Mr. Hockenos is a Berlin-based writer. BERLIN — When I saw news photos of the bare slopes of the Alps’ storied ski resorts a few weeks ago, I felt relief. The green and brown mountains of ...

The Best of the Alps, a tourism promotion consortium founded more than 40 years ago, recently came to town to remind American travel writers that this is where skiing began over 100 years ago and that ...

SELVA DI VAL GARDENA, Italy – The end of a long drought for the German team could provide a big boost for Alpine skiing. Early starter Josef Ferstl put down a nearly flawless run in a fog-interrupted ...

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SÖLDEN, Austria (AP) — Skiing greats Lindsey Vonn and Aksel Lund Svindal spoke it fluently during their careers. Current overall World Cup champion Alexis Pinturault has been taking classes for two ...

SÖLDEN, AustriaSÖLDEN, Austria — SÖLDEN, Austria (AP) — Skiing greats Lindsey Vonn and Aksel Lund Svindal spoke it fluently during their careers. Current overall World Cup champion Alexis Pinturault ...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel fractured a hip during a cross-country skiing accident in the Swiss Alps, her spokesman, Steffen Seibert, said on Monday. He says the injury will confine the German ...

YANQING, China, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Germany's Dominik Schwaiger was stretchered off the course after crashing heavily early in the men's downhill race at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Monday. Schwaiger ...

BERLINBERLIN — Two German teenagers died after skiing off the edge of a slope in Austria on Wednesday and falling up to 60 meters (nearly 200 feet), police said. Witnesses saw the 17-year-old boys ...

If you’re planning a ski trip to Europe with kids, the Austrian Alps have the best ski schools and perks like free ski passes. Plus: family-friendly doesn’t mean adults won’t be pampered, too.