Hiking will always be a part of life in the Alps, but climate change has made navigating high-alpine routes more complicated ...

About 40 people were killed and more than 100 injured after a fire broke out at a bar at a popular Swiss Alps ski resort town on New Year's Eve, according to police. The president of the Swiss ...

French weather forecasters had warned of a high risk of avalanches this weekend. Officials in the Alps recorded at least six ...

Sledding is big in Europe, and we aren't talking about saucer sleds down little hills: This is a heart-pounding ski ...

The Swiss Alps provide masterful views at any time of the year. And if you don't want to schuss the slopes, hiking can be a wonderful alternative. However, terrain can vary greatly, so review your ...

The deaths came despite alerts from the weather service of a high risk of avalanches and warnings against off-piste skiing.

NATURE reveals a breathtaking view into the world of a red deer calf as he struggles to survive in Prince of the Alps. From the moment he is born, a red deer calf faces a life-long struggle to survive ...

The European Alps are an iconic, crescent-shaped mountain range associated with images of wintry peaks and snow-covered villages. But new research confirms a worrying trend about the winter-sports ...

Ashley Franzen has lived all over the world and currently resides in Switzerland with her family. She frequently travels through and around the Swiss Alps – she is very thankful for the country's ...

Yesterday in Part 1, I explained the myriad appeals of skiing in the French Alps, home to the three largest ski areas in the world (in terms of interconnected lifts and trails you can ski on one ...

Follow a team of experts as they solve the enduring mystery of exactly where Hannibal and his troops crossed the Alps to launch a surprise attack on Rome. Hannibal, one of history’s most famous ...