The Latest Breaking News on Ski holidays

UCI Mountain Bike World Championships: Sina Frei takes solo win to claim elite women's Olympic cross-country world title

Swiss rider bests Berta, Koller to title

Cycling News · Aug 30

Colorado investigation begins after woman launched off ski resort’s alpine coaster

Nicki Parker remains hospitalized 10 days after she was thrown from the ski resort’s coaster, her lawyer said

The Independent UK · Aug 27

Hiker reunited with backpack 60 years after he fell into a glacier in Austria

Bag, camera and pipe belonging to 86-year-old are latest relics uncovered as glaciers melt due to global heating

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27

Crans-Montana bar owner detained over alleged domestic abuse

The owner of a Swiss bar where a New Year’s fire killed 41 people has been placed in pre-trial detention over alleged violence against his wife, local media reported Sunday. Jacques Moretti and his wife, Jessica, are already under criminal investigation over the deadly blaze at Le Constellation in Crans-Montana.

France 24 · Aug 23

Backcountry guide company faces $150K in fines after California’s deadliest modern avalanche

California workplace safety officials have fined Blackbird Mountain Guides after an avalanche killed three guides and six skiers in February

The Independent UK · Aug 21

Two Belgian climbers vanished in the Alps in 1992; melting ice has finally revealed their remains 34 years later

Two Belgian mountaineers who disappeared in the Swiss Alps in 1992 have finally been identified after their remains emerged from a retreating glacier 34 years later. The men, who were 39 and 41 when they vanished, had set out in the Weissmies region but never reached their planned destination. Despite…

The Times of India · Aug 21

‘The only way is up’: cycling Norway’s mountainous ‘Milky Way’

The Mjølkevegen was once used to bring milk from high pastures to the towns below. Now cyclists are discovering the road’s breathtaking panoramas of peaks and lakes, dotted with cosy inns

The Guardian - UK · Aug 20

Peak Performance Ridge Hipe Ace Jacket review: Three-layer protection for four-season adventures

This versatile shell layer has you covered for everything from rainy-day rambles to summit-seeking escapades

T3 · Aug 20

An unstable rock formation threatens the existence of an entire Swiss village of 1,300 residents as thawing glaciers destabilise the Alps

Kandersteg village in Switzerland faces a significant landslide threat from an unstable mountain. Scientists link this danger to thawing permafrost and changing glacier dynamics caused by climate change. While the threat is not immediate, authorities have prepared evacuation plans and monitoring systems. Residents are aware of the risks but remain…

The Times of India · Aug 19

Another Swiss beauty spot could be buried under rubble – here’s why

A landslide that could rival the disaster that destroyed nearby Blatten last year

The Independent UK · Aug 18