Val Thorens, the highest ski resort in Europe at 2,300m, was again named the ‘Best Ski Resort in the World’ at the latest annual World Ski Awards. This was the ninth time in the last 12 years ...

The Savoie region has since been placed under an orange avalanche alert by Météo France, with warnings of more snow and high risk in the coming days. Val Thorens and the neighbouring resort of ...