CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — A 34-year-old Frenchman whose job was to check the safety of ski slopes died overnight after being injured in an avalanche at a popular Swiss Alps ski resort, police ...

One person engulfed in an avalanche in the Swiss Alps has died, police said Wednesday, as rescue operations to find other possible victims were paused after an all-night search. Four people had been ...

Four people were feared dead Saturday after an avalanche hit the Swiss ski area of Vallon dArbi, with one body already recovered and rescue workers searching for three others. Police in Valais canton ...

Across large parts of the Alps above about 2,500 m, isolated weak snow layers exist, especially where light snowfall from mid- to late December has settled atop older, faceted snow. Even here, the ...

A Swiss snowboarder who competed in the Olympic Games was killed in an avalanche accident this week, the Swiss-Ski federation confirmed on Christmas Eve.

Today, the Northwest Avalanche Center, the nation’s second-oldest avalanche center, is navigating an uncertain future as it ...

If you couldn't visit the Swiss Alps in 1907, they would come to you.