Tag: skiers
Skiers stuck in uncontrollable chairlifts in the middle of a storm
An impressive scene was filmed in Cervinia, in the Italian Alps on March 28. The ski resort was about to close the Cretaz ski lift due to rapidly deteriorating weather…
: The Ironman of cross-country skiers: 100th Wasa run in Sweden
90 kilometers on cross-country skis through the Swedish winter: The Wasalauf is considered the toughest cross-country ski race in the world. Every year around 16,000 people take part in this…
Alpine skiing: German downhill skiers far behind – Swiss backer wins
Alpine skiing German downhill skiers far behind – Swiss behind wins Came in 30th place in Kvitfjell, Norway: Andreas Sander. photo © Stian Lysberg Solum/NTB/dpa The German speed riders are…
Zugspitze: Skiers discover body of missing person – Bavaria
Almost two months after the disappearance of a young man from Baden-Württemberg on the Zugspitze, the 23-year-old’s body was discovered. As the police reported on Wednesday, skiers discovered the dead…
Alpine skiing: Paris before home win in Val Gardena – German skiers have no chance
Alpine skiing Paris before home win in Val Gardena – German skiers have no chance The Italian Dominik Paris celebrates at the finish. photo © Alessandro Trovati/AP The Italian ski…
Munich in the snow: ghost tram and friendly cross-country skiers – a collection of anecdotes – Munich
Sporty on the Isar Open detailed view Trees and bushes are covered in ice: cross-country skiers on the Isar. (Photo: Robert Haas) It first goes steeply downhill from the high…
In the middle of Oberstdorf: How alpine salamanders annoy skiers in summer – Bavaria
The people of the Allgäu affectionately call their alpine salamander miners. The salamander, which is black on the upper side, likes to stay in the middle to higher altitudes of…
Nordic World Ski Championships: Norwegian cross-country skiers dominate – Moch finishes eighth at the World Championships
Nordic World Ski Championships Norwegian cross-country skiers dominate – Moch finishes eighth at the World Championships After his gold medal in the 2 x 15 km skiathlon, Simen Hegstad Krüger…
Nordic skiing: climate change: concerns about young skiers
Nordic skiing Climate change: Concerns about young skiers Meanwhile, not a rare sight: artificial snow during ski jumping in Oberstdorf. photo © Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa Germany’s Nordic skiers shine at the…
Two off-piste skiers trigger an avalanche and get away with a big scare
Two Spanish tourists who were skiing off-piste triggered an avalanche on Sunday at Cambre d’Aze, in the Pyrénées-Orientales. One of the two skiers was swept away by the snowflow, but…