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 ...

Janik Riebli is hoping that years of farmwork with his dairy cows in Switzerland will pay off as he vies for a medal in his ...

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.

Italian ski racer Giovanni Franzoni posted the fastest time in the downhill portion of the team combined Monday, an event that’s making its Olympic debut at the Milan Cortina Games. His ...