The French Alps are a wintertime hotspot, the world class slopes attract ski and snowboard enthusiasts from all over the world. However, the villages in the valleys of the Alps also deserve attention ...

Chamonix is one of France’s leading ski resorts thanks to its rich history and varied skiing - Maxime Coquard/OT Vallee de Chamonix Chamonix has been at the sharp end of Alpine adventure since 1760, ...

CHAMONIX, France — Monday, our fifth and final day in the Alps, dawned crystal clear. This was what we had waited for, through a gray weekend, after turning back two days earlier on a rain-slick ...

Fabulous après-ski bars await in the chicest corners of the Alps from Chamonix to Cortina d'Ampezzo. While it's difficult to ...

In the mid-1920s, Paris was a center of intellectualism as a generation of writers, artists and expatriates—some of whom were veterans of the bloodiest conflict in modern history—shared ideas and ...

This new-construction Savoyard-style chalet in the heart of the French Alps resort community of Chamonix can be altered and redesigned by the buyer. "We have a construction plan in place with four ...

It was a warm day on the Aiguille du Midi. The towering, 12,605-foot peak above Chamonix, France, was first made accessible by cable car in the 1950s and has since blossomed into a steep skiing mecca.

Home to A-list alps, five ski resorts, and the first Winter Olympic Games exactly a century ago, France’s mountain adventure hub remains as podium-worthy as ever. View post: Men's Journal Ski Awards: ...

Before the Winter Olympics became the spectacle it is today, it began as a modest ensemble of athletes in Chamonix, France. The snowy, French commune hosted the first winter games with 16 ...

The first Winter Olympics were held nearly one century ago in Chamonix, France, in the French Alps, in January 1924 Known then as "International Sports Week," the very first Winter Olympics were held ...