zermatt
Heli-skiing guide and woman die in avalanche
An avalanche swept a 35-year-old mountain guide and a 39-year-old German woman hundreds of metres down a mountainside to their deaths on Monday while they were skiing near Zermatt in the canton of Valais.
Avalanche severs road and rail links to Zermatt
An avalanche early Tuesday morning briefly cut off access to the mountain resort town of Zermatt in the canton of Valais.
Bern boy dies after being hit by glacier rock
An 11-year-old boy from the canton of Bern died on Sunday after succumbing to injuries suffered while traversing the Gorner Glacier near Zermatt during an Alpine training course.
Ski lift to link Zermatt with Italian resort
In a move bound to thrill ski enthusiasts, a new ski lift may soon be built linking Zermatt-Cervinia with the northern Italian Monterosa resort.
Missing Costa Rican snowboarder found dead
<p><span lang="EN-US">The body has been found of missing Costa Rican snowboarder Jorge Mario Brenes Jaikel, who disappeared near the Matterhorn on July 4th. </span></p>
Spring thaw triggers avalanche mayhem
<p><span lang="EN-GB">An avalanche of rocks and snow blocked a road in the canton Graubünden on Sunday while a thaw led to similar slides elsewhere in the Swiss Alps, disrupting rail traffic.</span></p>