Two-time Olympian and world champion Julie Pomagalski of France passed away Tuesday after being caught in an avalanche in Switzerland. The 40-year-old was part of a group of freeriders that was descending the 3,000 metre peak Gemsstock in Uri...
Many of Italy’s ski resorts were ramping up to open this week, some starting Monday, Feb. 15, when the government’s ban on recreational skiing at resorts was set to expire
On Thursday, February 11th, an “extremely impressive” avalanche rolled down the Tabuchet glacier around 5 a.m. in La Grave. La Grave is a small mountain town in the French Alps, known for its extreme backcountry ski terrain and glacier skiing. La...
The Slopestyle titles were up for grabs at the LAAX OPEN as 8 female finalists and 12 male finalists rode for the podium places in the first FIS Snowboard Tour 2020/21 Slopestyle contest. In two outstanding and close finals with technically...
Last weekend saw large numbers of people heading to the slopes after heavy snow in many parts of the country. The avalanche risk was at the second highest level in most of the Swiss Alps.
