European ski resorts stand out for their sustainability efforts, designed to reduce their impact, rather than for their ability to attract large crowds.

When “wintersporting” first became popular in the early 20th century, weeks spent in the Alps indulging in the new sports of skiing, sledding and curling were the exclusive preserve of thrill-seeking ...

Italy is not only Lake Como, the Colosseum and the warm sea, but also holidays at ski resorts. The history of the modest town ...

Kazakhstan is linking ski runs across five routes and gorges in the Ile-Alatau range into a single, seamless network of ...

With glacier palaces, horse-drawn carriages, and sweeping alpine views, Zermatt, Switzerland tops a new global romance ...

For decades, Alpine ski resorts competed by expanding terrain and linking lift systems across valleys and borders. Now, as many of the region’s largest areas become interchangeable on size alone, ...

Switzerland’s sporty mountain resorts have traditionally offered far more than just downhill skiing, from winter walking and ...

Some runs are every skier’s dream – and the Gran Pista of Valtournenche, also known as Reine Blanche, is one of them. Nestled ...

With Europe’s longest urban cable car now open in the French capital, turn your eyes to the skies for some unmissable gondola ...

A mechanical failure at the Gore Mountain resort in the Adirondacks left guests in about 20 gondolas hovering above the snow for several hours.