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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.

06/01/2021

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.

18/11/2020

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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.

15/03/2020

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.

21/02/2020

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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.

28/12/2019

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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.

26/12/2019

Sport

Austria skiing legend Marcel Hirscher retires

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

05/09/2019

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.

25/04/2019

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.

29/03/2019

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.

23/03/2019

Sport

Germany reigns supreme in ski-jumping event

Germany's Markus Eisenbichler on Sunday helped destroy the opposition to win gold in the large hill ski-jumping team event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Austria

24/02/2019

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Gold medalist ice skater practices on frozen lake in Russia

Adelina Sotnikova performed a dance routine on the ice of Lake Baikal.

18/02/2019

Estonia

Get ready, set, run to the sauna: Estonia holds annual sauna marathon

Get ready, set, run to the sauna: Estonia holds annual sauna marathon.

02/02/2019

Russia

Meet the Moldovan athlete who ran 50km in freezing -60°C temperatures

Dmitri Voloshin, a Moldovan athlete, set a record running 50km at -60°C

16/01/2019

Experiences

How to have a responsible ski experience?

The pollution of ski resorts and what you can do to avoid it.

03/01/2019

Adventures

Shymbulak: Kazakhstan's winter kingdom

In partnership with Kazakh tourism

Adventures travels to Shymbulak near Almaty in Kazakhstan to test some of the many winter sports on offer.

17/12/2018

Adventures

Dog sledding in Kazakhstan takes off

In partnership with Kazakh tourism

Aventures takes to the sleigh to experience dog sledding in Kazakhstan.

17/12/2018

Sport

Extreme victory for team Red Bull

Extreme sports athletes took part in the Rise and Fall relay race in Austria with team Red Bull taking the honours.

16/12/2018

Adventures

Subtropical skiing in Georgia's Adjara

Sunbathe one day and ski the next! It is possible in Georgia's Autonomous Republic of Adjara

21/05/2018

World News

Good news Friday!

Here's a roundup of some of the brightest stories from the week to cheer up your Friday.

18/05/2018