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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A skier is lucky to be alive after being swept away by an avalanche while skiing near Mont Blanc on January 29 ... Morgan, a skier from Chamonix, said he initially thought the man was dead.

CERN Science Gateway is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., though a cafe on-site opens a half an hour before opening and closes at 5:30 p.m. Show and film times vary, so check the ...

these hours can vary. Chamonix and Mont Blanc Day Trip from Geneva (1194 reviews) ...

"Until now, it wasn't known that Rizal visited Chamonix," Stockinger said. The resort town, situated close to Mont Blanc, was the site of the first Winter Olympic Games in 1924. Stockinger also ...