Switzerland

Ski Duo Breaks Speed Record on Mont Blanc, Skiing All 4 Faces and Climbing 24,000 Vertical Feet in Stunning 21 Hours

Record-setting alpinist Benjamin Védrines, 32, and partner Nicolas Jean recently conquered all four of Mont Blancs incredible faces in an impressive 21 hours. While that accomplishment might be incredible enough, the fact that these two mountaineers conquered the amazing feat in June makes it even more astonishing. Mont Blanc, sitting at an elevation of 15,777 feet, hold snow near its […]
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Canadian Wildfire Smoke Crosses the Atlantic, Affecting Air Quality Index Across Europe

Summer is officially here, meaning longer days, drier conditions, and warmer weather. While all of those factors make for a great day on the beach, it can wreak havoc on North America’s drier areas, especially the prairie provinces of Canada such as Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. I currently reside in Michigan, a state not commonly associated with wildfires due to […]
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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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Glacier Collapse Destroys Swiss Mountain Village—1 Person Missing

A catastrophic glacier collapse in the Swiss Alps sent millions of cubic meters of debris crashing down into the valley above the village of Blatten, Switzerland, on Wednesday, May 28, triggering a massive mudslide that buried large parts of the Lonza riverbed and devastated the surrounding landscape. Related: Entire Swiss Mountain Village Evacuated as Serious Landslide Risk Looms The disaster, […]
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Bodies of 5 Backcountry Skiers Found After Avalanche Near Zermatt, Switzerland

[Updated May 26] Five backcountry skiers were found dead Saturday, May 24, near the Rimpfischhorn, a towering 13,800-foot peak in the Pennine Alps east of Zermatt, Switzerland, after they failed to return from a high-altitude tour. Rescue services were alerted around 4:30 p.m. local time when two other skiers noticed several sets of abandoned skis near 13,100 feet on the […]
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