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 ...

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

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

A man died after triggering an avalanche while ski touring in the Allgäu Alps in southern Germany, police said on Monday. The 46-year-old, who was travelling alone, apparently set off the avalanche ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...