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Canada's Grenier claims maiden World Cup win as Shiffrin misses equalling record

Kranjska Gora (Slovenia) (AFP) - Canada's Valerie Grenier powered to a maiden World Cup victory in the giant slalom in Slovenia on Saturday as Mikaela Shiffrin finished sixth and missed out on equalling fellow American Lindsey Vonn's record of 82 wins.

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AP PHOTOS: Snow is a no-show as Europe feels the winter heat

Mild weather has left many regions of Europe that would normally be blanketed in snow at this time of year bare, and winter sports resorts are fearing for the future

The Independent UK

'Immense' Granerud claims Four Hills ski jumping title

Bischofshofen (Austria) (AFP) - Norway's Halvor Egner Granerud claimed the prestigious Four Hills ski jump title on Friday by winning the final leg at Bischofshofen in Austria.

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Granerud claims Four Hills ski jumping title

Bischofshofen (Austria) (AFP) - Norway's Halvor Egner Granerud claimed the prestigious Four Hills ski jump title on Friday by winning the final leg at Bischofshofen in Austria.

AFP

Skiers on melted slopes livid at being refused refunds despite 'no snow' guarantee

Visitors to the Borovets resorts in Bulgaria have complained of a lack of snow on the slopes amid an unseasonably warm winter, but no chance of a refund from their holiday company

Daily Mirror

Ski holidaymakers slam Tui for not cancelling trips amid poor snow

In one Bulgarian resort, only four runs were open with just one ski lift operating

The Independent UK

AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa

DEC. 30, 2022 – JAN. 5, 2023

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Join our travel experts Simon Calder and Helen Coffey as they discuss what 2023 holds

The Independent’s travel correspondent and travel editor will be assessing what changes are likely to take place in the world of travel this year during an exclusive online event

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on Europe’s heatwave: the door is closing – but there is a way out

Editorial: Temperature records have toppled across the continent. Governments must not delay any longer

The Guardian - UK

French winter sport events cancelled over 'lack of snow'

Lyon (AFP) - Several winter sport events in France have been cancelled, postponed or moved because abnormally warm temperatures have stripped mountain slopes of their snow covering, organisers have said.

AFP

Warm weather leaves Balkan ski centres empty

Bajazit Alomerovic saw in the New Year in 2022 skiing down the Bjelasnica slopes into the fireworks, an adrenaline boost that made him return this year to the mountain above the Bosnian capital Sarajevo.

Reuters

Katie Price 'on the road to recovery' as she shares gruesome update on her feet

Katie Price, 44, broke bones in both of her feet after she fell from a 25-foot wall in Turkey whilst on holiday with her family. She has told fans that she is now on the mend with an update

Daily Mirror

Rosi Mittermaier, Olympic skiing champion, dies at 72

Mittermaier won West Germany’s only two gold medals at the 1976 Winter Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria.

Chicago Sun-Times

Skiers rejoice! Alps set for massive dump of snow with up to 60cm falling this weekend after slopes melt

Experts predict ‘much-anticipated’ snowstorm to hit Alps, bringing joy to skiing enthusiasts

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UK to get huge new indoor ski resort as climate change melts Alps snow

The new ski resort, which will be south of Brecon Beacons National Park, will have Britain's biggest indoor ski runs and be one of the biggest of its kind in the world

Daily Mirror

French ski slopes forced to close as climate crisis causes unseasonably warm winter

Half of French ski slopes have had to close as hot weather fuelled by human caused emissions of carbon dioxide and nitrogen dioxide have pushed the winter temperature up unseasonably high

AFP

Double Olympic ski champion 'Gold Rosi' Mittermaier dies

Berlin (AFP) - Germany's two-time Olympic gold medal-winning skier Rosi Mittermaier known as 'Gold Rosi' has died at the age of 72, her family confirmed on Thursday.

AFP

Kristoffersen wins Garmisch World Cup slalom

Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Germany) (AFP) - Norway's Henrik Kristoffersen comfortably won the World Cup men's slalom at Garmisch-Partenkirchen on Wednesday to move into third spot in the overall standings.

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Snowless slopes spoil holiday skiing in Switzerland

Deprived of snow by unusually mild weather, Switzerland's world-renowned ski slopes have proven a disappointment to winter sports aficionados and resort managers eager to make the most of the holiday season.

The Independent UK

Utah ski resort employee dies after being ejected by chairlift

Christian Helger, 29, was identified as the Park City Mountain resort employee who died when a tree hit a chairlift just behind where he was seated

The Guardian - UK

Record warm winter in parts of Europe forces closure of ski slopes

Resorts open hiking trails and lifts for mountain bikes amid unseasonably high temperatures and lack of snow

The Independent UK

Bosnian ski resorts suffer as Europe sees record warm winter

The new year’s festivities are over in Bosnia, and visitors to the country’s winter resorts are packing to go home

AFP

Dominant Shiffrin moves to within one of Vonn's win record

Zagreb (AFP) - American Mikaela Shiffrin moved to within one of Lindsey Vonn's record for women's World Cup wins by sealing victory in the slalom in Zagreb on Wednesday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Feels Like Summer’: Warm Winter Breaks Temperature Records in Europe

Record-high winter temperatures swept across parts of Europe over the new year, bringing calls from activists for faster action against climate change while offering short-term respite to governments struggling with high gas prices. Hundreds of sites have seen temperature records smashed in the past days, from Switzerland to Poland to…

Reuters

'Feels like summer': Warm winter breaks temperature records in Europe

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