A guide to skiing, eating, and exploring Courmayeur and La Thuile in the Italian Alps.

Extreme snowfall has triggered a major crisis across the Italian and Swiss Alps, forcing tourists and residents to evacuate entire villages. Roads are buried, access is blocked, and avalanche risks ...

Climate reanalysis data from the European Union’s Copernicus program points to persistent snow depth across Alpine elevation bands well into spring, giving late-season skiers reason to plan trips ...

Europe’s gas storage levels have fallen sharply this winter, with stocks projected to drop to around 26% by the end of March. Below-average snowfall in the Alps could curb hydropower generation in ...

Dramatic footage emerged this week of a vast avalanche cascading down the steep slopes of the Italian Alps, engulfing a crowd of terrified skiers. It is just the latest in a series of incidents that ...

MILAN (AP) — Four helicopters evacuated 150 people trapped in a four-star Italy hotel and other remote structures Tuesday after an avalanche, authorities said as heavy snow caused disruption across ...

A major rescue operation was launched at St Anton after five skiers were caught in an avalanche some 450m wide Five people were killed in a series of avalanches in the Austrian Alps as heavy snowfall ...

LIVIGNO, Italy(AP) — The women's Olympic freeski halfpipe final at the Milan Cortina Games will be held on Sunday, a day later than originally scheduled because of heavy snow in the Italian Alps. The ...

The Japanese Alps in winter offer snow, sake, and monkeys in hot springs. (George Hobica/TNS) The Japanese Alps in winter offer snow, sake, and monkeys in hot springs. (George Hobica/TNS) It was ...