Chamonix has been at the sharp end of Alpine adventure since 1760, when a Genevois scientist offered a prize for the first ...

A large French alpine ski resort faced with declining snowfalls is to close after it failed to find funds to turn its pistes into year-round attractions. The Alpe du Grand Serre ski station in ...

A combination of enviable snow cover, a variety of impressive terrain and a season that lasts most of the year makes Tignes one of the most snow-dependable winter destinations in France, if not Europe ...

Skiers at La Mauselaine ski area in Gerardmer, eastern France, on January 26, 2023. (Photo by Jean-Christophe Verhaegen / AFP) Injuries and even deaths while skiing in France have seen a sharp rise in ...

The opportunity to ski with the largest eagle in Europe is part of wider conservation efforts to reintroduce it to the Lake ...

The Wi-Fi password is ‘hangover’. Which is a strong clue to one of the priorities at hotel Fahrenheit Seven in the superb, ultra-lofty ski resort of Val Thorens – partying. The other clues are the bar ...

In a typical year, some 60 percent of people who flock to the upmarket Courchevel ski resort in the Alps are foreign tourists in search of altitude, powdery snow and some of the best “après-ski” ...

The crash near the Porte-Puymorens ski resort also injured several. The bus ran into a cliff, initial investigations revealed. A bus carrying 46 passengers and a driver crashed near a ski resort in ...

Mild weather and rain have severely disrupted France's ski resorts – particularly those located in low-lying mountains – with half of the country's slopes shut down. "We started the Christmas holidays ...

After abruptly closing in March 2020, France's alpine ski resorts have reopened. But this year you'll need more than just goggles and a lift pass. In France, downhill skiing came to a halt with the ...