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After more than a decade of planning and work, the new Mer de Glace gondola lift has been officially opened...

Every winter, the quest for optimum snow conditions guides skiers to the resorts with the best weather records....

With the onset of winter, ski and mountain enthusiasts are faced with a multitude of choices when it comes to...

If for many people going skiing means endless traffic jams and overloaded cars, think again! From Toulouse, a number of ski resorts...

Vars (Alpes du Sud) - Nestling at an altitude of 1,850 metres, Vars in the Hautes-Alpes region stretches across the prestigious...

The property market in French ski resorts is booming and continues to attract many investors.

Les Menuires (Alpes du Nord) - Situated at an altitude of 1,850 metres, the resort of Les Menuires has been welcoming visitors...

Reaching an altitude of 2,300 metres, Val Thorens is one of the highest villages in Europe, situated in the heart of a...

While the mountains continue to attract millions of visitors every year, a recent study carried out by Atout France and...

This winter, the Pyrenees are redoubling their efforts to appeal to winter sports fans, with resorts that are modernising and adapting...

Dévoluy (Southern Alps) - Nestling between the Vercors and Écrins mountains, the Dévoluy massif rises to an altitude of 2...

For lovers of luxury and spectacular scenery, some ski resorts combine a top-of-the-range experience with...

Val d'Allos (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) - Between authenticity and great skiing, the Val d'Allos offers an idyllic setting for winter holidays....

Nestling in the heart of the Alps, in the 3 Vallées, Saint-Martin-de-Belleville is gradually being transformed into a veritable haven of...

Nestling in the majestic Swiss Alps, Arosa Lenzerheide has established itself as the world's benchmark ski resort, a title recently...

The Dévoluy massif (Southern Alps) is home to a Nordic ski area that attracts more and more enthusiasts every year...

With more than 7,000 kilometres of pistes in the Jura, Pre-Alps and Alps, Switzerland is the perfect place to...

Because there's more to Marseille than the Vieux Port, Le Petit Montagnard presents five winter sports resorts less than three hours from the city. 

France and its mountains are full of ski resorts, some of which are among the biggest in the world...

Because there's more to Nice than the sea, Le Petit Montagnard presents three winter sports resorts...