Why not learn more about French food and drink? Mont Blanc is situated in the French Alps and is 4,808 metres tall! The Alps, in the south east, and the Pyrenees, in the south west, are the main ...

Temperatures in the Alps have risen nearly 2°C in a century, drastically changing snowfall patterns and threatening ski ...

Children join ski school in the Tignes resort in the French Alps on January 23, 2024. (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP) If you are planning a trip to the French Alps for a ski or winter sports holiday ...

Two separate avalanches killed five skiers across the French Alps on Wednesday, according to several news reports. Four of the deceased — all Norwegians — were caught in an avalanche at Val-Cenis.

Four Norwegians and a Swiss woman were reportedly killed in avalanches while skiing off-piste in the French Alps on Wednesday. The Norwegians were part of a group of seven that was swept away by an ...

Avalanches in the French Alps have claimed the lives of five skiers, including four Norwegians and one Swiss after off-piste snow slides hit the Savoie and Haute-Savoie regions. In Val-Cenis ...

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French prosecutors have opened an enquiry into the death of a British skier on a notorious black run in the French Alps. The 62-year ... communities value real facts and frank opinions delivered ...