After what France is describing as the ‘climatic disaster of 2015’ – a hot summer – Prime Minister Manuel Valls and his eco minister Ségolène Royal visited Chamonix last week to hear the town’s complaints about its air pollution and … Continue reading
“Any chance you can supply a picture?” Cue small earthquake in south west Oxfordshire. The filing system is comprehensively rummaged, turned upside down and shaken. Could have sworn I saw it the other day …. but where? As usual the … Continue reading
Winter sports is a competitive business, and rivalry has been a powerful spur to its development. In the early days of alpinism the arch rivals were Chamonix and Zermatt. “The Matterhorn after all is not so fine a thing as … Continue reading
From Lyon comes an important announcement from Anne Lambusson, regional directrice of the Reseau Ferré de France. ‘After studying many hypotheses’ concerning the reopening of the Col des Montets rail tunnel on the Chamonix/Martigny line between France and Switzerland, citoyenne … Continue reading
Davos is the reading-man’s ski resort. How many times have I packed and started its set text The Magic Mountain, and nodded off on the train? In the last third of the 19th century arty consumptive types beat a path … Continue reading
The Grands Montets is 50 years old today, and will be hosting a big party all day – bigger than usual, that is – with raffle tickets handed out in the queue and a season’s lift pass – next season’s, … Continue reading