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Tourists are ordered to leave Italian and Swiss Alps as villages are evacuated because there's too much SNOW
17 Feb 2026 21:37 GMT
… evacuation of Rochemolles, a tourism dependent town, Bild reports. … snow following an off-trail avalanche in Italy, close … were issued across the Alps.
Emergency services responded quickly … backcountry skiers, climbers and hikers died in the Italian mountains …
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SkiMo-Not a city girl: How Harrop's mountain spirit fuels Olympic dream
18 Feb 2026 00:15 GMT
… comes as no surprise that ski mountaineering hooked her on a … she turned her focus to ski mountaineering.
"It was an … 19th century origins of ski mountaineering tours in the Alps, but will be … ," Harrop, who uses trail running in the summer as …
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Another Brit dies in the Alps as avalanche hits group of off-piste skiers near French resort
17 Feb 2026 23:39 GMT
… to the Briançon High Mountain Gendarmerie Platoon.
The exact … weather grounded helicopters.
Three mountain gendarmes, an emergency doctor, … avalanches killed two skiers in the French Alps, following the … the Tete de Longet mountain peak.
Avalanches have …
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The Mountain Man Who Measured the Sky’s Brilliance
17 Feb 2026 23:04 GMT
… panoramic views of the snowy Alps—he came equipped with … geology and plants of the Alps. In 1759, he graduated … Wikimedia Commons.
As he made mountain expeditions, de Saussure noticed that … by Irish physicist and mountaineer John Tyndall in the 1860s …
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From Anfield to the Alps: Why Jurgen Klopp rang the bell at the Winter Olympics
17 Feb 2026 21:21 GMT
Jurgen Klopp may have stepped away from the Premier League spotlight, but the big-stage adrenaline clearly hasn’t left him.
The former Liverpool F.C. manager made a surprise appearance at the 2026 Winter Olympics, ringing the bell for the final lap of the …
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Photographer finds thousands of Triassic dinosaur prints on sheer mountain cliffs
17 Feb 2026 20:08 GMT
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Mountain photographer stumbles on one of … newfound site in the Italian Alps holds one of the … Park, high in the Italian Alps. Some of the prints, spanning … Tethys Ocean, long before the Alps rose.
On supporting science journalism …
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U.S. Nordic combined skier protests women's exclusion from sport while supporting brother
17 Feb 2026 19:41 GMT
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Nordic combined — ski jumping and cross-country skiing in one — … 2030 Olympics in the French Alps. International Olympic Committee officials … U.S. cross country skier Ben Ogden walks us through … who has been following her campaign online.
“I was surprised …
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Avalanches in the Alps: what you need to know for your ski holiday
17 Feb 2026 19:41 GMT
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Have many resorts been … some skiing — although almost every resort in the northwestern Alps has … the slopesPuzzle Media, Saastal Tourismus AG
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Three dead, four injured in French Alps avalanches
17 Feb 2026 19:29 GMT
… avalanches in the French Alps killed three people and left … a statement.
Rescue teams, including mountain police officers, firefighters, dog units … rain.
Last Friday, three skiers died after being swept away … in the upmarket French Alpine ski resort of Val d’ …
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Two separate avalanches kill at least 3 and injure 4 at tourist hot spot
17 Feb 2026 19:06 GMT
… avalanches struck the French Alps on Tuesday.
Around midday … southeast France.
Rescue teams, including mountain police, firefighters, dog units, … heavy snowfall across the Alps and widespread flooding in … British skier killed in an avalanche in the French Alps …