https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The coronavirus crisis shuttered Switzerland's ski resorts in the spring, but they are banking on tighter precautions and the Swiss love of the mountains to save them as the winter season kicks off. https://www.thelocal.ch/20201118/should-the-swiss-head-to-the-slopes-to-save-switzerlands-ski-season Wed, 18 Nov 2020 12:30:09 +0100 should-the-swiss-head-to-the-slopes-to-save-switzerlands-ski-season Autumn started just a few days ago, but cold weather and snow are predicted as of Saturday. Swiss meteorologists call it ‘the first polar invasion of the season’. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200925/brrr-snow-is-expected-in-swiss-mountains-over-the-weekend Fri, 25 Sep 2020 18:16:32 +0200 brrr-snow-is-expected-in-swiss-mountains-over-the-weekend Two Swiss and two Austrian nationals were killed on Saturday when their small plane crashed in the Swiss Alps, police said https://www.thelocal.ch/20200726/four-die-in-plane-crash-in-swiss-alps-2 Sun, 26 Jul 2020 13:02:36 +0200 four-die-in-plane-crash-in-swiss-alps-2 Six people have been rescued after an avalanche near the Swiss town of Andermatt, Uri on December 26th. https://www.thelocal.ch/20191227/six-rescued-from-swiss-alps-after-boxing-day-avalanche Fri, 27 Dec 2019 12:52:53 +0100 six-rescued-from-swiss-alps-after-boxing-day-avalanche Local authorities have closed roads after experts warned that a huge section of a glacier on the Italian side of Mont Blanc may be about to collapse. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190925/roads-closed-as-experts-warn-that-mont-blanc-glacier-may-collapse Wed, 25 Sep 2019 15:37:22 +0200 roads-closed-as-experts-warn-that-mont-blanc-glacier-may-collapse Four German hikers have been killed by an avalanche in the Swiss Alps, police in the southern canton of Valais said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190428/four-germans-die-in-swiss-avalanche Sun, 28 Apr 2019 14:12:19 +0200 four-germans-die-in-swiss-avalanche Bones discovered at the foot of the Matterhorn have been identified as the remains of a Japanese national who disappeared on the iconic mountain four years ago, Swiss police said Monday October 1st. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181002/remains-of-missing-japanese-hiker-found-on-matterhorn Tue, 02 Oct 2018 13:37:48 +0200 remains-of-missing-japanese-hiker-found-on-matterhorn Police found the alpinist dead on the morning of Tuesday July 24th in the Silvretta Alps mountain range, near the border with Austria in eastern Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180725/mountain-climber-found-dead-in-the-silvretta-alps-in-switzerland Wed, 25 Jul 2018 13:45:00 +0200 mountain-climber-found-dead-in-the-silvretta-alps-in-switzerland Family members of German retail billionaire Karl-Erivan Haub have lost hope of finding him alive, a week after he went missing while skiing in the Swiss Alps, his company Tengelmann group said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180413/family-says-no-hope-for-german-billionaire-lost-in-swiss-alps-company Fri, 13 Apr 2018 19:21:28 +0200 family-says-no-hope-for-german-billionaire-lost-in-swiss-alps-company The habitat of mountain, or snow, hares, one of the species most affected by climate change, could shrink by as much as one third by 2100, a new study reveals. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180314/swiss-snow-hares-in-climate-change-firing-line-study-environment Wed, 14 Mar 2018 12:31:29 +0100 swiss-snow-hares-in-climate-change-firing-line-study-environment A Dutch woman has died of her injuries after she and her partner were hit by an avalanche when skiing in the Ovronnaz region of Valais. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180119/one-dead-as-avalanche-sweeps-away-skiers-in-valais Fri, 19 Jan 2018 09:12:02 +0100 one-dead-as-avalanche-sweeps-away-skiers-in-valais Major avalanches are to be expected in the coming days in Switzerland after heavy snowfalls in the mountains and storm-force winds. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180104/switzerland-at-high-risk-of-avalanches-after-storm-burglind Thu, 04 Jan 2018 13:01:17 +0100 switzerland-at-high-risk-of-avalanches-after-storm-burglind Three mountain climbers from Switzerland and France have been killed in avalanches in the Swiss Alps in the past three days, police said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171225/three-people-die-in-avalanches-in-swiss-alps Mon, 25 Dec 2017 22:39:44 +0100 three-people-die-in-avalanches-in-swiss-alps The body of a Bern resident who had been declared missing on the night of October 2nd was found hours later by search teams, communicated Bern police. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171006/missing-swiss-hunter-found-dead-in-mountains-near-brienz Fri, 06 Oct 2017 16:12:19 +0200 missing-swiss-hunter-found-dead-in-mountains-near-brienz The volume of ice in glaciers was heavily reduced during the hydrological year 2016/2017. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171002/swiss-glaciers-lost-3-to-4-percent-ice-in-the-last-year-alone Mon, 02 Oct 2017 13:16:17 +0200 swiss-glaciers-lost-3-to-4-percent-ice-in-the-last-year-alone The search for eight hikers missing in the Swiss Alps has been called off, police announced on Saturday, three days after they were lost in a massive landslide. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170826/search-for-eight-missing-in-alps-called-off-swiss-police Sat, 26 Aug 2017 18:36:48 +0200 search-for-eight-missing-in-alps-called-off-swiss-police The last concrete block was put in place in the Ceneri rail tunnel on Tuesday, bringing Switzerland ever closer to finishing its complete rail link through the Alps. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170208/ceneri-rail-tunnel-moves-ever-closer-to-completing-new-alpine-rail-link Wed, 08 Feb 2017 10:19:21 +0100 ceneri-rail-tunnel-moves-ever-closer-to-completing-new-alpine-rail-link The temperature of Swiss permafrost continued to rise in 2016 as a consequence of what was the warmest year on record across the globe. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170207/report-swiss-permafrost-warmer-than-ever Tue, 07 Feb 2017 13:12:30 +0100 report-swiss-permafrost-warmer-than-ever As if last year wasn't bad enough, a lack of snow at Alpine ski resorts during the Christmas period has left some slopes completely bare. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161227/skiiers-left-disappointed-as-snow-steers-clear-of-swiss-slopes Tue, 27 Dec 2016 14:33:15 +0100 skiiers-left-disappointed-as-snow-steers-clear-of-swiss-slopes Technical failure was not to blame for the crash involving a Swiss army helicopter on the Gotthard pass on Thursday, the defence ministry has said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160929/swiss-helicopter-crash-technical-fault-ruled-out Thu, 29 Sep 2016 14:09:37 +0200 swiss-helicopter-crash-technical-fault-ruled-out