Making Swiss alpine snowparks safer

Until now there have been no standards set for the building and maintenance of snowparks in Swiss ski resorts. Skiers and snowboarders frequently misjudge their own abilities and the difficulty of jumps and obstacles. If these are not built properly it can result in serious injuries. The Swiss Council for Accident Prevention has now drawn …

Swiss bus crash kills 28, including 22 children

GENEVA (AP) A tour bus slammed into a tunnel wall in the Swiss Alps in a horrific accident that killed 22 school children and six adults returning to Belgium from a joyous ski vacation, police said Wednesday. Another 24 students were hospitalized, police spokesman Jean-Marie Bornet told The Associated Press, after one of the deadliest …