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Avalanche Kills Female Skier in Samnaun, Switzerland

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An avalanche in Samnaun, Switzerland, swept away two female skiers around 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 29, 2023, who were skiing in the ski area of Ischgl-Samnaun, which is a popular cross-border resort in Austria and Switzerland. Related: The 9 Busiest Ski Resorts in the World by Visitor Numbers  The women were skiing on a path typically used by snow ploughs […]

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Julia Schneemann | April 30, 2023
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The 9 Busiest Ski Resorts in the World by Visitor Numbers

With almost 2,000 ski resorts in the world, it may come as a surprise that only 13% attract 74% of skier visits. | Picture: Julia Schneemann

Did you know that there are an estimated 5,764 ski areas worldwide? However, most of that mind-boggling number are mom-and-pop ski areas, with maybe just one or two lifts. If we cut down that number to only include those ski areas with more than four ski lifts to qualify as a ‘ski resort,’ we still have staggering 1,945 ski resorts […]

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Julia Schneemann | April 24, 2023
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