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 ...

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, France — Even in the Alps, where ski lifts as varied as the blades of a Swiss Army knife scale mountain after mountain, the 60-passenger tram to the Aiguille du Midi is mythical. It is the ...

For the novice or even competent adventurer, visiting a dedicated outdoor adventure destination can breed insecurity. There’s only so many carabiners (climbing), fluid suspension forks (mountain ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chamonix is one of France’s leading ski resorts thanks to its rich history and varied skiing - Maxime Coquard/OT Vallee de ...

Soar into the heart of the French Alps with this majestic drone footage of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc. Fly through the deep, ...

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 ...

Chamonix is ground zero for steep skiing, and consequentially, it is one of the busiest places for search and rescue teams in the world. The Peloton de Gendarmerie de Haute Montagne responds to the ...

Don’t do what I did. I didn't plan my visit to Chamonix, at the base of the 15,780 feet Mont-Blanc, the highest peak in Europe. To me, Chamonix, at the confluence of Switzerland, France and Italy, ...

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 ...

Skiing in Chamonix can be unconventional and inconvenient, with the resort made of five unconnected ski areas, stretched out along the valley for 20kms. It can be exasperating, so on my most recent ...