Two skiers were killed and one more was injured in an avalanche in Courmayeur, a ski resort located about 135 miles from the 2026 Winter Olympics events in Milan, on Feb. 15.

The Olympic final for the women’s snowboarding slopestyle has been called off and pushed back a day to Wednesday due to a heavy snowstorm in Livigno

There have been 12 fatalities so far this month in the Italian Alps, 11 of which were caused by avalanches.

La Usc di Ladins is not like any of the news outlets flown into town covering the Games, or like most of Italy’s other publications. The weekly newspaper reports in Ladin, the Alps’ oldest language, dating back to Roman settlement in 1 B.C.E.

Two skiers were killed in an off-trail avalanche on Mont Blanc's Italian side, as dangerous conditions plague the Alps during record week of skiing deaths.

Livigno, a picturesque ski village in the Italian Alps, is one of six cities hosting events for the 2026 Winter Olympics.

The Games in northern Italy, which start on Friday, will be spread across 8,500 square miles. Long distances, narrow roads, complex connections and snowfall will make it a logistical nightmare.

At least a dozen people have died in the Italian Alps in a single week, more than any other one-week period on record.

I attended skiing and snowboarding events in Livigno for the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. I had fun and encountered lots of surprises.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Winter Olympic Games kick off on Feb. 6, 2026 in Milan and Cortina D’Ampezzo, Italy. I figure the abundant, wanderlust-inspiring shots of the Italian alps and quaint trattoria are ...

Snowfall triggered a postponement of activities Tuesday at the 2026 Winter Olympics, including snowboarding and skiing events in Livigno, Italy.