I first stood on skis at age three. Thereafter, my parents took me skiing every winter, because we lived in Munich at the time, and various good valleys in the Austrian Alps were only a short ...

Extreme weather wreaked havoc in ski resorts last winter and this summer has been no different – storms have devastated settlements in Austria and Switzerland, while the hottest July on record ...

It’s midwinter, and I’m doing lengths in a rooftop infinity pool in the Austrian Alps. The steaming stretch of water is 80ft long, set at eyeballing level with the craggy Leogang Rockies.

In one district adjoining the Austrian Alps, the downpours triggered more than 3,000 landslides that destroyed streets, houses, and agricultural lands and cost the state of Styria more than $14 ...

About that powder: The Austrian Alps boast sure-thing snow conditions. You’ll find scrupulously groomed corduroy, drool-worthy off-piste, versatile terrain, and plenty of vertical.

This is ideal winter-hiking territory, with 25 miles of trails marked on Zell am See-Kaprun’s interactive hiking map. Routes range from easy to difficult, stretching from about 0.25 miles to 17. ...

Step into the heart of the Austrian Alps with an evening walk through Innsbruck, the historic capital of Tyrol. This city, the fifth-largest in Austria, lies in a stunning valley along the River Inn ...

With few new lines in the winter Alps, ambitious alpinists have turned to multi-peak traverses. Earlier this week, two climbers took on the Kalkkogel range.