Most Colorado residents have heard of the term "Chinook wind": a downslope wind that can cause wind damage and lead to high ...

The weather remains exciting in Austria: at the beginning of the week, strong, foehn-like southerly winds sweep across the ...

Föhn winds will ensure very mild temperatures of up to 14 degrees at the weekend, especially in the mountains - and it will also be sunny in places.

The Santa Ana winds are an example of a “foehn wind”, which blows up one side of a mountain and down the other side, becoming hotter and drier as it descends. Foehn winds are found all over ...

Excellent Wild Country quality, and really simple pitching, too, so a great choice for beginners. PRICE £230 (three berth £250) A foehn wind is the warm dry air that comes off the lee side of a ...

The collision happened on a black run at the Les Arcs resort in Savoie, south-eastern France. An investigation is under way after a British woman died following a "violent collision" on a ski ...

Authorities have launched an investigation after a British woman died in a “violent” collision on a ski slope in the French Alps. The unnamed 65-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene ...

Together, these conditions generate the föhn wind effect, which causes warm, dry winds to flow over Norway’s mountains and into Finland. However, the warm spell is expected to end soon. Huutonen ...

A 62-year-old British woman has died in the French Alps after colliding with another skier, according to local reports. The English woman was skiing on the Aiguille Rouge mountain of Savoie at ...

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today. From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The ...

A British skier has died after colliding with another skier who was said to be stationary at the time of the accident at a station in the French Alps yesterday (January 14). The 62-year old woman was ...

creating the so-called 'föhn wind' effect. The devastating fires in the Los Angeles region this past week have been attributed in part to the effect of the föhn winds, although they are called the ...