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

A 55-year-old British man died after an avalanche descended on the Chamonix valley at the foot of the French side of the Mont Blanc.

From rescuing errant skiers to monitoring avalanches, the unsung heroes of the mountains put one writer through his paces ...

Explore snow caves and ice sculptures at France's largest glacier. Scenic train rides, hiking, and breathtaking views await ...

A SKIER who died in a massive avalanche in the French Alps had his body discovered thanks to his elbow still sticking out from the snow. The 55-year-old was swept away on Tuesday afternoon while ...

Tucked away in the French Alps, Ecrins National Park is a stunning, untamed wilderness of snow-capped summits, glacial ...

A British skier has been killed in a “very large” avalanche in the French Alps. The unnamed 55-year-old man died after being swept away in an off-piste section of the Chamonix valley, at the base of ...

A British man has died after being swept away by an avalanche in an off-piste sector in the Chamonix valley, at the foot of Mont Blanc.

Opened in 1965, the Mont-Blanc highway tunnel links Chamonix in Haute Savoie, southeast France, with Courmayer in Aosta Valley, northwest Italy. It is part of the north-south European route E25 ...

The 55-year-old man was found in the snow in an off-piste sector in a valley in Chamonix at the foot of Mont Blanc. The avalanche, which happened on Tuesday afternoon, is estimated to have been ...

John Ruskin The ski resort Courmayeur, in northwest Italy, sits at the foot of the majestic Mont Blanc in the Aosta Valley, which at 4,810 metres, is the highest peak in the Alps, Italy and Europe.