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Christian Koblinger, head of tourism in Radstadt, Austria, says the winter ski season is a major economic driver in his community.

Austria’s ski resorts remain open during pandemic — but now they’re ‘ghost towns’

Business, Economics and Jobs

Across most of Europe, ski resorts are shut down due to COVID-19. Ski lifts in Austria remain open, but only those fortunate enough to live within a day’s drive can enjoy the slopes.

Atomic skis are seen at the company's headquarters in Altenmarkt im Pongau, Austria November 28, 2017.

With the Winter Olympics approaching, ski makers look to craft the perfect ski

Sports
The US SKI Team men wear armbands and tape on their helmets to honor Ronnie Berlack and Bryce Astle

The US Ski Team returns to the slopes a day after an avalanche kills two promising young skiers

Sports
Kelly Gallagher of Great Britain and guide Charlotte Evans in the Women's Super-G - Visually Impaired during day three of Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

In Paralympic slalom racing, you are flying nearly blind — with your teammate

Sports
Kelly Gallagher of Great Britain and guide Charlotte Evans in the Women's Super-G - Visually Impaired during day three of Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

In Paralympic slalom racing, you are flying nearly blind — with your teammate

Sports
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Downhill Skiing Gold

Two downhill skiers tie for an Olympic gold medal, but did one actually win?

Sports

The joint gold medal is a first for any skiing event in Olympic history. It’s the result of the quirky nature of time keeping.

Downhill racer (and Sochi Olympics contender) Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway is airborne on his way down the challenging Streif ski track at the Hahnenkamm men's Alpine Skiing World Cup Downhill race in Kitzbuhel, Austria in 2012.

This is the most challenging downhill ski race in the world

Sports

For male downhill skiers, it’s not quite time to focus on the Olympics. This weekend is the toughest race of the men’s downhill season, at the Streif track at Kitzbuhel, Austria.. It’s a downhill course with an incredible history, a history that makes it even dangerous.

India's Shiva K.P. Keshavan speeds down the track during a training run for the men's singles luge in preparation for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia. Keshavan will be at Sochi, along with two other athletes from India, bu

India’s Olympic athletes will be at Sochi, but not their country

Sports

India’s Olympic athletes won’t be able to fly their country’s flag in the opening ceremony. And if they win, the Indian anthem won’t play. In fact, the three athletes just learned this week that they would even be allowed to compete.

New Moguls of Clean Energy

A winning design turns a trash-burning power plant in Copenhagen into Denmark’s first and only ski mountain.

New Moguls of Clean Energy

A winning design turns a trash-burning power plant in Copenhagen into Denmark’s first and only ski mountain.

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