Storm Herminia fuelled more flooding in north-west France and created dangerous avalanche conditions in the Alps.

In Siviez in the Swiss canton of Valais, only about 20 mountain enthusiasts took the avalanche dog handler training course ...

A 27-year-old ski tourer has died in the hospital in Sion, in southwestern Switzerland, after being caught in an <a ...

A 27-year-old ski tourer has died in the hospital in Sion, in southwestern Switzerland, after being caught in an avalanche on Saturday.

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The avalanche happened on the peak of Punta Valgrande, a popular mountain in the Swiss Alps among experienced hikers and skiers, near the border of Italy and Switzerland. Rescuers said the victims ...

One significant area of research is the development of automated avalanche hazard mapping techniques. A study conducted in the Swiss Alps introduced a method for generating hazard indication maps ...

The WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF) announced on Tuesday that it has granted a group of Swiss researchers a patent for a device, named ‘Snowimager’, to enhance avalanche ...

The avalanche hit around midday on the eastern face of Punta Valgrande, a summit on the border between Italy and Switzerland. The skiers who died were dragged downhill for several hundred metres ...