have died after an avalanche struck near Switzerland's Zermatt resort on Monday. The avalanche began around 2 p.m. local time off the slopes of Riffelberg by the Swiss Alpine ski resort of Zermatt ...

Some 9,000 tourists have been blocked at Zermatt since Saturday. Helicopter services out of the resort are heavily ... Graubünden, central Switzerland and the Bernese Oberland.

Rooms embrace a ski lodge vibe ... hence its name), Riffelalp Resort 2222m sits on a plateau above Zermatt, Switzerland. Its location grants guests stunning mountain views, including glimpses ...

Situated at the base of one of the most identifiable mountains in the world, this European village is fit for both avid adventurers and those seeking rest and relaxation ...

Zermatt is similarly popular with American ... They appreciate the authentic ski resorts in Switzerland. Although snow conditions in the U.S. are very good, says Zemp, American ski resorts often ...

Currently there are 15 worldwide, but Zermatt’s system “surpasses them ... The new ride will complement, rather than replace, the resort’s existing cable car system, which can transport ...

Chamonix - Zermatt, from France to Switzerland across one of the most fascinating Haute Route ski mountaineering traverses in the Alps, by Italian Mountain Guide Nicolò Berzi. Multi-day traverses have ...

Considering factors like resort variety ... to offering access to a massive interlinked ski area composed of Zermatt-Matterhorn in Switzerland and Breuil-Cervinia in Italy, this car-free town ...

Britain is still a nation passionate about ski holidays, with interest in ... will even be able to go over the top ridge to Zermatt in Switzerland and enjoy the very gentle runs on the glacier ...

Or they take it more leisurely and spend the first night at Refuge d'Argentière. Five, better still six days of regal ski mountaineering trace a line which crosses different 1:25000 maps from Chamonix ...