Geneva hasn’t seen so much snow in 24 hours for the last 14 years.
A forecaster at the MétéoSuisse weather station at the airport is given the task to measure snow at 7am in the morning after a fresh fall.
It was 15cm yesterday – the deepest amount since November 2010 when 19 cm had fallen.
Not as much as the record 1985 fall – that was 39 cm in February of that year.
Thousands join anti-fascist march in Lausanne
Several thousand people took part in an “anti-fascist carnival” in Lausanne.
Geneva ready for fentanyl - when it arrives
Geneva is preparing for a drug crisis that hasn’t yet arrived.
Birth rate causes schools crisis
Schools across the country are in crises - parents in the Zurich municipality of Hinwil are fighting to save a school that’s stood for more than 170 years.
Hockey fans in Lausanne battle after match
Police intervened after clashes between rival ice hockey fans in Lausanne.
Iran film wins Fribourg prize
The Fribourg International Film Festival has crowned its 2026 winner, awarding the Grand Prix to Iranian director Ali Asgari for his satire Divine Comedy — a film banned by Tehran that takes aim at bureaucracy and censorship.
Switzerland tops summer tourist list for 'coolcation'
As summer heats up across Europe, travellers are looking for cooler escapes - and both Switzerland and Ireland are top of the list.
