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Northug can’t afford more trouble

Norway's bad boy of skiing, Petter Northug, has been duly warned: His return this week to the national ski team must not be jeopardized...

Bad weather spoils season’s last race

Norway's traditional last ski race of the season this weekend, a mountain classic known as Skarverennet, was supposed to have been an eagerly anticipated...

Skiing star Bjørgen goes out on top

UPDATED: Marit Bjørgen, who just became the most-winning Winter Olympian of all time, has decided to retire from professional cross-country skiing while she's still...

Avalanche accidents double

Nearly twice as many people have reported being involved in avalanches so far this winter compared to last year, just as the so-called topptur...

Skiers flocked to mountain ‘hytter’

Clear and sunny weather and an abundance of snow resulted in some huge increases in the number of overnight stays last week at the...

Biathlon legend reluctantly retires

After standing on the winners' platform 256 times in the course of his 24-year-long sports career, Ole Einar Bjørndalen has reluctantly decided to retire...

Avalanche kills man skiing in Lofoten

A Norwegian man in his 40s was killed when he was caught in an avalanche on the steep slopes near Kleppstad at Vågan in...

Northug breaks a record, stays mum

Finally some good news for Norway's former skiing sensation Petter Northug: He's won two Norwegian ski races in recent days including  Sandfjellrennet for the...

Mountain cabins hit by illness

DNT, the Norwegian mountain trekking association, was in emergency mode on Monday after at least 30 people who've been skiing from one DNT cabin...

‘Half of Norway’ off on Easter holiday

Lots of snow in the mountains was promising skiers one of the best Easter holidays in years. Traffic was expected to be heavy for...
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