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Giro d’Italia Bicycle Race Rerouted Due to Too Much Snow on Great St Bernard’s Pass, Switzerland

Switzerland and other areas in the European Alps experienced late season snowfall as recently as in May, and therefore the clearing of the Great St. Bernard Pass has been delayed. This resulted in the famous bicycle race, the Giro d’Italia (in English: ‘The Italian Race’), having to be rerouted through a tunnel below the pass. Giro d’Italia race organization confirmed the […]

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Julia Schneemann | May 17, 2023
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Avalanche Kills 4 Skiers in Switzerland | 25 Swiss Avy Deaths This Winter

Great Saint Bernard Pass, Switzerland.

Four Italian skiers were killed in an avalanche on very popular Great Saint Bernard Pass in Switzerland on Saturday, February 21st, 2015. Two women and two men from Milan, Italy were killed in the avalanche while a fifth skier was injured. All the skiers involved in the avalanche were either 51 or 52 years old. The avalanche occurred at 2,300 meters, was 100 meters wide, ran 300-vertical-meters and buried the skiers up to 2.5 meters deep. 30 rescuers were involved in the […]

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SnowBrains | February 23, 2015
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