16 deaths in a weekend: Tourists ignoring warnings put out by the authorities. Calls to fine or ban people going outside marked and patrolled areas.

With flying time costing 2000 euros per hour only the most prestigious ski resorts have a helicopter on stand-by.

Another month, another first. After the Pic du Midi in May it is now the turn of Porté-Puymorens to open for skiing for the first week-end of June.

At 80 years old Yuichiro Miura became the oldest man to summit Everest today.

It's Spring Break in the mountains and that means snowboard dudes, pneumatic bikini clad co-eds, beer and er sharks.

A British skier has been killed ascending the Aiguille du Midi (3753 m) ridge late yesterday evening. His friend was able to reach the safety of the cable car station.

After four nights in the open at nearly 4000 meters altitude hopes of finding 21 year old Gaëlle Cavalié were getting slim.

5 hours 5 minutes for Mont Blanc. No we're not talking about a ski descent but for a round trip from the Church in the center of Chamonix to the 4810 meter summit.

Two ski-tourers have been killed in falls in separate incidents on Sunday. A reminder that with spring weather snow can be hard and icy and needs caution.

The top station of the Pleney cable car at Morzine has been destroyed by fire early this morning. Around 40 firemen fought the blaze. There were no victims.