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The 2025-2026 winter season was marked by a fragile snowpack, resulting in a higher-than-usual number of avalanche incidents. By the end of March, 244 people had been caught in 171 separate avalanches, according to the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research.
A deadly Easter weekend in the Swiss Alps saw at least three people killed in separate avalanches, including a mountaineer and a snowboarder. This adds to an already above-average number of avalanche victims this winter.
A debate is gaining traction in Switzerland over imposing a legal blood alcohol limit for skiers to enhance safety. While proponents look to models in neighboring countries like Italy, the tourism sector expresses concern about the potential negative impact on the winter sports industry.
The effects of a warming climate are becoming increasingly visible in Switzerland, with low snowfall forcing a major sled dog race to be held on grass and threatening the survival of ski resorts in Ticino and cross-country skiing across the country.
The Swiss government has officially backed a nationwide bid to host the 2038 Winter Olympics, opening a consultation on providing up to CHF200 million in federal funding for a sustainable, decentralized event staged across the country's language regions.
Ueli Kestenholz, a pioneering Swiss snowboarder and Olympic bronze medallist from the 1998 Nagano Games, has died at the age of 50 after being swept away by an avalanche in Valais. The incident occurred as authorities issued heightened avalanche alerts for parts of the Swiss Alps.
Organizers for the 'Switzerland 2038' project have unveiled the proposed host venues for a potential Winter Olympics. The bid aims to utilize existing world-class facilities across ten cantons, including Geneva, Zurich, and Crans-Montana, to hold the games sustainably.
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