Once upon a time there was a ski resort in the middle of an island surrounded by an emerald sea. The resort was at the end of a valley surrounded by beautiful 2500 meter peaks.

The end of the 2014/2015 French ski season was better than the beginning, at least in terms of snow cover.

Winter 2015 has been a bit of a mixed bag for French lift operators.

A damning report by French government auditors has warned that many Pyrenean ski areas are too small to survive.

Anyone who hasn’t hibernated can’t have failed to notice the veritable avalanche of competitions cancelled in France this winter: Critérium de la Première Neige, Ski Cross World Cup, The Foulee Blance

A 3 minute video showing Val Thorens moving from autumn to winter over 72 hours on the 3rd November. The video is made of 3500 HD images.

Ok there is a ski resort on Mt Etna but it isn't open in the summer, or when the volcano is erupting for that matter.

The Russians aren't coming. Well that's the message from France Montagnes following a promotional tour in Russia and Ukraine this September.

Started at the eve of the Second World War l’Alpe du Grand Serre near Grenoble has not always had an easy history.

Each year the premier league resorts of France, Austria and the United States battle it out to see who has sold the most skier days. After two years on top France saw a drop of 4.