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‘The world’s most sustainable ski trip’ – from London to the Swiss Alps

Can a holiday on the slopes ever be environmentally-friendly? Anna Hughes, director of Flight Free UK, travels to Switzerland to find out

Evening Standard

Summer pause: cold weather forecast for south-east Australia to bring snow across Alps

Sharp temperature drops expected in SA, Victoria, NSW and Tasmania on Friday while north-east faces heatwave conditions

The Guardian - AU

Summer snow to bring lowest February temperatures in 18 years

Parts of south-eastern Australia are set to shiver through unseasonal cold weather tomorrow, while the alps could even see snow – this is what’s causing the big chill.

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'Las Vegas of the Alps' to vote on casino ban

Liechtenstein is renowned for its Alpine scenery and historic castles, but the tiny principality also punches above its weight when it comes to a more down-to-earth tourist attraction - namely casinos.

Reuters

Shrub studies show Alps suffering disastrous decline in snow cover

Researchers in Italy have traced 600 years of snow cover in Val Ventina, a region of the Italian Alps, thanks to the study of shrubs. The results show a steady decline in the annual amount of snow.

Radio France Internationale

Davos 2023: The World Economic Forum explained

The World Economic Forum (WEF) returns to its snowy winter residency in the Swiss Alps this week with a record attendance of business and government leaders.

Reuters

Davos 2024: What is it, who is attending, and why is it controversial?

Kicking off on January 15, this year’s World Economic Forum's theme is Rebuilding Trust

Evening Standard

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British woman dies in avalanche in French Alps

Coroner of Chamonix has opened an inquiry into the death of the trekker

Wales Online

British woman killed in avalanche in French Alps

The woman, 45, was airlifted off Mount Blanc glacier but could not be saved

The Independent UK

British woman killed by avalanche while hiking in French Alps

Mountain rescuers were unable to save her

Manchester Evening News

British woman killed by avalanche while skiing in French Alps

Police authorities in the French Alps have confirmed the 45-year-old was hiking with her partner and a guide when the avalanche was triggered at 5.30pm on Saturday.

Daily Record

British woman killed on Mont Blanc after sudden avalanche buries her under slab of snow

A British woman was killed in the Chamonix valley in Mont Blanc, French Alps, yesterday as skiers have been warned that the "avalanche hazard is going to increase dramatically"

Daily Mirror

British woman dies after avalanche in French Alps

Forty-five-year-old and her partner were hiking with a mountain guide when accident happened

The Guardian - UK

Alps snow: Series of storms set to bring major snowfall for delighted skiers

Resorts set for ‘gamechanging’ snowfall after tricky start to the season due to unseasonable January heat

Evening Standard

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Keen cyclist opens up on devastating moment he was told he had prostate cancer

Coleraine man Michael Currid was fit as a fiddle in his early 60s and had just returned from a cycling trip to the Alps in 2016 when he started to feel unwell

Chronicle Live

A young Prince Harry convinced himself Diana was still alive and in hiding after Paris car crash

In his brand new book Spare, Prince Harry details how he convinced himself that his mother had faked her own death and was living in a Parisian flat of log cabin in the Swiss Alps, and would send for him and his brother any day

The Independent UK

Davos to host leaders, CEOs amid weighty global issues

The Swiss town of Davos will host 52 heads of state and government and nearly 600 CEOs as the World Economic Forum hosts its annual meeting in the Alps next week

The Independent UK

Study: Two-thirds of glaciers on track to disappear by 2100

A new study calculates that two-thirds of the world's glaciers will disappear by the end of the century at current climate change trends

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Daily Mirror

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

The Independent UK

Satellite images of Alps show dramatic drop in snowfall over year amid record temperatures

Photos taken just months apart reveal how much snow has melted, leaving mountain tops green

The Guardian - UK

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

France 24

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…

Evening Standard

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.

Radio France Internationale

Mayor in French Alps remains defiant despite criticism for suing hikers

A mayor in the French Alps famous for fighting mass tourism on the Mont Blanc has come under fire for filing a legal complaint against two people camping on the mountain's peak. On Monday, he reiterated his vow to protect the popular climbing trails from "wackos".

Daily Mirror

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

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