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Skiers airlifted after Austrian chairlift gets stuck

About 150 skiers in Austria had to be rescued after their chairlift broke down

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Zermatt: airlifted to safety

Helicopters fly stranded tourists out of the Swiss resort.

France

Alps hit by 'once-in-a-generation' snow storms

Hundreds of roads across the Alps in France, Italy and Switzerland were closed, cutting off resorts and villages, after the kind of snowfall that only comes once every 30 years.

Switzerland

Zermatt: 13,000 stranded as high risk of avalanche threatens ski resor

The Swiss resort has been fully closed to traffic in and out since Monday evening after authorities raised the avalanche risk to the maximum level of five.

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France

Watch: spectacular moonlight journey through the Alps

Frenchman Valentin Delluc soars his way across the Bossons glacier guided by the light of the moon and an LED.

United Kingdom

British skier sets ski towing world record

Poland

Retro piste action in Poland

Zakopane hosted the 19th annual Easter Egg retro ski competition.

Sport

Spills and thrills at Freeride World Championships

France's Leo Slemmett became the new world champion on skis while his compatriot Marion Haerty won the women's snowboard title

France

360°: How avalanches are triggered to keep skiers safe

Explosives powerful enough to blow up a house are being used to keep skiers safe from the risk of avalanches.

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Skimpy skiing in Sochi

Hundreds of Russian skiers in swimwear hit the slopes of Sochi in a world record attempt.

Sport

Leap of faith: Ragettli's historic jump

Swiss Skier Andri Ragettli just made history by landing the world’s first quad cork 1800 safety grab at the Nine Royals in Italy.

Sport

Stefan Kraft wins ski jumping world cup title

Stefan Kraft left it late to clinch his first overall ski jumping world cup title in the last race of the season.

Sport

Norway's jumpers take top honours at Planica

Norway are celebrating two successive World Cup ski-jumping team wins after victory at Planica in Slovenia

Sport

Kraft edges closer to world ski jump crown

Stefan Kraft's victory in Slovenia means he can win world title in the season's final competition on Sunday

Sport

Alpine skiing: Worely seals World Cup giant slalom title

The Alpine skiing World Cup season ended on Sunday at the Colorado resort of Aspen.

Sport

Kraft takes world record on Vikersund hill

Ski jumping has a new world record holder with a 253.5 metre leap from Austria's Stefan Kraft.

Sport

Vihova spoils Shiffrin's party at Aspen slalom

Petra Vlhova wins the last ladies' slalom of the year in Aspen as Shiffrin gets the Crystal Globe.

Sport

Hirscher hold-up in Aspen as he skins Neureuther to win

Marcel Hirscher wasn't happy with just the Crystal Globe, he wanted the final Giant Slalom of the year in Aspen, too. And he got it.

Sport

Sweden win team trophy at Aspen

Sweden's male and female skiers have taken the team prize at the season-ending combined race in Aspen.

Sport

Jansrud takes Crystal Globe, Reichelt wins last Super G of season

The men's Super G season is over, with Reichelt winning in Aspen, but Jansrud takes the title.