Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chamonix is one of France’s leading ski resorts thanks to its rich history and varied skiing - Maxime Coquard/OT Vallee de ...

The first Winter Olympics, which opened on Jan. 25, 1924, in Chamonix, France, weren't called "the Olympics" at the time. In short, the name was "International Winter Sports Week." In full, in French, ...

Steeped in skiing history, Chamonix, France, might well be one of the most famous ski towns on the planet. That’s for good reason, given the endless options for skiing here in one of the most ...

Home to A-list alps, five ski resorts, and the first Winter Olympic Games exactly a century ago, France’s mountain adventure hub remains as podium-worthy as ever. View post: We Enlisted Freeriders, ...

The Lead and Speed World Cup took place in Chamonix, France, last weekend and was won respectively by Ai Mori and Colin Duffy, and by Zhang Shaoqin and Sam Watson. Fabio Palma reports In the past ...

The mountains’ resort towns have reached an inflection point, facing changes that threaten their cultures and even survival, as demand for short-term rentals reshapes the landscape.

It’s the last day of ski patrol at Aspen Highlands for Clovis Ravenel. He will then return to Chamonix, where he is based. Born in the French alpine resort enclave, he had been on ski patrol for six ...

The best part of skiing in France is undoubtedly the food. Here’s a shortlist of favorites from traveling to ski in the Mont Blanc Range. France is the land that invented après ski, and it’s ...

Cornish questions -- and some answersA port stop in Falmouth on the River Fal in Cornwall yielded surprises, like local connections and (maybe?) the world's best... Avoid a long-term earnout in agency ...