One of my old friends holds Swiss citizenship. He's a skier and spent many of his visits to Switzerland—some of which involved compulsory military service—hitting the slopes. While he ...

A quick jaunt by train brings you to the heart of the Isère region, where Alpe d’Huez’s vast 250km ski area encompasses five villages, including the longest black run in Europe – La Sarenne.

Here’s a list of 15 of the best ski resorts in Europe from the Alps to the Arctic Circle. ... Today, it’s home to four major ski resorts, including the historic Gornergrat ski train, ...

The Kaprun inferno - at one of Austria's most popular ski resorts - was the country's worst fire since World War II. On the morning of 11 November 2000, 167 men, women and children boarded a funicular ...

Don't even think about flying. Or driving. There's only one truly joyful way of reaching Val Thorens - and that's by train. Eurostar runs a ski train service to the French Alps that departs from ...

One of my old friends holds Swiss citizenship. He's a skier and spent many of his visits to Switzerland—some of which involved compulsory military service—hitting the slopes. While he ...

Some Notes on Skiing in Europe. Most European ski resorts are not as self-contained as North American resorts. Instead, they’re more often a collective of ski lifts run by individual private companies ...

Some Notes on Skiing in Europe. Most European ski resorts are not as self-contained as North American resorts. Instead, they’re more often a collective of ski lifts run by individual private ...

Traveling to ski is one of life’s greatest pleasures and a truly unique way to experience a foreign culture. Despite our international differences, anywhere with snow and some mountains speaks ...