Austria is preparing up for some extreme weather in the coming days. From today onwards, conditions will be wild, with litres of rain in the valley...
A lovely layer of fresh snow fell at altitude yesterday and overnight. With a northwesterly stream, a cold front managed to reach the Alpine region...
As winter approaches, more and more ski resorts are announcing ski pass prices for the 2023/2024 ski season. About time for our annual survey on pr...
The Kumme 3-person chairlift in Zermatt was destroyed by an avalanche in January 2018 which started on the Unterrothorn (3104m) and swept through t...
A reader of Swiss magazine 20min.ch came across a bizarre scene last Monday. He was ski touring with a group of friends in Elsigen-Metsch when all...
The coronavirus has hit the ski industry hard, with first one and then another country announcing they would end ski season early in hopes of preve...
The coronavirus is taking its toll on the ski industry, with the first ski resorts already closing early for the season and many events cancelled....
We've still got another three weeks to go in the annual Snowplaza Awards, where we've asked readers to vote on their favourite ski resort in six di...
While skiing, we already have enough to worry about: dropoffs, black pistes, moguls, ice, fog, snow, rain, flat light, other skiers and snowboarder...
Bear M49, otherwise known as Papillon, has come out of hibernation and is currently roaming the countryside in Trentino, Italy, home to famous ski...
After being plagued with alternating storms and warm temperatures this winter, Scotland's ski resorts finally had something to celebrate yesterday....
This week the Kaunertal Glacier opened what is said to be the steepest slope in Austria. The "Black Ibex" has a slope of 41.3°, or a gradient of 87...
The ski resort of Luchon Superbagnères in the French Pyrenees has opted for drastic measures to ensure snow cover over the holidays: it's using a h...
In the wake of a visit to the Vallée Blanche at Mont Blanc, Emmanuel Macron has vowed to take greater steps to protect France's natural areas again...
The director of the Austrian ski resort of Großarlhas officially resigned and the reason he stated for his resignation was the numerous drunken ski...
Since the invention of artificial snow, there has been a raging debate over whether it's good, whether it's necessary, and what its effects are on...
Five Britons staying in a ski chalet in Les Contamines-Montjoie have tested positive for the coronavirus after interacting with a British man who s...
Nowadays we rely on our mobile phones for everything - calling, messaging, looking up videos, posting pictures... and soon, it may be possible to u...
An incredible survival story from the Italian Alps: a rescue dog has showed up safe and sound after braving 16 days of freezing temperatures on the...
Derek Johnson, who formerly worked as an executive for well-known American ski company Aspen Skiing Co., received a 6-year prison sentence and $250...
The Swiss canton of Valais, home to famous ski resorts such as Zermatt, Saas-Fee and Verbier, will be adding three mandatory snow sports days per y...
Are you reading this article on a rainy day at home, wondering why everyone else except you is playing in the snow? Time to do something about it!...
Local police in the small town of Nelson, British Columbia were alerted one afternoon when two 16-year-old snowboarders failed to return home after...
When an Italian ski resort found microplastics in a nearby glacier, it decided to take action. The Pejo 3000 in Trentino has become the first Europ...
The popular Austrian ski resort of Ischgl has announced that Eros Ramazzotti will perform at the 25th edition of the Top of the Mountain Closing Co...
Taking a last-minute ski holiday gives you the freedom and flexibility to wait for low-season prices and perfect conditions. And this is the perfec...
A devastating avalanche claimed the lives of a mother, her 7-year-old daughter and another 7-year-old girl in the Italian glacier ski resort of Val...
In what many people are dubbing a Christmas miracle, a lucky skier in Austria survived an incredibly long bout under the snow this week. More avala...
Glencoe Mountain was hit by a serious fire on Christmas day that ravaged the base station, briefly leaving the Scottish ski resort without power, c...
The days when we had to struggle to work out maps are long past. Nowadays, the GPS can tell you everything! But has this dependence on technology p...
