EUROPE Ski, Snow, Resorts News, Mar 15, 2012

Spring is here PlanetSKI.eu In much of Europe and large parts of North America winter is fading and there have been unseasonable temperatures, reaching +21°C in places. Snow cover though is still good, as can be seen in our weekly PlanetSKI snow report. Most of the big resorts in ... See all stories on this topic » PlanetSKI.eu

Strength in numbers for sober travelers CNN (CNN) -- Sue and her husband loved to go on ski vacations, skiing on the slopes all morning and starting their drinking at lunchtime. Sue, who asked that her last name not be used, wasn't always sure the next morning what she had said or done -- or if ... See all stories on this topic »

South Lake Tahoe Ski Resorts Await Weekend Snowfall KTVN "This place will pack out wall-to-wall," says Tyler Bradford with Powder HouseSki & Snowboard. "We have customers from all over the world. A lot of the Australians are coming in, and a lot of people from Europe. After last year, they heard the hype ... See all stories on this topic »

The real extreme sport: skiing in Afghanistan Kyiv Post But the mountains are spectacular and provide seemingly endless runs down pristine slopes filled with nothing but the sound of the wind and the rush of skisagainst snow — a far cry from the crowded trails of American and European ski resorts. See all stories on this topic »

Man vs. mountain AOPA Pilot Less than a week before this snowy late-February briefing, four people were killed in avalanches south of the border in Washington state while skiing and snowboarding in out-of-bounds areas. A skier who goes up against the mountain unprepared might not ... See all stories on this topic »

22 Belgian children, 6 adults die in bus crash returning from ski trip in ... Fox News The bus carrying 52 people, including students of around age 12 from two different Belgian schools, hit the tunnel wall shortly after 9 pm Tuesday night on a highway near the southern town of Sierre, Switzerland, in an area of popular ski resorts. See all stories on this topic » Fox News

Swiss official: bus carrying kids was not speeding Daily Herald The crash killed 22 students and six adults on their way back to Belgium following a Swiss skiing vacation. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below. SIERRE, Switzerland (AP) _ A tour bus ... See all stories on this topic »

Swiss bus crash kills 28, including 22 children Longview Daily News A tour bus slammed into a tunnel wall in the Swiss Alps on Wednesday morning in a horrific accident that killed 22 Belgian 12-year-old students returning from a ski vacation as well as the six adults who were accompanying them. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe) A ... See all stories on this topic »

Swiss school trip disaster touches every parent Ninemsn By Peter Stefanovic, Nine Europe correspondent Switzerland's ski resortsare a magnet for groups of kids from all over Europe, so they'd taken the coach trip south from Belgium earlier this month. Fifty two of them in all — students, some teachers and ... See all stories on this topic »

Swiss bus crash kills 22 children returning from class trip Toronto Star DON MELVIN and JOHN HEILPRIN Associated Press SIERRE, SWITZERLAND—A tourist bus slammed head-on into a concrete wall in a Swiss Alps tunnel, killing 28 people, mostly children returning from a ski vacation. Swiss police said Wednesday the vehicle was ... See all stories on this topic » Toronto Star

PlanetSKI | News | Skiing in California Winter in USA, Spring in Europe - It is dumping in many parts of North America while in. ... Swedish resort opens for winter season - The Kebnekaise ski areain the ... But skiing in North America is not just about the snow, but the experience too ... www.planetski.eu/news/3603

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