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

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

It’s possible the airbag played a role in saving his life but honestly it feels like a miracle he survived,” a witness said.

A SKIER who died in a massive avalanche in the French Alps had his body discovered thanks to his elbow still sticking out from the snow. The 55-year-old was swept away on Tuesday afternoon while ...

Chamonix-based ski brand Black Crows have released a series of short films profiling and exploring shuttered ski resorts.  Ghost Resorts uses 'chapters,' each split into several episodes to bring ...

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 Blanc.

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 ...

A British man has died after being swept away by an avalanche in an off-piste sector in the Chamonix valley, at the foot of Mont Blanc.

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.