Austria Warns Against Skiing Off-Trail
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Skiers and mountain rescue workers call them the "The White Death" &#151; killer avalanches hundreds of yards wide that sometimes exceed 100 mph and sweep away everything in their path.
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The record warmth in the Alps has brought home the profound threat of climate change to Europeâs ski industry.
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Chancellor Angela Merkel warned of "grave consequences" on Thursday if the EU failed to clinch a deal on reforming its institutions, but Austria cautioned that Poland seemed determined to prevent a German-led agreement.
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Spring blossoms are popping up all over the Austrian Alps. Geneva's official chestnut tree has already sprouted leaves and flowers. And Swedes are still picking mushrooms. The same question is on everyone's minds: Is winter in Europe going to be canceled this year?
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VIENNA -- Skiers and mountain rescue workers call them ''The White Death" -- killer avalanches hundreds of yards wide that sometimes exceed 100 miles per hour and sweep away everything in their path.
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Relentless gale-force winds are making life miserable for Austrians, and as if two weeks of accidents, property damage and bad hair days haven't been enough, forecasters say more is on the way.
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Indoor skiing is coming to the United States. Depending upon your perspective, this is either the next big thing in snowsports or a sign that the apocalypse is creeping closer to the skiing and snowboarding industry.
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Hikers make their way on one of the Viennese hiking paths in Vienna, Austria, in a Nov.
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Muddy slopes, slushy peaks, unused lifts &#151; this town in the French Alps is living out the nightmare of many a ski resort in a century scientists say is doomed to keep getting warmer.
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INNSBRUCK -- An avalanche killed two skiers and seriously injured another yesterday, and specialists warned that recent storms have created unstable conditions ripe for more snowslides in Austria's Alps. A 41-year-old American and a 39-year-old German died in an avalanche in Lech am Arlberg in the southwestern province of Vorarlberg that also critically injured the American's wife, also 41, the ...
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In the snow sports industry, progress doesn't just trump aesthetics. It usually obliterates everything in its path.
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Aspen - There were doubts whether courses could be cleared for Sunday&#39;s World Cup slalom after 18 inches of snow fell on Aspen Mountain.
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UEFA has warned Austria and Switzerland that it could take the 2008 European Championship away from the joint hosts, SonntagsZeitung, a Swiss newspaper, reported Sunday.
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High temperatures in Europe are disrupting the Alpine skiing World Cup and raising questions about the future of a sport so vulnerable to climate change.
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VAL D'ISERE, France  - Lindsey Kildow has done her share of the work involved in keeping Austria's skiers off the podium in the World Cup's opening downhills this season.
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At the traditional start of the ski season, most slopes around Austria are still more green than white but resorts are undaunted by reports of global warming.
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Austrian Olympic leaders pledge to crack down on national ski team officials after being hit with a $1 million fine by the IOC for a doping scandal.