Travel: Skiing the Swiss Alps is like traversing the roof of the world
Explore Switzerland’s Zermatt, as well as Chamonix in France, for thrills on the slopes and mind-blowing scenery.
Advnture on MSN21d
From first tracks to Après ski – how to spend 3 epic days in Chamonix
We head to the legendary French resort to get to grips with the many faces of Chamonix. | Credit ... taking in the quaint village of pretty wooden houses, fromageries and chapels sitting quietly in ...
Elite Mountaineers Establish Extreme new Route near Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc Iconic and historic Mont Blanc dominates the Alps near Chamonix. Mont Blanc, whose name translates to 'White Mountain,' straddles the French Italian ...
The Daily Telegraph11d
I’ve caught the train to the slopes for 25 years, this is what I love (and hate) most
Notable examples include Zell am See, Kitzbühel, St Anton and Schladming in Austria; Zermatt, Arosa and St Moritz in ...
London Evening Standard27d
The best places to apres-ski in Europe: from Verbier to Mayrhofen
Perched on top of a plateau, the village (which is mostly ... In a nutshell: The rugged Chamonix-Mont-Blanc Valley is located just an hour from Geneva, in France. Tucked beneath some of the ...
‘We have no community’: The ski resorts battling overtourism
The rise of Airbnbs and an influx of tourists are creating a perfect storm with some fearing mountain towns are now at a ...
The Financial Times15d
What next for Europe’s second homes market?
Charles Cramailh of Leggett Property Management says, “In 2019 there were 500,000 listings on Airbnb in France ... the traditional ambience of the villages. “Pre-referendum propaganda blamed ...
The Connexion27d
Photo: Giant rockfall blocks major route to ski stations in France
“There's probably no link between what happened this weekend and global warming,” said Ludovic Ravanel, geomorphologist and research director at the CNRS and member of the Compagnie des Guides de ...