winter sports

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Participants in the annual carnival parade in Oldenzaal, Netherlands. It is one of the largest in the country with 100,000 spectators.
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Busy evening rush hour expected as school holidays, Carnival kick off
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Skiing downhill in French Alps.
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Nearly 13,000 Dutch skiers needed help this season, including 1,300 with injuries
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Skiing downhill in French Alps.
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Two Dutch skiers badly hurt, others rescued from mountain in Austria
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The Ötztal Valley in the Alps in Tirol, Austria. 2020
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Dutch drivers headed to Austria for winter sports warned of potential toll road fines
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Skiing downhill in French Alps.
Health
More skiing accidents this year due to a lack of snow and bad slopes
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Austrian police car
Crime
Dutch tourists arrested after brawl in Tyrol, Austria; Six suspects, four hurt
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Skiing downhill in French Alps.
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More winter sports holiday bookings due to early snowfall in the Alps
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Mt. Grosshorn in the Swiss Alps, as seen from Lauterbrunnen in July 2010
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Avalanche leaves three Dutch people dead in the Swiss Alps
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Hintertux Gletsjer, a popular ski location in Austria. 7 December 2022
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Austria launches criminal probe into Dutch skier's death on icy slope
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Hintertux Gletsjer, a popular ski location in Austria. 7 December 2022
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Dutch woman, 28, dies in icy Austria ski accident; Friend seriously injured
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A promotional photo for the launch of the TUI Ski Express, which takes passengers from Amsterdam and Utrecht to Austria by train. 2022
Business
TUI launching Ski Express night train from Amsterdam to Austria in December
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Cafe 3440 on the Pitztal glacier in Austria
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Thousands of tourists diagnosed with Covid last week; 1,000 visited Austria
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First marathon on natural ice in Noordlaren
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Some northern areas cold enough to ice skate on Boxing Day
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Kirchberg in Tirol, Austria
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More winter sports holiday bookings due to early Christmas school break
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Skating marathon on natural ice, 8 February 2012
Sports
Gov't shoots down pleas for skating marathon on natural ice
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Ice skating on the Haterse Vennen, 22 Jan 2017
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Multiple people fall into water after rescue services warn against thin ice
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Sven Kramer
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First European Championship in 16 years without Wüst and Kramer
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Ski lift
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Outbreak team wants negative travel advice for winter sports areas
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Packing for winter vacation
Health
Gov't advised to ban travel abroad during Christmas holidays
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Nature
Heavy traffic expected as Netherlands' spring break starts