In a gliding avalanche, the entire snowpack slides down a suitable substratum such as grass or slabs of rock. Such avalanches are always released naturally. This requires the snow on the ground to ...

German glider pilot Stefan Langer has been named FAI Gliding Commission (IGC) Champion Pilot of the Year 2024 and winner of the World Soaring Cup. The announcement was made at the IGC Plenary meeting ...

We are gliding across a lake carved out in the last Ice Age in kayaks lovingly built by hand from ancient King Billy pine, a ...

Queenstown’s stunning landscapes inspire creativity in every form – step inside its best galleries, boutiques and design spaces. Photo / Neat Places Every inch of Queenstown’s great outdoors ...

Running or driving around in a massive world is always enjoyable, but there's something incredibly liberating about gliding through ... Whether it’s a parachute, hang glider, or wingsuit ...

A bushfire threat to the west coast community of Queenstown has abated. Lightning strikes from the storms has caused a number of new outbreaks — some near areas which burnt in recent fires.

Sing’oei said that in the meantime, the Mission in Bankok is actively following up the case in situ. The government’s efforts mark the first official response to growing calls for diplomatic ...

QUEENSTOWN — Queenstown Bank has been named one of America’s best regional banks of 2025 by Newsweek magazine. Queenstown was one of only two banks in the state to be recognized by Newsweek.

“We’ve gained new insights into the key processes involved in triggering a gliding avalanche,” says Amelie Fees, a scientist at the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF) in Davos. Fees ...

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