Switzerland had negotiated early. The deal it offered “was not so different from that of the European Union”, says a senior ...

After the recent collapse of the glacier in Blatten, experts are becoming even more suspicious than ever of the threat.

The avalanche occurred on Monday afternoon in an off-piste area of Riffelberg, below the Matterhorn peak. Rescuers recovered three bodies and one injured skier, a 20-year-old Swiss man.

It's a two-year deal for Vesey with Geneve-Servette HC of the Swiss National League, the team announced. It'll mark the first ...

Hediger, 26, was caught in an avalanche while "freeriding," also known as snowboarding on natural terrain in Arosa, both a town and a resort in eastern Switzerland, according to a statement from ...

Swiss Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger was tragically killed in an avalanche on Monday, according to the Swiss-Ski federation. Hediger, 26, got caught in an avalanche at the mountain resort of ...

Russia's Kristina Paul, left, Switzerland's Sophie Hediger, center, and Britain's Charlotte Bankes compete in the snowboard mixed team cross small final during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic ...

Rescue crews walk at an avalanche site near Fiesch, Switzerland, Sunday, April 1, 2018. Swiss police say three people have been killed in an avalanche in the Alps. Another two were taken to a ...

A snowboarder has died after an avalanche in Switzerland on January 29, 2025. The avalanche occurred off-piste in Parpan shortly before noon. After it occurred, Graubünden police were deployed to ...

Five people died in avalanches in Switzerland at the weekend, including a doctor flown in to help rescue trapped skiers, and at least three were still missing, police said on Monday.<BR><BR> Four ...

An American teenager and two other people were killed in avalanche near the Swiss resort of Zermatt, police said Tuesday. AP The avalanche occurred at about 2 p.m. Monday in an off-piste area of ...

Snowboarder's death in Swiss Alps avalanche is a reminder that even pros face risk By Michael Levitt Published December 25, 2024 at 6:50 PM EST Millo Moravski/Agence Zoom/Getty Images ...