From rescuing errant skiers to monitoring avalanches, the unsung heroes of the mountains put one writer through his paces ...

The Bellevue cable car first opened in 1936, built by Charles Viard who brought the first cablecar to France. It climbs over ...

A SKIER who died in a massive avalanche in the French Alps had his body discovered thanks to his elbow still sticking out ...

The victim, aged 55, died after being swept away by an avalanche in an off-piste sector in the Chamonix valley, at the foot ...

Chamonix-based ski brand Black Crows have released a series of short films profiling and exploring shuttered ski resorts. ...

open image in gallery Les Houches is one of the main ski areas in Chamonix (Gaëtan Haugeard) Aside from its setting, Chamonix’s other huge draw is that it’s incredibly well-connected.

A 55-year-old British man died after an avalanche descended on the Chamonix valley at the foot of the French side of the Mont ...

Few ski resorts are as evocative as Chamonix-Mont-Blanc. Set in the sawtooth-sided valley beneath the north face of Europe’s highest peak, the town has a strong claim to be the birthplace not ...