08.01.2010: Les Houches is a beautiful village ski resort with spectacular views all the way up the Chamonix valley. Despite the quite low ski resort level of 950m, the north facing ski slopes of Les Houches means the ski resort experiences ideal snow conditions a...
08.01.2010: Chamonix is a highly popular ski holiday destination as it is much more than just a ski resort. The vibrant town centre has everything to offer - beautiful historic aritecture, many attractive shops and boutiques, a wonderful selection of restaurants f...
23.12.2009: America's most wanted doctor, Mark Weinberger, could be taken back to the United States to face massive medical fraud charges before the end of January. An Italian court in the northern city of Turin on Tuesday approved an extradition request from the ...
19.12.2009: It was the beginning of a five-year flight from justice that ended this week even more strangely than it began, almost 6,000 feet up in the Italian Alps. Two officers of the paramilitary Carabinieri, led by a mountain guide, trudged up to the southern ...
18.12.2009: People come from all over the word to vacation in Chamonix. Chamonix lies in one of the most spectacular valleys of the French Alps. Reminiscent of the Himalayas, the area is dominated by deeply crevassed glaciers and the cloud-diademed peak of Mont Bl...
17.12.2009: Skiing and Boarding in Chamonix Chamonix offers a multitude of slopes for all levels, each ski area having its own merit. Tremendously long slopes, skiing through the trees, freeride and off-piste, beginners slopes : an infinite number of possibilities...
20.12.2001: Mont-Blanc Tunnel News Rumors abound concerning the problems with the tunnel. The ATMB has announced that for security reasons the tunnel will not open before mid-January
29.10.2001: Mont Blanc Tunnel. it was announced this week that the tunnel will be open in December for cars only, early next year Trucks will also be admitted but only one way, Read more
01.09.2001: Mont Blanc reaches new heights! 4810.40m September 2001 measured using GPS