Alps Mountains
Meet the Woman Who Helped Set a Speed Record on a Classic Alpine Ski Route
So how did you and Ms. Gerardi team up? It was February or March 2019, and we both did a 1,000-meter vertical ski race. Hillary won, and I came in second. We were waiting for the awards ceremony after the race and my partner, Ben, heard her talking about how she wanted to set a […]
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Fires, Landslides, Lack of Snow: The Ski Industry Girds for Battle
The economic impacts are staggering. A 2018 report by researchers at the University of New Hampshire and Colorado State University for the advocacy group Protect Our Winters shows the five least-snowy winters between 2001 and 2016 cost the industry an estimated $1 billion and more than 17,000 jobs a season. Mr. Scott, the climate professor, […]
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Can I Still Travel to Europe? Your Virus Restriction Questions, Answered
It was supposed to be the great comeback of Europe’s winter travel season, with bright Christmas markets with the aromas of sizzling sausages and mulled wine wafting through the air, skiers gliding down snowy slopes and opera performances welcoming in-person audiences in grand theaters. But then came a deadly fourth wave of coronavirus cases, triggering […]
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