Before multiple cameras filmed skiers flying through the sky at enormous heights and snowboarders flipping in the air, Nordic skier Thorleif Haugh sped down the slopes and earned three gold medals.

Few ski resorts are as evocative as Chamonix-Mont-Blanc. Set in the sawtooth-sided valley beneath the north face of Europe’s highest peak, the town has a strong claim to be the birthplace not just of ...

“It’s such a special place, I love it here,” proclaimed Colette creative director Sarah Andelman as she rode the ski lift in Chamonix during the latest gathering of her annual Colette Ski Club. About ...

Steeped in skiing history, Chamonix, France, might well be one of the most famous ski towns on the planet. That’s for good reason, given the endless options for skiing here in one of the most ...

“Last-chance tourists” are visiting the melting Mer de Glace in Chamonix, France, in droves. A just-opened lift should make that easier. But some worry tourism is only making the problem worse. Credit ...

While Chamonix is best known for its endless steep skiing, there’s plenty to go around for everyone here. Steeped in skiing history, Chamonix, France, might well be one of the most famous ski towns on ...