The Guardian view on Europe’s heatwave: the door is closing – but there is a way out Editorial: Temperature records have toppled across the continent. Governments must not delay any longer The Guardian - UK · Jan 5, 2023
Warm weather leaves Balkan ski centres empty Bajazit Alomerovic saw in the New Year in 2022 skiing down the Bjelasnica slopes into the fireworks, an adrenaline boost that made him return this year to the mountain above the Bosnian capital Sarajevo. Reuters · Jan 5, 2023
Katie Price 'on the road to recovery' as she shares gruesome update on her feet Katie Price, 44, broke bones in both of her feet after she fell from a 25-foot wall in Turkey whilst on holiday with her family. She has told fans that she is now on the mend with an update Daily Mirror · Jan 5, 2023
Rosi Mittermaier, Olympic skiing champion, dies at 72 Mittermaier won West Germany’s only two gold medals at the 1976 Winter Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria. Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 5, 2023
Skiers rejoice! Alps set for massive dump of snow with up to 60cm falling this weekend after slopes melt Experts predict ‘much-anticipated’ snowstorm to hit Alps, bringing joy to skiing enthusiasts Evening Standard · Jan 5, 2023
UK to get huge new indoor ski resort as climate change melts Alps snow The new ski resort, which will be south of Brecon Beacons National Park, will have Britain's biggest indoor ski runs and be one of the biggest of its kind in the world Daily Mirror · Jan 5, 2023
French ski slopes forced to close as climate crisis causes unseasonably warm winter Half of French ski slopes have had to close as hot weather fuelled by human caused emissions of carbon dioxide and nitrogen dioxide have pushed the winter temperature up unseasonably high Daily Mirror · Jan 5, 2023
Snowless slopes spoil holiday skiing in Switzerland Deprived of snow by unusually mild weather, Switzerland's world-renowned ski slopes have proven a disappointment to winter sports aficionados and resort managers eager to make the most of the holiday season. Reuters · Jan 4, 2023
Utah ski resort employee dies after being ejected by chairlift Christian Helger, 29, was identified as the Park City Mountain resort employee who died when a tree hit a chairlift just behind where he was seated The Independent UK · Jan 4, 2023
Record warm winter in parts of Europe forces closure of ski slopes Resorts open hiking trails and lifts for mountain bikes amid unseasonably high temperatures and lack of snow The Guardian - UK · Jan 4, 2023
Bosnian ski resorts suffer as Europe sees record warm winter The new year’s festivities are over in Bosnia, and visitors to the country’s winter resorts are packing to go home The Independent UK · Jan 4, 2023
‘Feels Like Summer’: Warm Winter Breaks Temperature Records in Europe Record-high winter temperatures swept across parts of Europe over the new year, bringing calls from activists for faster action against climate change while offering short-term respite to governments struggling with high gas prices. Hundreds of sites have seen temperature records smashed in the past days, from Switzerland to Poland to… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 4, 2023
'Feels like summer': Warm winter breaks temperature records in Europe Record-high winter temperatures swept across parts of Europe over the new year, bringing calls from activists for faster action against climate change while offering short-term respite to governments struggling with high gas prices. Reuters · Jan 4, 2023
Half of France’s ski slopes closed after unseasonably warm winter temperatures ‘You’d have to be mad to deny global warming,’ the head of one ski resort said The Independent UK · Jan 4, 2023
France 24 · Jan 4, 2023 Climate change: High temperatures, sparse snowfall in Europe's Alps worries ski industry Much of the Alps does not look right for this time of year following unseasonably warm winter weather in Europe, including record high January temperatures in Switzerland. The sparse snowfall has seen grass blanketing the continent’s central mountains, worrying the ski industry and winter sports organisers and reviving concerns about…
Liverpool Echo · Jan 4, 2023 Popular tourist resorts forced to shut down 'until further notice' More than a million people from the UK are estimated to travel to these destinations each year
Evening Standard · Jan 3, 2023 Record temperatures hit ski resorts across Europe Record warm winter weather has meant green rolling hillsides instead of blankets of snow at some European ski resorts for the start of the new year.
Evening Standard · Jan 3, 2023 Aspen snow for Hailey and Justin Bieber as European resorts suffer Justin and Hailey Bieber enjoyed time out from the slopes during a luxury ski holiday in the US — as skiers in Europe were left without much snow.
The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2023 Son of University of Northern Colorado president identified as man killed in avalanche while skiing Nick Feinstein, 22, was buried in the avalanche on Sunday near Breckenridge
Daily Mirror · Jan 3, 2023 Mark Wright shares clips of his post-Christmas skiing trip in the French Alps Reality star-turned-presenter Mark Wright jetted off to Courchevel in France to enjoy a skiing break, sharing clips to Instagram from a ski lift and at an outdoor bar
Wales Online · Jan 2, 2023 Skiing 'could become impossible before January' due to lack of snow Rain will fall earlier in winter rather than snow, predict researchers who studied a Swiss resort
The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2023 Alpine slopes face snow shortage in unseasonably warm winter Much of the Alps just don’t look right for this time of year
Wales Online · Jan 2, 2023 Travel expert Simon Calder names three cheapest holidays this year He has named places that are a little off the beaten track
The Guardian - UK · Jan 2, 2023 From ice floating to fatbiking in the snow: there’s more to Val d’Isère than skiing The French Alps resort has excellent runs and off-piste, but it’s also now offering very cool – and sustainable – activities for non-skiers to enjoy too
The Denver Post · Jan 1, 2023 Backcountry skier dies in avalanche near Colorado's Breckenridge resort DENVER — A man died after he was caught in an avalanche Saturday while backcountry skiing with his father near Breckenridge, according to Summit County Rescue Group.