Buried deep in snow at 2,100 metres (6,889ft) in the ski resort of Chamonix in the French Alps – in the shadow of Mont Blanc – a scurrying sound is coming from above. It’s followed by ...

If you’re renting skis, you can’t go far wrong with France’s biggest ski rental franchise chain, InterSport. They have multiple shops in the Chamonix valley, their prices are competitive ...

We head to the legendary French resort to get to grips with the many faces of Chamonix. | Credit: Olly Bowman Few European ski resorts are as legendary as Chamonix. Official estimates say the area ...

a longstanding partner of ski professionals – I am shadowing Mehdi Valentin, one of Chamonix’s senior ski patrollers. At 35, he is the head of pistes at Balme Le Tour, with 10 years of experience.