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Hit and injured by avalanche, fined and arrested by police for skiing during lockdown

January 25, 2021 CORONAVIRUS 1

A 27-year-old man was hit and injured by an avalanche and in addition was fined with 300 euros and arrested for illegally skiing at a ski resort closed due to lockdown restrictions in Greece. Together with three friends the young man climbed in Vasilitsa by Grevena in western Macedonia on …

Snow in Orestiada: Man enjoys peculiar “ski ride” through the empty streets (video)

February 28, 2018 weather Comments Off on Snow in Orestiada: Man enjoys peculiar “ski ride” through the empty streets (video)

Do you love skiing but you cannot reach a ski center? You might consider – or better not – do it like a man in Orestiada, Northern Greece, who took advantage of the snow in the town on Tuesday. He wore the ski shoes, tied himself to a car and …

Chaos, yelling, threats as 4,000 Greeks flock to Mt Parnassus for skiing (video)

January 16, 2017 Society 7

More than six thousand Greeks went to ski center of Mount Parnassus to celebrate the “International Snow Day”. OK, they did not go there due to the ISD but merely to enjoy skiing on a relaxed Sunday. However, the “festivities” ended up in chaos, brawl, swearing, yelling and threats. While …

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