(Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP) As snowfall returned to the Alps and Pyrenees, here's the latest on France's ski resorts ... can find a comprehensive map showing which resorts are open, partially ...

The French claim the best cuisine, the best wines and the best variety of ski resorts of any country in the world. While the first two are open to question these days, the third is undoubtedly true.

The three resorts together have 425km of runs ... as well as a digital piste map, weather forecasts, ski itineraries and tracking information. La Plagne is largely a beginner and intermediate ...

A major train line runs the length of the valley, connecting all the major ski resorts. It also links into France’s national SNCF network and Switzerland’s SBB network, so you can easily arrive from ...

Skiers sit in a chairlift at the Val Thorens French resort on its opening day on November 26, 2022. (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP) The 2024/2025 ski season is approaching in France. Here are some ...

(In Europe, most ski resorts are multi-village areas—a ski resort in Switzerland or France, for example, may encompass kilometers and hundreds of pistes, gondolas, chairlifts, and ski schools ...

Alpe d’Huez is one of a trio of top ski resorts in L’Oisans region in southeastern France. Dating back to 1936, it's one of the county's oldest and also boasts Europe's longest black run.