U.S. Olympic skiers and scientists explain the sharp differences between natural snow and machine-made snow, from the science ...

Europe faces mounting pressure to refill rapidly depleted gas storage as weak Alpine snowfall threatens hydropower output and ...

Warming temperatures are wreaking havoc at elevation, upending the Winter Olympics and the tourism industry and imperiling ...

Since the 1970s, mean snow depth across the Alps has declined by over 8% per decade and the snow season is up to 34 days shorter below 2,000 meters.

The Winter Olypmics will run from 6 February - 22 February 2026. The Paralympics will follow, starting on 6 March and ending ...

Snow has fallen in the Italian Alps just in time for the start of the Winter Olympics, dispelling fears of artificially-covered tracks winding through lush green mountainsides. From Bormio, home to ...

In terms of area, forest is the most important means of avalanche protection. It is also the most cost-effective and is naturally renewable. This insight hit home after the winter of 1951, when over 1 ...

The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics are moving ahead across the Italian Alps, where organisers are leaning heavily on existing venues and updated technology rather than large-scale new ...

Four skiers skiers killed in avalanches in the French Alps in three days - At least 66 people have been killed in avalanches this snow season, a monitor has warned ...

These resorts -- most of which are within the soaring Dolomites -- are perched between 1,200 and 1,800 metres (3940 feet and 5900 feet) above sea level, a height which would traditionally guarantee ...