However you slice it, a ski vacation to the French Alps offers excellent quality skiing or snowboarding and is affordable in comparison to the Western US or Canada, but that’s not all.

Nestled in the French Alps and sharing a vast 300km ski area with neighbouring Tignes, Val d'Isère is known for its impeccable runs, idyllic town centre and luxury vibe.

Because of this warming and other factors, there are now almost 200 abandoned ski resorts in the Italian Alps: cemeteries of steel cables, concrete, parking lots, abandoned hotels, ...

Ski vacations in the European Alps are viable again. Consider these invigorating options, from a private-jet spin around France to off-the-grid adventures in the Italian Alps.

The Alps don't need an introduction—they invented the sport. The first proper ski manual appeared in St. Moritz in 1924, and they've been dictating terms ever since.

But scientists warn that ski holidays in the Alps could soon become a thing of the past. Scientists from Eurac Research found that snowfall plummeted by a third between 1920 and 2020.

Steve Johnson and a buddy started volunteering on the Afton Alps Ski Patrol 50 years ago as a way to ski for free. Johnson never stopped. “I was basically a destitute college student looking for ...