In terms of area, forest is the most important means of avalanche protection. It is also the most cost-effective and is naturally renewable. This insight hit home after the winter of 1951, when over 1 ...

A record number of backcountry skiers, climbers, and hikers have died in the Italian mountains over the last week, according ...

Swiss skiers Franjo von Allmen and Tanguy Nef stormed back to win gold in the team combined Monday in an event that made its Olympic debut at the Milan Cortina Games.

The Swiss are breaking up their gold-medal combination from worlds as the team event makes its Olympic debut on Monday at the ...

Not surprisingly for a man who brings a very distinct flair to Alpine skiing, Brazilian slalom specialist Lucas Pinheiro Braathen idolises Italian great Alberto Tomba.

Swiss racer Franjo von Allmen leads the Olympic downhill Saturday after the opening 15 racers and is on the brink of winning the first gold medal at the Milan Cortina Games. The only thing that ...

With genetics procured from France and New Zealand, and a climate-controlled cave for aging award-winning cheeses, Lost Lake Farm in northern Iowa is a family-run farmstead creamery that honors its ...

World champion Franjo von Allmen dominated the last men’s World Cup downhill before the Olympics and gave troubled ski resort Crans-Montana a second Swiss victory of the weekend. Von Allmen won ...

Swiss skier Malorie Blanc won the last women’s World Cup race before the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics with Lindsey Vonn ...

It takes some 40 minutes – or under ten by train or bus – to stroll the 2 miles from Davos Platz on one end of the valley to Davos Dorf on the other. Platz is home to most of the hotels and ...

Driving between Lauterbrunnen and Grindelwald reveals classic Swiss alpine scenery. Waterfalls, open valleys, and views of ...

This scenic Swiss drive offers continuous views of alpine terrain. From Lauterbrunnen’s glacial valley to Grindelwald’s mountain setting, the journey feels timeless.