Verbier chairlift, where child fell Friday 13 April 2007 (photo, Valais police 2007)
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Child falls off ski-lift in Verbier
April 13, 2007 - 20:00 Verbier, Valais, Switzerland :: posted by Ellen Wallace
Verbier chairlift, where child fell Friday 13 April 2007 (photo, Valais police 2007)
Cantonal police, Valais, Switzerland, Fre - A seven-year-old child from Britain fell off a four-seat chairlift in Verbier Friday, suffering head injuries and stomach pains. He was taken by helicopter to the hospital in Sion. The boy was with three children and first reports were that they were unable to close the bar properly, but this version of the story is contested by Televerbier, which operates the lifts. The child fell from a height of about eight metres, according to the police report, after riding the lift for 100 metres. A ski teacher and three other children were in the seat ahead of the foursome. (continue reading)→
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Verbier skier's death has freeride world in mourning
April 13, 2007 - 11:46 posted by Ellen Wallace
24 Heures, English Corner - Verbier 18-year-old extreme skier Neal Valiton tumbled to his death Wednesday afternoon in competition in Tignes, France, in front of a horrified crowd.
According to organizers it is the first death in 10 years of freeride competitions. (continue reading)→
Rega air rescues near 10,000 mark
April 12, 2007 - 13:29 Switzerland :: posted by Ellen Wallace
12 April 2007, Alpine peaks: with 1,514 mountain rescues a year, chances are someone on these peaks will be calling Rega today.
TSR, Fre - Rega, the Swiss air ambulance service, was called on 9,578 times in 2006, an increase of 6.4% over the previous year. The number of trips due to mountain sports accidents was up 9%, with July and September the busiest months of the year. Winter sports accidents alone increased by more than 11%. (continue reading)→
Easter weekend thick with travellers, skiers
April 10, 2007 - 07:47 Switzerland :: posted by Ellen Wallace
RSR, Fre - The four-day Easter weekend had people on the go, with record numbers of skiers in many resorts and 100,000 people going through the Gothard tunnel, a main European north-south route. Zermatt's overnight stays were up 3% over 2006 and Grindelwald registered 25,300 skiers, more than double the number this time last year.
The busiest travel time, reports RSR, was Thursday evening when the northern entrance to the Gothard had a 7 kilometre tailback. The busiest road in the Lake (continue reading)→
