Winter weather to arrive this weekend
Dec. 5, 2018, 9:22 a.m.Despite the warm – although wet – weather, forecasters say the winter will start to arrive at the weekend.
Accidents increase as winter tyres foregone
Nov. 27, 2018, 9:27 a.m.More and more drivers are not bothering to put winter tyres on and accidents are increasing – and becoming more...
Parliament begins its winter session
Nov. 26, 2018, 9:25 a.m.The winter session of parliament begins today, but the first order or work will be the election of new federal counci...
New move to make winter tyres compulsory
Oct. 31, 2018, 6:20 a.m.Contrary to popular belief, it’s not illegal to use summer tyres in the winter. But maybe that could change. Lo...
Weekend snow closes roads and train lines
Oct. 29, 2018, 9:11 a.m.With the change of the clocks to winter time, the snow came to Switzerland over the weekend, especially in the easter...
Canton Schwyz clamps down on those seeking deliberate jail time
Sept. 7, 2018, 6:38 a.m.With winter on the way, some homeless people would prefer to spend the season in jail than on the streets.
Heavy snow helps ski resorts
April 11, 2018, 9:20 a.m.The heavy snow this year has brought some cheer to ski resorts. The beginning of the season kicked off well, accordin...
Financial argument closes Crans-Montana ski lift
April 4, 2018, 9:12 a.m.A financial dispute has closed a major ski lift in Crans-Montana. The ski lift company says it needs money from the l...
Valais bid to host Winter Olympics under threat
March 14, 2018, 7:04 a.m.Plans that Switzerland will host the 2026 Winter Olympics are under threat after a motion was accepted in parliament ...
Geneva minister forced to defend winter reaction
March 7, 2018, 6:43 a.m.The Geneva Minister in charge of urban security was forced to defend the city’s reaction to the recent snowy we...
Ski resorts may extend season
March 1, 2018, 9:24 a.m.Some ski resorts are pondering extending the season as the snow is so good. Andermatt in canton Uri is suggesting the...
21 year old British man dies in Les Diablerets after crashing into tree
Feb. 22, 2018, 6:49 a.m.A 21 year old British man died in Les Diablerets yesterday afternoon after he crashed into a tree.
Heavy snow could lead to spring floods
Feb. 19, 2018, 9:42 a.m.Although ski resorts are celebrating the heavy snow this season, there are warnings come the spring some areas may fl...
Snow likely to boost ski resorts
Feb. 5, 2018, 5:52 a.m.The head of Swiss tourism says he expects hotel bookings to be up 4% this season due to the heavy snow.
Skier found dead in Nidwalden
Feb. 5, 2018, 5:48 a.m.A 56 year old skier was found dead by rescue services on Saturday afternoon. The man was reported missing and a major...
British skiers die after plunging down cliff in Chamonix
Jan. 29, 2018, 9:19 a.m.Two British skiers have died after plunging several hundred metres off a cliff in the French resort of Chamonix.
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Heavy snow traps tourists, closes road and train links and worries WEF
Jan. 22, 2018, 9:11 a.m.Heavy snow in the mountains means tourists are once again stuck in the high end resort of Zermatt. The tourist office...
Three dead on mountains this weekend
Jan. 15, 2018, 7:02 a.m.A 57 year old skier crashed to his death on Saturday. The man fell more than 200 meters from the Mutteristock in cant...
Heavy snow and avalanche risk traps thousands
Jan. 10, 2018, 7:52 a.m.
UPDATE: Trains to Zermatt have started running on the Matterhorn-Gotthard Bahn. First service at 11.15.
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Winter conditions cause weekend accidents
Jan. 8, 2018, 7:19 a.m.The weekend saw spate of road accidents caused by the cold weather. A car ended up in a canal in Oberriet in Sankt Ga...
Record breaking mountain rescue missions over New Year
Jan. 3, 2018, 8:48 a.m.Helicopter rescue services were busy over the New Year. On New Year’s Eve alone rescuers were called out 110 ti...
Only 8.5 hours of sun today
Dec. 20, 2017, 9:23 a.m.Today is the shortest day of the year. We’ll only get 8 and half hours of daylight today in Switzerland.
Train passengers stranded by heavy snow
Dec. 11, 2017, 7:50 a.m.Hundreds of train passengers have spent the night in a local school in Bex in canton Vaud after their intercity train...
Winter weather causes accidents and injuries
Dec. 11, 2017, 7:48 a.m.The weekend’s wintery weather took its toll on the roads. In canton Sankt Gallen alone the police dealt with mo...
