The in-depth story of the deadly 1999 Mont Blanc Tunnel Fire. In the middle of a quiet Wednesday morning, the 11-kilometer / 7 miles tunnel linking the French town of Chamonix and the Italian town ...

A skier is lucky to be alive after being swept away by an avalanche while skiing near Mont Blanc on January 29. Witness Morgan Akhourfi, 24, filmed the terrifying moment when the skier disappeared ...

A 29-year-old Irish man suffered fatal injuries after falling from a height of around 600 metres while at a ski resort in ...

Ski touring has, understandably, a reputation for being a backcountry activity, reserved only for those with grit, a dash of madness and hopefully an avalanche beacon. But at many resorts like Verbier ...

A major road into the French Alps remains closed after a landslide, a train line has only just reopened after a 19-month ...

Lynn Ban, the Bling Ring Empire star, who died at the age of 52 following a ski accident at Christmas, was the latest celebrity to perish on the slopes, despite wearing a helment and good skiing ...

From a passageway made by giant sloths to a slinky tunnel bridge and an 'entrance to hell' - there are some extraordinary tunnels across the globe, including one beneath 10 Downing Street ...

Five skiers lost their lives in two separate avalanches in the French Alps on Wednesday, local authorities confirmed. The incidents occurred in the Savoie and Haute-Savoie regions, claiming the lives ...

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

But arguably the pick of the bunch is the five-star Hotel Mont Blanc Chamonix, a beautifully refurbished, Belle Epoque building in the centre of town. If you’re looking for something a little ...

In a nutshell: The rugged Chamonix-Mont-Blanc Valley is located just an hour from Geneva, in France. Tucked beneath some of the highest mountains in the alps (as well as the famous Mont Blanc ...