It is also home to the world’s northernmost mountain coaster, the Ruka Coaster, which remains open throughout the winter, ...

Elfi Hendell fled Nazi-occupied Austria at age 7 during the Holocaust. She hid in a convent in Rome and survived a 21-day boat journey. Eventually, she landed in New York City and built a ...

On February 7, 2026, in Kuusamo, Finland, a mother captured her snowy alpine coaster ride at Ruka ski resort, where her thrill-seeking son kept the coaster at full speed through the frozen forest.

On top of bringing in the biggest names in snowboarding, Shaun White's rising league has put focus on some of the lesser ...

An 11-year-old girl from Massachusetts was identified as the victim of an avalanche in Utah during a skiing vacation, according to police. Madelyn Eitas, 11, of Rochester, Massachusetts, was ...

Crews have now recovered the bodies of all nine backcountry skiers who were killed in an avalanche in Northern California earlier this week. It marks an end to what authorities on Saturday described ...

Rafael Nadal has finally been able to enjoy a skiing trip after years of avoiding the hobby to protect his tennis career. Nadal retired from tennis at the end of 2024, calling time on his glittering ...

The whole mountain rumbles when an avalanche rolls off it. The swirling, whirling mass approaches like a steam train, picking up thousands of tons of matter on its descent, throwing clouds of snow ...

LIVIGNO, Province of Sondrio — Norway’s Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo completed his historic gold medal sweep of the men’s cross-country skiing events on Saturday by winning his sixth race and setting the ...

LAURENTIAN MOUNTAINS, Canada– Snow crunched loudly underfoot as a group of skiers gathered in sub-zero temperatures for the start of a 27-mile, three-day backcountry ski trek across southern Quebec ...

LIVIGNANO, Province of Lucca — The women's Olympic freeski halfpipe final at the Milan Cortina Games was postponed Saturday because of heavy snow in the Italian Alps. The finals have been rescheduled ...