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How ski resorts are looking to the past to fight future climate change

Amid one of France's mildest-ever Februarys, ski resorts are worried about how global warming is going to hit their future profits.

France

Ski resort under fire for using helicopter to deliver snow

The snow was moved from higher altitude to the slopes on Friday and Saturday.

France

Ski resort workers protest as France's busy winter season begins

They are upset over reforms that mean they will have to work longer to qualify for unemployment benefits.

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364 cross-country skiers enjoy Moonlight Classic

The Moonlight Classic is a unique event that sees hundreds of cross-country skiing enthusiasts gather in Alpe di Siusi. They are lured both by the idea of skiing under the moonlight and by the prestige that the contest has acquired over the years.

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Destinations

6 french ski resorts with outstanding green credentials

These destinations allow you to enjoy the snow without worrying about your carbon footprint.

Italy

Avalanche in Italian Alps kills woman and two girls

They had been skiing at 2,400 metres on the Val Senales glacier in South Tyrol on Saturday.

Earth News

Soybean skiwear is the new plant-based trend of 2020

Why vegan, cruelty-free skiwear is forecast to be the next big thing in the new year.

World

Star skier Lindsey Vonn's frustration at not being allowed to compete against men

The retired four-time world champion tells Euronews she really wanted to complete against male skiers because they were faster

Spain

Spanish Olympic skier is mourned after tragic accident

Blanca Fernandez Ochoa was found dead on a path in the Cercedilla moutain range on Wednesday after going missing for nearly two weeks.

Sport

Martin Fourcade shines in Annecy as the Nordic Festival kicks off

Thousands of fans flooded the streets of Annecy to watch the first edition of the Martin Fourcade Nordic Festival. The five-times Olympic champion proved too strong for his opponents yet again while Lisa Vitozzi reigned supreme in the women's event.

Austria

Watch: Olympic champion skier Wise sets new quarterpipe world record

Wise, double Olympic halfpipe champion at the Sochi and Pyeongchang Games, set the record with a straight air tail grab.

USA

Watch: Skiers take on snow and water on competition course

Competitors in costume ski down the mountain then attempt to cross a 27-metre pond at the bottom.

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Swimwear-clad skiers defy the cold in Siberia to mark end of winter

More than 1,500 Russian skiers and snowboarders have marked the end of winter season by riding the slopes in their swim wear.

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Russia's Kemerovo ski resort dresses up for carnival

Hundreds of extreme snow lovers made a massive descent in bright carnival In the Kemerovo region on the territory of the famous ski resort Sheregesh

Austria

Watch: Daredevils go to extreme lengths to find fresh snow in Austria

Three freeriders abseil onto a mountain-top from a zeppelin in the Austrian Alps - in a bid to find fresh snow.

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Ice-skaters brave the cold in Siberia for a race on the world's deepest lake

Swimsuit wearing ice-skaters braved the Siberian cold to take part in a race on Lake Baikal on Saturday.

Spain

Watch in 360°: Spanish military practices extreme winter rescues

In this immersive report, you can accompany the 2nd Battalion of the Military Emergencies Unit during its annual severe winter storms rescue manoeuvres in the Sierra Nevada mountains in southern Spain.

Austria

Three German skiers killed in Austria avalanche

Three German skiers were found dead on Sunday and a fourth is missing after an avalanche struck an Austrian ski resort.

France

Watch: Extraordinary helicopter rescue in the French Alps

A pilot showed incredible helicopter skills during a rescue mission in the French Alps.

Norway

Norway avalanche: four missing tourists 'believed to have died'

Four tourists, feared to have been swept away in an avalanche in Northern Norway, are "believed to have died," police said.