alpine

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In winter, Terry Peak has alpine skiing at roughly 7,100 feet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

Supporters promoted it as a way to “counter growing pressures on Swiss schools, infrastructure, and the fragile alpine environment,” Susan Fratzke, senior policy analyst wrote in an email to Barron’s.

From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026

This large and gorgeous alpine lake straddles California and Nevada.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Desolation Wilderness in Eldorado National Forest is a short drive from South Lake Tahoe and covers “63,960 acres of subalpine and alpine forest, granitic peaks, and glacially-formed valleys and lakes,” according to the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

There was no food production at all in New Guinea alpine habitats above 9,000 feet, little on the hillslopes between 4,000 and 1,000 feet, and only low-density slash-and-burn agriculture in the lowlands.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond