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Destinations

Ready to hit the slopes? Here are the best ski deals in Europe

It’s never too early to plan your next holiday, so we’ve collected three great places to consider for your next ski trip.

Ukraine

'Our great state deserves an Olympics,' says Ukraine's president

The next available winter games to bid for are in 2030

Climate

Will climate change bring an end to winter sports?

The climate crisis could mean the future of skiing and ice skating lies in artificial snow.

Sport

Portugal's winter Olympic hopefuls continue to chase their dreams

With the training conditions for winter sports in Portugal one of the biggest challenges, cross country skier José Cabeça and speed skater, Diogo Marreiros have to train on wheels.

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Moments

Windsurfing in the snow? Watch pro athletes show us how it’s done

These professional athletes have taken to the Engadin mountains in Switzerland to mix up their sports in ways never seen before. This is the X-project.

Climate Now

To ski or not to ski? How mountain resorts are using climate data to adapt

In partnership with Copernicus

In the Alps climate scientists are now helping ski station managers to make strategic choices as the planet warms. Should they rely on artificial snow? Is it time to abandon some pistes? And why is dog sledding so resilient to climate change?

Travel News

Snow lovers turn to new wintry pursuits as French lifts remain closed

Many resorts are seeing ticket sales for cross-country skiing jump by more than 30 per cent.

France

France says its ski lifts will remain closed until at least March

BREAKING: France says its ski lifts will remain closed for at least another month

Cinema

Biopic film Slalom looks at sexual harassment in sport

"It was really the idea of finally working on the coach-trainer relationship," its director Charlène Favier told Euronews.

Moments

In pictures: Vintage shots of fun in the snow

Skating in NYC's Central Park, sledging down Montmartre in Paris, snowball fights in the Vatican and skiing in Nice. Here's a selection of black and white photographs to remind us of the timeless fun of the season.

Travel News

Harbin Ice and Snow Festival halted by new COVID-19 cases

The home of one of the world’s biggest ice and snow theme parks has had to scale back events due to COVID-19.

Travel News

The Swiss are being urged to head to the slopes to save the ski season

After a disruptive end to tourism back in the spring, the Swiss are being urged to head to the slopes in their own back yard and save the ski season.

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Russians amuse in creative home-made sledge riding

Russians competed in a downhill competition for the most creative home-made sledge on Sunday.

France

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.

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Some 600 athletes participate in ice dragon boat race

Competitors raced on a frozen lake to get to the finishing line.

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Putin dons skates to play ice hockey in Moscow

The team of Russian president Vladimir Putin emerged victorious from the December 25 encounter in Moscow.

Sport

Austria skiing legend Marcel Hirscher retires

The 30-year-old put an end to speculation at a news conference in Salzburg.

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.

France

Watch in 360°: Dog-racing across the French Alps | TARGO

300 kilometres across the Alps, four days under heavy rain, wind and snow. The Vercors Quest is one the hardest sled dog races of the season. Race with Jérome and his dogs in this 360° video.

Japan

France takes gold at World Figure Skating Championships

Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron took their fourth world championship crown in ice dancing and beat their own world record.