Tag: Alps
Six skiers are missing in the Alps
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen A group of skiers who set off from Zermatt are missing. Archive image. Photo: Jamey Keaten/AP/TT Six cross-country skiers are missing in the Swiss Alps…
Swedish skier on the heat in the Alps: Absurd
share-arrowShare unsaveSave chevron-left previous expand-left full screen chevron-rightnext The Swedish snowboarder Anders Bengs is met with more and more “strange heat waves” in the Alps. 1 / 2Photo: Carina Bengs/TT…
Most Swedish avalanche deaths occur in the Alps
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen Rescue work after an avalanche near Fiesch in Switzerland in 2018. Photo: Jean-Christoph Bott/AP/TT Eighty percent of Swedes who died in avalanche accidents during the…
This resort has been voted the best ski area in the Alps, the view is sublime
This resort is still distinguished by its large ski area and its unique panorama. Whether you’re looking for challenging slopes, breathtaking scenery, or simply a quiet escape to a picturesque…
Ella Autere buried her loved one just before the start of the season – dedicated the cup championship to her husband who died in the Alps | Sport
Puijo Wolley beat Kuusamo Pallo-Karhut 3–0 in the women’s Finnish Cup final in volleyball. For Ella Auteree of Puijo, the championship brought emotions to the surface. Puijo Wolley celebrated the…
The French Alps, the only candidacy accepted by the IOC for the 2030 Winter Olympic Games
What if after Paris 2024, France hosted the 2030 Winter Olympics? The International Olympic Committee entered into a “targeted dialogue” with France and only France, meaning that only this candidacy…
Snow in the Alps and stormy winds in Corsica, seven departments in orange
Five departments are placed on orange snow-ice alert on December 1 and 2 by Météo France. Corsica is on alert for strong winds expected this Saturday. Snow is coming at…
2030 Winter Olympics: the French Alps now alone on the track
After the Paris 2024 Games, France was to be entitled to other Olympic Games, the Winter Olympics in 2030. The IOC Executive Commission only accepted one of the three candidacies…
Landslides in the Alps: why these phenomena are repeated in the mountains
A spectacular landslide of rocks in the Maurienne valley (Savoie) after a heat wave followed by heavy rains led to a suspension of rail traffic and heavy goods vehicles on…
France was spared from the giant fires in the Mediterranean, but soon the forest may also be raging in the Alps – “The risk of large fires is increasing in the mountains all the time”
ANNECY/MÉGEVETTE Serge Taboulot stands in the middle of a lush mountain forest at an altitude of 800 meters. He points to a stream that brings water up from the slopes…