Chamonix is one of France’s leading ski resorts thanks to its rich history and varied skiing - Maxime Coquard/OT Vallee de Chamonix Chamonix has been at the sharp end of Alpine adventure since 1760, ...

While Chamonix is best known for its endless steep skiing, there’s plenty to go around for everyone here. Steeped in skiing history, Chamonix, France, might well be one of the most famous ski towns on ...

The Swiss Alps may get the most press, but the French region of the Alps is just as breathtakingly beautiful, as well as the ...

"Follow my path exactly," my guide instructed sternly as we set off on the Vallee Blanche glacier descent, warning me of the crevasses hidden among the blankets of snow and boulders of ice that give ...

Dec. 29 (UPI) --A British mother and son died in an avalanche while skiing on Mont Blanc in the French Alps. The 54-year-old woman and her 22-year-old son were skiing off-piste, or away from ski runs, ...

Two skiers are dead following an avalanche on Mont Blanc, France's highest mountain, and another hiker was killed on another slope in the French Alps, according to local authorities. The Haute-Savoie ...

A ski mountaineer from Piedmont, from Turin, is the victim of the fatal accident that occurred yesterday morning on the French side of the Mont Blanc massif. The man fell approximately 700 metres from ...