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Ski season needs fresh snow. Resorts are struggling as the climate crisis forces them to rely on fake snow to make money.
As less snow falls across the Northern Hemisphere, it's taking a toll on ski season. Some worry tha…
Catherine Boudreau
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A Swiss town was covered in chocolate snow after an error at a Lindt factory
Small chocolate shavings rained down on Olten, between Zurich and Basel, after a ventilation defect…
Rachel Hosie
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The Olympics' artificial snow requires the equivalent of a day's worth of drinking water for 900 million people. Experts say it's the unfortunate future of winter sports.
To make enough Olympic snow, Beijing had to find at least 200 million gallons of extra water in one…
Matthew Loh
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A Russian region dependent on coal power is so polluted that its snow turned black
Anatoly Volkov, the director of the Prokopyevskaya coal plant, said some emissions from the plant m…
Sinéad Baker,Sinéad Baker,Sin…
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An unusual weather pattern explains why there's been so much snow already - and that could continue all winter
Baxter said some of the seasonal weirdness can be explained by this year's La Niña weather pattern.…
Hilary Brueck
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TEST DRIVE: The New All-Wheel Drive XJ Jaguar Is A Monster On The Snow
It has finally gone back to its sports car roots with the new F-Type. The hugely powerful XFR-S, wh…
Alex Davies
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I went to a longevity conference for the ultra-rich. Here's how they're planning to cheat death.
Business Insider got a peek into the 2024 Longevity Investors Conference, where billionaires chatte…
Hilary Brueck
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10 Best cold places to visit in India during summer 2024
As the scorching heat of summer approaches, many seek refuge in cooler climes to escape the swelter…
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Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings, who bought a ski mountain in Utah, snaps up more land for his public-private mountain experiment
Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings is jacking up prices for season passes and selling lots for $2 mil…
Ana Altchek
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Climbers on Mount Everest will be ordered to buy poop bags and bring their waste back down with them, authorities say
To improve a smelly, unsightly situation, climbers scaling Mount Everest will be ordered to buy poo…
Joshua Zitser
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I'm a Canadian snowboarder and just went to Niseko for the first time. The Japanese ski town was fantastic but didn't compare to Whistler.
A Canadian snowboarder traveled to Niseko, Japan for a ski trip and, while impressed by the quality…
Tammy Kwan
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How 'The Hunger Games' prequel made a character look like he had rabies
At "The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes" LA fan event red carpet, Nick Benson told Business Insider ho…
Kirsten Acuna
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I made Julia Child's Bûche de Noël for Christmas and the Yule log recipe was trickier than I expected
Before becoming a writer, I worked at a bakery, so I tried my hand at Julia Child's Yule log recipe…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Storms in California have led to high snowpack and great skiing conditions — but the deluge still may not be enough to fill the state's empty reservoirs after years of drought
The storms could be a win-win for skiers and California water, a third of which typically comes fro…
Kelsey Vlamis
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A mom randomly died after a woman laced bottles of Excedrin with cyanide to cover up her husband's murder
Hayley Klein's mom was randomly killed when Stella Nickell laced drugstore painkillers with cyanide…
Jane Ridley
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I film skiers doing tricks. Here's how I taught myself to shoot and landed gigs that let me travel the world.
Gavin Rudy, a cinematographer, grew up skiing in his native Colorado and started out filming his fr…
Stasia Stockwell
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After the man I was dating helped me overcome my fear of skiing, he ghosted me. Turns out, there's beauty in skipping the breakup.
When a brief romance ended with her getting ghosted, the author appreciated the gifts she was left …
Michelle Levy
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I'm a mom of 2 on an island in Alaska. Here's how I keep my kids entertained during the dark days of winter.
With the sun setting at 2 p.m., the author shares all the things she does to keep her two young chi…
Liz Bolton
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20 easy ways to make store-bought frosting better
Make store-bought frosting better by whipping it, adding texture, changing the color, adjusting the…