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Italian Mountains See 528 Fatal Accidents & Rising Number of Mountain Rescues in 2025

Italy’s mountain rescue service had one of its busiest and deadliest years on record in 2025 — a trend that was already visible in summer, when rescue teams reported reaching levels of exhaustion. The Corpo Nazionale Soccorso Alpino e Speleologico (CNSAS) released its 2025 report last week, providing a detailed overview of the 13,037 rescue operations conducted across the country […]
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2 More Avalanche Deaths Push Italy Toward One of Its Deadliest Winters in 20 Years

Italy’s deadly avalanche season continued this week, with two experienced ski mountaineers losing their lives in separate incidents in the country’s northern Alps, bringing the national toll to 40 fatalities — one of the highest in more than a decade. The first tragedy unfolded on Easter Sunday in South Tyrol, near the high-alpine terrain above Val di Vizze, not far […]
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Late-Season Snowstorm Buries Italy’s Apennines, Overwhelming Ski Lifts

After a largely snow-starved winter, Italy’s Apennine Mountains have been buried under a surge of late-season snowfall—bringing both relief and dangerous conditions to regions more accustomed to spring sunshine than deep powder in early April. In some ski areas, lift infrastructure has been completely buried, forcing resorts to halt operations for two days. Related: Where to Ski in the European […]
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Body of Missing Exchange Student Found 2 Months After Dying in Avalanche in Italy’s Dolomites

The body of a Chinese tourist who had been missing for more than two months has been recovered in the Dolomites of northern Italy, authorities confirmed. The 28-year-old, identified as Peng Huang, was found around 2,000 meters (6,560 feet), just below the Mittagsscharte in the Geislergruppe, between Val Gardena/Gröden and Val di Funes/Villnöß. The discovery was made by ski tourers […]
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What Happens When a Reader Takes SnowBrains’ Advice to Ski Dolomiti Superski During the Olympics

If you took SnowBrains’ advice to ski the Italian Dolomites during the Olympics, here’s what actually happens: you don’t get chaos. You don’t get outrageous crowds. You don’t get stuck in some overpriced, overhyped Olympic frenzy. You can—and in my case, did—get a surprisingly smooth ski trip to the Dolomiti Superski area. Related: Why Now Is the Perfect Time to […]
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Solo Skier Killed in 2,300-Foot Fall After Cornice Collapsed Beneath Her on Italian Peak

Schneebiger Nock. | Photo: Wikipedia

A 57-year-old Austrian woman died on Friday on the Schneebiger Nock, an 11,000-foot (3,358-meter) peak in the Rieserferner Group above Rein in Taufers, Italy, after a cornice collapsed and sent her plummeting down near-vertical, rocky terrain, local officials and media reported. Related: 25 Skiers Caught in Avalanche at Val Ridanna, Italy, Killing 2 With 3 Seriously Injured The woman set […]
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[VIDEO] 19-Year-Old Skier Succumbs to Injuries After Avalanche Buries Him at Passo del Tonale Resort, Italy

Screenshot of the webcam, showing the avalanche breaking just above the skier. | Image: Webcam

[UPDATED March 17 with death of the skier] A 19-year-old skier, who was  in critical condition after an avalanche partially buried him on the Presena Glacier on Monday afternoon, March 16, has succumbed to his injuries. The young Polish skier, identified by Italian news as Marceli Antoni Kukier, died in hospital in Trento on Tuesday, March 17, at 6 p.m. […]
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Double-Italian Super-G Podium at Val di Fassa, Italy, as Shiffrin Firms Up Grip on Crystal Globe

Italy’s Elena Curtoni delivered a surprise victory Sunday, March 8, in Val di Fassa, Italy. capping a dominant weekend for the home team and setting the stage for a dramatic finale in the women’s Super-G Crystal Globe race. Related: Laura Pirovano Does it Again: Italian Wins Back-to-Back Downhills in Val di Fassa by 0.01 Second  Curtoni powered down the long […]
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Breezy Johnson 3rd in Downhill as Emma Aicher Narrows Gap on Lindsey Vonn With 2nd Place at Val di Fassa, Italy

Today, March 6, saw the first of two downhill races in Val di Fassa, Italy, with the women’s speed field tackling the La VolatA course in a race that reshaped the battle for the season-long Downhill Crystal Globe. The victory went to Laura Pirovano—the first of her career—while Emma Aicher was in close second, just 0.01 seconds behind the Italian. […]
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Several Nations to Boycott Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympics Opening Ceremony Over Russian & Belarusian Participation

Days out from the 2026 Milano Cortina Paralympics, controversy is threatening to overshadow the start of the Games. Germany’s Paralympic Committee announced today, March 3, it will boycott the opening ceremony, joining a growing list of countries protesting the inclusion of Russian and Belarusian athletes under their own flags. Related: IOC Reaffirms Ban for Russian Teams for 2026 Winter Olympics […]
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Ski Racer Federica Brignone Ends Season After Historic Double-Olympic Gold Medals

Federica Brignone, Italy’s reigning World Cup champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist, has announced she will end her 2025–26 season early. The 35-year-old will miss the remaining World Cup races in Val di Fassa (March 6–8), Åre, Sweden (March 14–15), and the season finals in Lillehammer, Norway (March 21–25). Related: [OLYMPICS] “La Tigre” Federica Brignone Roars to a Dominant Victory […]
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Heroic Climber Presumed Dead After 100-Foot Crevasse Fall During Rescue Attempt at Monte Rosa, Italy

[UPDATE: updated March 4 with recovery of body] A 61-year-old Italian mountaineer is presumed dead after falling roughly 30 meters (about 100 feet) into a glacier crevasse while attempting to rescue another climber on Monte Rosa, one of the highest mountain massifs in the Alps along the Italian–Swiss border. Related: Helicopter Crash at Monte Rosa Massif Near Zermatt, Switzerland The […]
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3 Americans Face Fines of €1,000+ at Cortina d’Ampezzo for Breaking These 3 Italian Laws

Three American tourists are facing fines of up to €1,000 each after being stopped by police while skiing in Cortina d’Ampezzo, in northern Italy’s Dolomites. State Police say the trio violated multiple safety laws, including skiing without helmets, lacking mandatory insurance, and—in two cases—skiing under the influence of alcohol. The two men and one woman were intercepted by State Police officers […]
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[OLYMPICS] Why Olympic Snowboard Scores Sparked Debate—and How Judging Could Soon Change

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At the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, freestyle snowboarding emerged as one of the Games’ most talked-about events, drawing attention not only to the sport itself but also to the results. To the viewer, some results seemed obvious, while others left them scratching their heads. In the wake of the Games, many are now questioning the way snowboarding is judged, […]
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[OLYMPICS] Norway Sets Olympic Record with 18 Gold Medals—Even Though the Nation Has a Population of Less than 6 Million

The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics supplied fans with some improbable storylines, from the American men’s hockey team breaking a 46-year gold medal drought to Italian skier Federica Brignone capturing 2 gold medals just 10 months after suffering multiple leg fractures. Related: [OLYMPICS] Team USA Defeats Canada 2-1 in Upset to Win Gold in Hockey For First Time Since 1980 […]
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Sister of Italian SkiMo Athlete Dies in Avalanche at Swiss-Italian Border

Two people died after being overwhelmed by an avalanche on the southwest side of Piz Tea Fondada—also known as Monte Cornaccia in Italian—in the territory of Valdidentro, in Valtellina. The slide killed a young ski instructor and a local mountaineer while on a backcountry tour in high-altitude terrain near Bormio on the Swiss-Italian border. A third member of the party […]
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