Latest articles about Valais

Avalanche Risk at Maximum as Season’s Biggest Snow Storm Shuts Down European Ski Areas

SnowStash

April 17, 2025

Major Snowstorm Closes Ski Resorts and Transport Routes in Swiss Alps

A powerful late-season snowstorm has shut down ski areas and major transport routes in southern Switzerland and northern Italy, raising avalanche risks to maximum levels and isolating mountain communities.

Valais

Zermatt

Switzerland

Italy

SnowStash

April 7, 2025

Two Fatal Avalanches in Swiss Alps Highlight Evolving Danger Scale

Recent avalanche incidents in Switzerland's Valais Alps underscore the importance of the new three-tiered danger scale developed by the Swiss Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research.

Valais

Switzerland