She left the closed slope and was caught in an avalanche. Hediger's companion ... "Keep on shredding in the clouds." The Swiss snowboard cross team mourned the loss of their athlete.

A 27-year-old ski tourer has died in the hospital in Sion, in southwestern Switzerland, after being caught in an avalanche on Saturday. He died from his injuries on Tuesday. The Valais cantonal ...

One avalanche came in Val-Cenis, in the south-eastern Savoie region, killing four Norwegian skiers and another torrent of snow close to Chamonix killed a Swiss person. Jacques Arnoux ...

Jacques Arnoux, the mayor of Val-Cenis, told AFP the Norwegians were hit by “an extremely big avalanche that was triggered outside the ski area”. In a separate incident, a Swiss woman ...

Training courses for handlers of avalanche dogs are struggling to recruit volunteers. Although technology and new tools make it easier to locate skiers buried under the snow, dogs remain essential ...

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) 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 ...

Swiss snowboarder Sophie Hediger died in an avalanche in Arosa, Switzerland. Hediger was snowboarding with a companion, who alerted rescue services. She was found buried under the snow.

La relève manque chez les conducteurs de chiens d'avalanche In Siviez in the Swiss canton of Valais, only about 20 mountain enthusiasts took the avalanche dog handler training course last week.