Snow

Israeli hiker found dead in Japan after going missing on Mount Asahi

Israeli hiker Tevel Shabtai, 23, was found dead in Japan after going missing during a solo hike in severe weather on Mount Asahi.

|ByYOAV ETIEL/WALLA, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Tevel Shabtai, 23, from Modi’in. May 5, 2026.
SHEINA VASPI is Israel’s first athlete to compete in the Winter Paralympic Games, she will be skiing – on one leg – down the slopes of Cortina, Italy over the next few days.

The skirt, the snow, and the spirit: Sheina Vaspi’s uphill race to Paralympics

As she navigates the Italian Alps, Sheina is carrying more than just her equipment: She is carrying a nation in the throes of a historic conflict.

|ByITAY GODER
AN EL AL flight takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 14, 2025.

El Al flight to Newark returns to Israel mid-flight due to extreme snowstorm in US

A senior El Al official confirmed to Maariv that the flight is expected to be rescheduled as soon as landing permission is granted at Newark or a nearby airport. 

|ByDR. ITAY GAL
Six skiers were rescued, eight lost their lives, and one is missing after an avalance in the Castle Peak area of Truckee, California, February 17, 2026.

Eight backcountry skiers perish in California avalanche, ninth presumed dead

The initial number of 16 people affected by the avalanche was also updated, with Moon explaining that one person who was initially declared missing wasn't on the mountain.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN, REUTERS

Grapevine: Pedestrians, please

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

FEBRUARY 3, 2022ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
PEDESTRIAN RIGHT of way on snow-lined Jaffa Road.

Jerusalem snow: Lessons from 2013 weather helped get ready for 2022 snow

Lessons learned from the 2013 deluge enabled the municipality to upgrade its response to last week’s snowstorm.

FEBRUARY 3, 2022ByBARRY DAVIS
JERUSALEM LOVES snow.

COVID, snow and a slumbering Knesset - the week that was

The great disgrace in the Knesset last week was the session on Wednesday, January 26, to honor the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which was attended by only two ministers and 12 MKs.

JANUARY 30, 2022BySUSAN HATTIS ROLEF
Labor party MK Emilie Moatti arrives to a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on April 26, 2021.

Thousands of flights canceled due to major storm on US East Coast

Governors in New York, Massachusetts and other states declare states of emergency

JANUARY 29, 2022ByREUTERS
A pedestrian makes their way through snow outside the MIT School of Architecture and Planning during a powerful Nor'easter storm in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., January 29, 2022.

Snow and market predictions - opinion

Just like weathermen can’t predict what the weather will be, so too, market timers can’t continuously predict the direction of the market.

JANUARY 27, 2022ByAARON KATSMAN
The now snow-covered Knesset.

For Jerusalem, winter weather is 'snow' problem - editorial

Despite the difficulties experienced by some, Wednesday night’s heavy snowfall brought something light along with it.

JANUARY 27, 2022ByJPOST EDITORIAL
SACHER PARK in Jerusalem yesterday.

This year's Jerusalem snow in pictures

Snow is a uniquely beautiful equalizer for all Jerusalem's inhabitants.

JANUARY 27, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
President Isaac Herzog and his wife Michal playing in the snow, January 27, 2022.

Treat the snow in Israel as the wonder of nature that it is - comment

A major annoyance for some, it’s an ethereal delight for others – hearkening back to childhoods filled with sleds, hot chocolate and snowballs.

JANUARY 26, 2022ByDAVID BRINN
Snow will be the focus of a special expo at the Givat Ram Botanical Gardens

Storm Elpis: Snow falls in Jerusalem, schools open despite strike

The Jerusalem Municipality advised all Jerusalem residents to stay indoors on Wednesday evening and to avoid going out for non-essential purposes.

JANUARY 23, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
View of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalems Old City as seen from a snow covered Mt of Olives as a heavy storm hits nationwide, January 27, 2022.

Snow reported around Israel, Hermon opens skiing season

The all-time record for winter electricity consumption will be broken at 7 p.m. Wednesday as the country deals with cooler temperatures.

JANUARY 19, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Snow at the Manara Lodge in the north.