1.   Expect frosty nights, foggy dawns, and snow on the Alpine passes.

2.   But the reward is a narrow alpine pass with a sudden, eye-popping look at the Kokanee Glacier.

3.   But there are fears of growing travel chaos in the winter months when Alpine passes are closed by snow.

4.   EU Transport Commissioner Neil Kinnock rejected Austrian arguments that high tolls were needed for environmental reasons, to keep heavy lorries off the Alpine passes.

5.   From storm-whipped canals in Venice to mud-clogged alpine passes, the miseries continued to mount.

6.   Pollution from trucks using Alpine passes to transit from northern to southern Europe is growing.

7.   Railroad officials said international trains were being rerouted through other Alpine passes.

8.   Swiss railways have stepped in with a service to carry vehicles through the parallel train tunnel, and plan to expand it if needed once winter closes Alpine passes.

9.   Throughout the country, Alpine passes were closed because of the high avalanche risk.

10.   Two freight trains and a passenger train collided in a station on the Brenner Alpine pass Friday, killing two people and injuring four.