Laurent, my ski instructor - a supremely jovial man with a complexion befitting someone who has worked in the mountains of France's Les Trois Vallees for some 25 years - wants me to relax.

A large French alpine ski resort faced with declining snowfalls is to close after it failed to find funds to turn its pistes into year-round attractions. The Alpe du Grand Serre ski station in ...

A lack of snowfall has made it difficult for the ski resort to stay open consistently during the winter season.

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A large French alpine ski resort faced with declining snowfalls is to close after it failed to find funds to turn its pistes into year-round attractions. The Alpe du Grand Serre ski station in ...

By Joseph Ataman and Caroline Baum, CNN Paris (CNN) — A large French alpine ski resort faced with declining snowfalls is to close after it failed to find funds to turn its pistes into year-round ...

By Joseph Ataman and Caroline Baum, CNN Paris (CNN) — A large French alpine ski resort faced with declining snowfalls is to close after it failed to find funds to turn its pistes into year-round ...