Fresh mountain air, exhilarating exercise and good food: it’s a perfect combination. And where better to find it than France where the rich aromas of alpine cooking waft across the slopes by mid-morning and start to tickle your tastebuds even before you’ve unclipped your skis and found your table.
The Mountain of Hell in the French Alps blends steep descents with a perilous mix of snow, ice and rocks. Would our writer reach the finish line intact?
A drunken skier died when he broke a plastic ski lift window while messing about with a friend, fell through it and landed 130ft below, French prosecutors said.