Category: Avalanches

Experience: I survived being buried in an avalanche

by The Guardian | Sep 18, 2026 | Avalanches, Life and style, Skiing, The Guardian | 0 |

I was at the mercy of the mountain, heading towards a 20-metre drop, about to discover what it felt like to dieGrowing up in Sweden, I was as comfortable on skis as I was walking on my feet. As a teenager, I became a...

‘This is ground zero for Blatten’: the tiny Swiss village engulfed by a mountain

by The Guardian | Jun 1, 2025 | Avalanches, Climate crisis, Environment, Europe, Glaciers, Switzerland, The Guardian, World News | 0 |

‘The memories preserved in countless books, photo albums, documentation – everything is gone,’ says village’s mayorFor weeks the weight had sat above the village, nine million tonnes of rock precariously resting on an ancient...