Mount Terminillo News Today

Knowing where the snow melts wild crocus--Helga Stania (Ettiswil, Switzerland)

What’s happening right now at Mount Terminillo is cause for concern for a couple of reasons.

The absence of snow and warm temperatures at this popular resort in Italy has left locals and tourists unhappy.

The gas cylinder hit the ground in a puff of snow and then hurtled down the mountain at high speeds, perilously close to skiers in the Aprica ski resort in northern Italy.

Resorts are reported to be shutting down their ski-lifts as their slopes are out of use due to the lack of snow, disappointing tourists who have travelled a long way.

‘There is no snow’

Frances state auditors have claimed the nations winter sports industry is now on the brink of stark transformation, with climate change wreaking havoc on traditional skiing paradises.

A 50-year-old Brit who allegedly bit off another mans nose in an Austrian Ski resort brawl has been caught by the police and sent to Innsbruck Prison

“There’s plenty of snow on the pistes and plenty of good skiing,” is the resounding message from skiers, chalet owners, tour operators and resorts across the Alps, in response to headlines this week that entire mountains are closed due to lack of snow – sparking fears that half-term ski holidays could be ruined.

A popular Italian ski resort is lying idle this winter after unusually warm temperatures left entire mountains without any snow.