Husband digs wife out of avalanche

It was perhaps the worst 10 minutes of their lives and the story is recounted on the web site of the Canadian Avalanche Association. The husband has blogged about the experience.

Boy dangles from chairlift

He fell into the arms of passing skiers in a resort in Wisconsin and was none the worse for the ordeal. Check out the photos from a local web site.

Another large avalanche in Verbier

A huge avalanche swept across an open run and sparked a major search and rescue operation in the Swiss resort. Fortunately no-one was caught.

Two die in Chamonix

It happened in separate accidents in the French resort over the weekend. Investigations are underway.




Skiing legend laid to rest
Bono in Verbier
British child in coma after chairlift accident
4 dead in Val d'Isere avalanche
Swiss Rolls, and rocks
Avalanches in the Alps
Deadly avalanches hit the Alps
K2 beckons
Tragedy on K2
Helmets made compulsory
Zermatt avalanche death investigated
Two British climbers die in Alps
Skiing the 3 highest mountains
The mysterious disappearance of Duncan MacPherson
British man missing in Wengen.



Dog survives avalanche (Sunday January 8, 2012)
Rope snaps in bunjee jump (Sunday January 8, 2012)
Prince Harry in Verbier at New Year (Wednesday January 4, 2012)
Lift accident in Morzine (Monday January 2, 2012)
Ski patroller dies in avalanche (Saturday December 31, 2011)
British woman makes good progress across Antarctica (Thursday December 29, 2011)
Avalanche in Verbier engulfs children (Wednesday December 28, 2011)
Royals shun ski holiday (Monday December 26, 2011)
Fire destroys historic mountain hut (Saturday December 24, 2011)
Boy dies in chairlift fall (Thursday December 22, 2011)
Survey of polar icecaps (Saturday December 17, 2011)
Ski at New Year for under £500 (Thursday December 15, 2011)
French glaciers in retreat (Sunday December 11, 2011)
Brit teenager celebrates South Pole triumph (Saturday December 10, 2011)
Get fit and avoid the booze (Wednesday December 7, 2011)
Surviving on frozen beer (Wednesday December 7, 2011)
Lindsey Vonn remains Lindsey Vonn (Monday December 5, 2011)
Video of massive avalanche (Friday December 2, 2011)
Lindsey Vonn to divorce (Monday November 28, 2011)
Jet man flies over The Alps (Sunday November 27, 2011)
Life and death in an avalanche (Sunday November 27, 2011)
Memorial service for Craig Macfie (Friday November 25, 2011)
Bruce Wills to sell ski chalet (Wednesday November 23, 2011)
Scottish racer killed by alleged drunk driver in USA (Tuesday November 22, 2011)
Two die in accidents in USA (Saturday November 19, 2011)
Naked walking in Swiss Alps (Friday November 18, 2011)
Three arrests in US Ski team thefts (Thursday November 17, 2011)
Tributes to Jamie Pierre (Wednesday November 16, 2011)
Monster iceberg forming (Saturday November 5, 2011)
Prick with a fork (Saturday November 5, 2011)
Skiing for 2,921 days in a row (Thursday November 3, 2011)
Facebook heads to Lapland (Saturday October 29, 2011)
UK skiers worst at recycling (Tuesday October 25, 2011)
Gold found in Swiss Alps (Saturday October 8, 2011)
Scotland examines future of its skiing (Wednesday October 5, 2011)
Saved by matches and night vision goggles (Sunday October 2, 2011)
Alpine Glacier melt continues (Saturday October 1, 2011)
Same vehicle found up Mount Snowdon (Friday September 30, 2011)
Burton founder has cancer (Monday September 26, 2011)
California rejects helmet law (Thursday September 22, 2011)
Arctic ice lowest for 30 years (Thursday September 22, 2011)
Wolves in The Alps (Saturday September 10, 2011)
Scots told to clear own snow (Friday September 9, 2011)
Vehicle found near summit of Mt Snowdon (Thursday September 8, 2011)
Penguin released back into ocean (Wednesday September 7, 2011)
US ski resorts clear up after Irene (Wednesday September 7, 2011)
Austria claims good summer (Sunday September 4, 2011)
Arctic ice may not melt after all (Friday September 2, 2011)
Skier plunges 700m down cliff in Australia (Tuesday August 30, 2011)
Austrian woman climbs into record books (Saturday August 27, 2011)
Branson holiday home on fire (Saturday August 27, 2011)
Wolves under threat (Tuesday August 23, 2011)
Austrian coach jailed in drugs scandal (Tuesday August 23, 2011)
Climbers body found after 54 years (Monday August 22, 2011)
First a US ski racer and now Gerard Depardieu (Sunday August 21, 2011)
Cable car drama over the Alps (Wednesday August 17, 2011)
US racer expelled from team for urinating on young girl (Wednesday August 17, 2011)
One less munro in Scotland? (Sunday August 14, 2011)
Paraponting death in Alps (Sunday August 14, 2011)
Polar bear kills British teenager (Thursday August 11, 2011)
Teenage skier died in drunken prank (Monday August 8, 2011)
Mountain cattle suffer at altitude (Tuesday August 2, 2011)
Climbing deaths in The Alps (Monday August 1, 2011)
Scottish ski pioneer dies (Saturday July 30, 2011)
Alpine beauty spot under threat (Saturday July 30, 2011)
Red Bull ban (Friday July 29, 2011)
Olympic medalist commits suicide (Wednesday July 27, 2011)
World Cup skier in drunken prank (Friday July 22, 2011)
Harry Potter star eyes up Eddie the Eagle (Wednesday July 20, 2011)
Three climbers die in Swiss Alps (Sunday July 17, 2011)
Snow leopards caught on camera (Sunday July 17, 2011)
Heavy rain in Swiss Alps (Sunday July 17, 2011)
Arctic Ice melts (Friday July 15, 2011)
Miracle escape in Meribel helicopter crash (Thursday July 14, 2011)
Now its wild boars (Monday July 11, 2011)
Bear kills man in US park (Thursday July 7, 2011)
British ski market falls (Tuesday July 5, 2011)
Two British climbers die in Alps (Monday July 4, 2011)
Massive rockfall filmed on Mount Rainier (Thursday June 30, 2011)
Scottish mountain rescues down (Wednesday June 29, 2011)
British hiker finds six dead climbers in French Alps (Monday June 27, 2011)