Alps

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday confirmed the French Alps and Salt Lake City-Utah as the sole candidates to host the 2030 and 2034 Winter Games. Issued on: 29/11/2023 -…

Just before 9am, we clattered into the cable car in the Italian resort of Cervinia. The kids, eight and six, were in a state of high excitement — they’d been on ski lifts before but never in the middle of summer. My girlfriend and I were…

Associated Press POLIGNY, France — Matej Mohorič fought tears of relief after edging Kasper Asgreen to win the Tour de France’s closest ever stage finish on Friday.The Slovenian rider broke…

COURCHEVEL, France  — After destroying Tadej Pogacar in the race against the clock, Jonas Vingegaard dealt him the coup de grace in the Tour de France with an impressive display in the mountains on…

Local temperature records were set Tuesday at several monitoring stations in the south of France including in the Alps and Pyrenees mountains, the French weather office said. Issued on: 18/07/2023 -…

ASSOCIATED PRESS SAINT-GERVAIS MONT-BLANC, France — Tour de France overall leader Jonas Vingegaard is calling on fans to behave better at cycling's biggest race after another mass crash marred…

Issued on: 20/04/2023 - 19:10Modified: 20/04/2023 - 19:11 A fierce drought melted glaciers during Europe's hottest recorded summer last year, a phenomenon that could…

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Express News Service For those who thought Swiss cuisine and vegetarian food don’t go hand in hand—except for a generous splash of cheese in some dishes—their next Alpine visit will be a surprise. With the rise of…

MERIBEL, France — Besides some minor dustings, it hasn’t snowed significantly in the French resorts hosting the skiing world championships since mid-January.And there is no snow in the long-term forecast.Instead, the…