Why You Should Seriously Consider a Ski Trip to the Alps This Winter
$200/day for 5,000 acres or $75 for 200,000? You do the math. Here’s why skiing Mont Blanc is a far better value than North American resorts.
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Visit This Summer-Only Ski Resort in the Alps, Plus 6 More Spots to Make Glacier Turns
There’s always snow somewhere, and in the summer in the Northern Hemisphere, the glaciers of the Alps are where it’s at.
France’s Clément Nöel Wins Opening World Cup Slalom By a Mile; American River Radamus Nabs Top 15 GS Finish
Val d'Isere hosted a showdown for the best technical racers in the world. Here's everything you need to know.
The World’s Craziest Ski Race Involves Crevasses, a 70-Foot Gap Jump, and Lots of Wigs
La Grave's Derby de La Meije is an 800-person, 6,000-vertical-foot downhill race through some of the gnarliest lift-accessed terrain anywhere.
Resorts in the Alps Are Finally Opening in Time For Summer Glacier Skiing
High-elevation ski areas in France and Austria, largely shuttered due to the pandemic, plan to reopen for a summer ski season.
A 6,000 Vertical Foot Race Through the Alps With No Rules—What Could Go Wrong?
La Grave, France's Derby de La Meije is an 800-person, 6,000-vertical-foot downhill race through some of the gnarliest lift-accessed terrain anywhere.
9 Reasons to Ski in Chamonix This Year
The French mountain town is the epicenter of beautiful mountains and stunning ski terrain.
Ski.com Epic Dream Job Recap: Europe
Jackson Lebsack made the most of skiing and experiencing Italy, Austria, Switzerland, and France.
Ski.com’s Epic Dream Job Stop 5 – Courchevel, France
Jackson Lebsack's final European stop was in the heart of the French Alps.
To the Extreme
Chamonix's reputation precedes it, but that's only part of the lure of this iconic winter destination.
From One to Eleven
Cruise the legendary groomers of Val d'Isère boot-pack to Tignes across glaciers and powder fields, heli-ski under the iconic shadow of Mont Blanc, or do all three. At Eleven Experience's Chalet Pelerin, you don't have to choose.
Salomon TV: Unscripted
Salomon Freeski athletes Stan Rey and Kalen Thorien ski bum across the Alps, driven entirely by social media.
Booze of the Month: Pampelonne
Drinking wine out of a can just got a whole lot classier.
Salomon TV: "The Art of the Turn"
Three European racing legends take to the slopes of Val d'Isère, France to carve perfect arcs in HD.
A Year of Magical Skiing
This skier's going from "blah" to "badass." Jo Piazza talks about learning to ski better.
Trip Ideas: France, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
The proving ground of the recently deceased big-mountain artist Andreas Fransson will scare the merde out of you.
17 Reasons To Ski France
Better ski hard to earn the cuisine of the French Alps. Bon appetite.
Dream Trips: France
Wine, cheese, and impossibly deep snow in the French Alps.
A Love Letter to La Grave
Once in a lifetime, you find your perfect (mountain town) match.
Dream Trip: 3 Vallees France
The world’s largest ski area will blow your mind.
Salomon FreeskiTV: Tempting Fear
Andreas Fransson: extreme skier, death cheater.
Fun Skiing in France
Finding the goods at 3 Vallées.
Candide Thovex's FEW WORDS
Behind the scenes photos from the filming within.
Europe’s Five Stars, Part 3: Chamonix, France
Can you count the continent’s best resorts on one hand? Maybe not, but you could make a pretty good start. Five countries, five landmark resorts that define the European experience. American skiers, beware: The spells they cast may enthrall you forever.
Julian Carr's Europe
Pro skier Julian Carr is a hustler. So far this season, he's skied in South America (back in August), Utah, Montana, and Switzerland, and pimped his headwear/apparel brand, Discrete, at trade shows in Denver, Salt Lake, and Munich, Germany. He just sent us these shots from his last few weeks in Europe.
Three Inbounds "Heli" Runs
All skiers should have the chance to feel what it’s like to heli-ski. But if you don’t have the dough or can’t make the trip to a heli-pad this year show up to one of these resorts on a powder day, wait patiently in the dark with the locals, and seize your chance to be one of the first to slice through some of the most sought after lift-accessed terrain in the world.
Ski Town Hostels
Skiing on the cheap this season? Or maybe every season? Hostels can offer quality experiences at a price significantly below the soaring rates of ski town lodging. Here are a few of our favorites.
Helmets are Good
Sometimes it takes a wake up call to remind you that it's important to protect your brain. Here is Jeremy Benson's story, so you don't need you own.
A Skier's Journey
The risks and rewards of La Grave, France, through Jordan Manley's eyes.
Lessons from Chamonix: Jeremy Benson Learns European Steeps
Pro skier Jeremy Benson recently returned from his first ski trip to Europe. Here are five lessons he learned in the steep-skiing mecca of Chamonix, France—from how to ski steeps to why you sometimes need to wear a harness while skiing.
Winter On Winter: It's Not The Race You Entered, But The Fact You Entered It
Columnist Tom Winter enters one of the scariest Chinese Downhills in the world, Le Derby de La Mieje in La Grave, France. Here's why you should consider adding some sort of competition to your ski routine.
European X Games
The European X Games finished up today in Tignes, France, with the women's ski slopestyle and halfpipe and the men's ski slopestyle. North American athletes represented on the podium with Canadian and U.S. skiers winning all three of today's events. Here are photos from the day.
European X Games: Kevin Rolland Wins Superpipe Gold
Europe's first-ever Winter X Games started today in Tignes, France. Skiing magazine is at the event to bring you the latest details. In today's men's superpipe finals, France's own Kevin Rolland takes the gold.
French Olympic Uniforms Are Really Pink
The French skiercross team likes bright colors and shiny things. We asked their coach why they’ll be wearing pink and silver uniforms for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. By Olivia Dwyer
Tim Dutton Helmet Cam from Chamonix
Using a VHoldR helmet camera, Squaw Valley athletes Tim Dutton, JT Holmes, and Jackie Paaso ski the steeps in Chamonix. Here's a point-of-view perspective.
The Most Dangerous Ski Race on Earth
There's a good chance of bodily harm at La Grave, France’s Derby de la Meije.
Ski School Spotlight: Clendenin Ski Method Camps
You’re a pro at the groomers – Now tackle the tough stuff
Inaugural Winter X Games in Europe
The first Winter X Games held outside of the United States will take place in Tignes, France, March 10-12, 2010.
The Edge of Never
In 1996, legendary big-mountain skier Trevor Petersen was killed skiing in Chamonix, France. In 2005, his 15-year-old son Kye went to Chamonix in with his dad’s friends to ski the line that killed his father. The film that documents his experience, The Edge of Never, comes out this fall.
La Grave, France
Powder Day: Ski the tree-lined chutes and ledges between midway stations P2 and P1 before dropping into the broad Vallons de la Meije.
Death of a Legend
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Timeless Turns: Les Deux Alpes
Sure, the skiing is limited in the French Alps in the summer, but just down the road is all that white sand
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