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150 Guests Stranded In French Alps Gondola For Several Hours On Sunday

According to AFP, around 150 mountain guests were trapped in gondola cars for several hours on Sunday at Chamrousse Ski Resort in France. Around 3:00pm on Sunday afternoon, the resorts Gondola stopped working due to unknown reasons. At the time of the breakdown, there were about 150 guests on the lift. Civil security helicopters were brought in to rescue the stranded mountain guests. They […]
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VIDEO: Val D’Isere, France Received 5 FEET of Snow Overnight Earlier This Week | These Guys Got To Shred The DEEP Conditions

After a persistent winter storm dropped copious amounts of snow on the French Alps, the conditions are incredible. Val D’Isere, France received 1.5 meters of snow or about 5 FEET overnight earlier this week. This had lead to some deep turns to be had. This is another video of local shredders taking advantage of the all-time conditions at Val D’Isere, France. It […]
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The Alps Just Got Up To 3 FEET of Snow in 24 Hours | More FEET of Snow On The Way This Weekend

Powder Alerts have been issued at many ski resorts throughout Switzerland, Austria and northern Italy and parts of France.  The Alps got 50-100cm of new snow from the 5th to the 6th of November.   The larger snowfall totals were seen in the high alpine at elevations of 2.000 meters or 6,500 ft or more. “The snowfall was highest in the […]
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St. Moritz has the Most Expensive Estate in Switzerland For Sale Right Now – Only $185 million, Including Own Private Chairlift

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If you have a spare $185 million knocking about, then this property in St. Moritz could be the house for you. Located in the ski resort of St. Moritz, Switzerland, this 60,000sq ft castle is currently the most expensive estate on sale in Switzerland right now. Set on 7 levels, most of them below ground, every detail has been designed […]
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Deadliest accident of the season kills five in Zillertal Alps, Austria

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  Five climbers have been killed and one seriously injured after a free climbing accident in Austria caused them to fall 200m. The tragic accident occurred in the Zillertal Alps, southwest of Salzburg, Austria. . This area is a popular summer and winter destination for climbers, hikers and mountaineers alike. Reports on the accident suggest the climbers were in an area […]
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Five Climbers Die in Austrian Alps in Season’s Deadliest Accident

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Five German mountain climbers have died at a popular tourist spot in Austria’s Zillertal Alps, bringing the death toll of this weekend’s mountaineering to eight. According to Austria’s Red Cross, the five victims were climbing on Mount Gabler, east of Innsbruck, and were roped together when they fell. A major search operation began to recover their bodies and five rescue […]
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Steven Agar |
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