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Landslide Blocks Access to Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, as Olympic Host Prepares for 2026 Winter Games

With just seven months to go before the 2026 Winter Olympics, the Alpine resort town of Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, is confronting a temporary setback after a landslide earlier this week severed its primary southern access road. However, despite reports suggesting the Olympic host is isolated, local officials have moved quickly to assure the public that the Queen of the Dolomites remains […]
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Low-Altitude French Ski Resort Vows to Fight Referendum to Shut Down Skiing Operations

In a historic referendum driven by climate change, residents of the French Alpine village of Allos have voted to end skiing and boarding at their local ski resort, Val d’Allos–Le Seignus, citing mounting financial losses and an increasingly unreliable snowpack. The referendum, held both online and in person throughout June and concluding Saturday, marks another major retreat from downhill skiing […]
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Norwegian Ski Racer Weds Longtime Girlfriend in Fairytale Wedding in Salzburg, Austria

Last weekend, Norwegian ski racer Henrik Kristoffersen married his longtime girlfriend and mother of his son, Tonje Barkenes, in a joyful three-day celebration in Salzburg, Austria. Kristoffersen, 30, tied the knot with Barkenes, also 30, in their adopted home Salzburg, where they were joined by family and friends under sunny skies for a wedding filled with laughter, heartfelt vows, and […]
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European Alps Shatter Heat Record in June as Freezing Line Climbs to Nearly 17,200 Feet

Europe’s high-alpine zones just experienced something that’s never happened this early in the year: temperatures above freezing at nearly 5,250 meters (17,200 feet). In a record-shattering heat event, the “thermal zero”—the elevation where temperatures in Celsius drop below freezing—climbed to its highest ever recorded level for the month of June. On June 28, a Swiss weather station in Payerne measured the […]
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Utah Senator Mike Lee Withdraws Plan for Public Land Sale After Public Backlash

Republican Senator Mike Lee announced on Sunday, June 29, that he had dropped the planned sale of public lands across 11 Western states, including Colorado, Utah, and California from the FY25 Budget Reconciliation bill. Initially, the Utah senator had proposed to direct the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to sell between 2.2 and 3.3 million acres […]
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Ski Racer Marcel Hirscher Cleared to Return—Again—with Wildcards, Olympic Hopes, and a Point to Prove

Marcel Hirscher is back—again. The most dominant male skier in Alpine World Cup history has confirmed he will return to competition for the 2025–26 season, fully cleared by doctors and supported by a rare wildcard pathway created by the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). Related: ACL Tear Ends Marcel Hirscher’s Ski Racing Comeback Season Abruptly Just six months ago, […]
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New Hope for Kanin-Sella Nevea Cross-Border Resort as Slovenian Government Commits €30 Million

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After nearly two years of closure, the Kanin-Sella Nevea ski resort straddling the Slovenian-Italian border could soon reopen, as the Slovenian government has pledged up to €30 million for the construction of a new cable car from Bovec to the mountain’s summit. According to Slovenian newspaper Primorske Novice, the cabinet formally endorsed a letter of intent on June 12, contingent […]
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[PHOTOS] Landslide Tears Through Village Near Cortina d’Ampezzo in Italian Dolomites

A massive landslide unleashed by violent overnight storms tore through the alpine village of Borca di Cadore in Italy’s Veneto region early Monday, burying homes and vehicles under tons of mud, rock, and debris. Located just south of Cortina d’Ampezzo in the Dolomites, the village was hit shortly after midnight during a thunderstorm that dumped heavy rainfall across the region. […]
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Millions of Acres of Public Land at Stake if Reconciliation Bill Gets Passed, Prompting Backlash Across Western States

A controversial new proposal from Senate Republicans has sparked fierce opposition after revealing plans to force the sale of up to 3.3 million acres of federally owned public land across 11 Western states, including Colorado, Utah, and California. Introduced as part of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s FY25 Budget Reconciliation bill, the plan would direct the Bureau of […]
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Group of 3 Hikers Killed by Lightning Strike While Hiking in Austria’s Vorarlberg Region

A tragic accident unfolded in Austria’s Verwall Alps on Sunday when three experienced hikers were fatally struck by lightning during their descent from the Hoher Riffler, a 3,168-meter (10,394-foot) peak in the heart of the popular Vorarlberg ski region. The victims—a 62-year-old man, his 60-year-old brother, and the brother’s 60-year-old wife—had begun their descent around 12:30 p.m. when weather conditions […]
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U.S. Ski Racer Mikaela Shiffrin Receives Honorary Degree from Dartmouth College, NH

On Sunday, June 15, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, awarded American alpine ski legend Mikaela Shiffrin an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters during its commencement ceremony, recognizing not only her record-breaking career but also her advocacy for mental health and her resilience in the face of personal loss. Shiffrin, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and the most decorated skier in World […]
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FIS Approves Prize Money Increase Across All World Cup Disciplines for 2025–26 Season

The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) voted to increase prize money across all FIS World Cup disciplines for the 2025-26 season. During the 56th FIS Council Meeting held in Geneva on June 12–13, council members approved a boost of up to 20% in athlete prize money—10% guaranteed by FIS, with an additional 10% to be voluntarily contributed by each […]
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British Ski Racer Dave Ryding Announces His Intention to Retire After the 2026 Winter Olympics

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Dave Ryding, Britain’s most accomplished alpine skier, has announced that he will retire following the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina. The tech specialist, who to date is the only British Alpine skier to have won a FIS World Cup race, starts mainly in the Slalom and Giant Slalom disciplines. He made his World Cup debut in February 2009 in Val […]
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Vermont’s Northern Ski Resorts Feel the Chill of Declining Canadian Tourism Under Trump Administration

In Vermont’s snow-covered Northeast Kingdom, the winter silence is arriving earlier than expected—not from a lack of snow, but from a lack of visitors. Canadian ones, specifically. Since Donald Trump returned to the presidency, ski resorts and border businesses across northern Vermont have reported a sharp and unsettling drop in tourism from their neighbors to the north as a direct […]
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Swiss Avalanche Death Toll for 2024-25 Rises to 21 After Serious Late-Season Accidents

What began as one of the lowest-risk winters in recent memory has ended on a tragic and unexpected note: the number of people killed in avalanches in Switzerland during the 2024–25 season has risen to 21, following a series of deadly late-season accidents—including five fatalities in a single event on the Rimpfischhorn at the end of May. Related: Bodies of […]
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Swiss Resorts Airolo and Andermatt May One Day Be Joined by Gondola in Ambitious St. Gotthard Project

A bold new plan could soon link two of Switzerland’s most iconic mountain regions—Andermatt in the canton of Uri and Airolo in the canton of Ticino—through a 16-kilometer (10-mile) gondola system crossing the St. Gotthard Pass. If realized, the project would not only bridge the German- and Italian-speaking areas of Switzerland, but also transform the region into a four-season international […]
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U.S. Tourists Lead Boom in Swiss Winter Tourism, Driving Highest Foreign Demand in 17 Years

Switzerland’s ski hotels and mountain resorts just closed the books on their busiest winter season in history—and no group contributed more to the international surge than U.S. tourists. From November 2024 through April 2025, Swiss hotels logged a record-breaking 18.5 million overnight stays, according to provisional data released Monday by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BSF). The total represents a […]
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