about the future of European skiing are in denial. Temperatures in the Alps have risen 1.5C since 1900 – much of that in the last three decades. We can’t keep saying “it’s just a bad ...

The Bavarian Alps were hit by an unusually dry spell this German winter, breaking records for the lowest snowfall recorded in several areas, meteorologists said on Tuesday. At Germany's highest ski ...

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

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Snowfall in April is not unusual in the Alps but the quantity of snow has taken many residents by surprise - Copyright POOL/AFP Ludovic MARIN Snowfall in April is not ...

Old man Winter paid a quick visit to the Alps this week. Several places in Europe saw more than a few inches of snow as a result of a freak July blizzard. Stelvio Pass, which divides Switzerland from ...