Mr. Hockenos is a Berlin-based writer. BERLIN — When I saw news photos of the bare slopes of the Alps’ storied ski resorts a few weeks ago, I felt relief. The green and brown mountains of ...

The Best of the Alps, a tourism promotion consortium founded more than 40 years ago, recently came to town to remind American travel writers that this is where skiing began over 100 years ago and that ...

It’s been more than two weeks since Northern Europe plunged into a deep freeze, with temperatures below zero. The result is magic for skiers and boarders: The most popular ski resorts are finally ...

The Alps tend to tower to mind when you picture skiing in Europe, cutting across France, Switzerland, Austria and Italy. But the continent has plenty of alternative destinations that offer unique ...

OBERSTDORF, Germany, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Underneath a large pile of wood chips at a German ski resort in the Alps lies an unseasonable surprise: snow, packed away in preparation for the cross-country ...

The Alps have the bulk of the world's major ski resorts. Property companies say the quality of the skiing is not the only criteria for some Alpine buyers. Instead of winter sports, wellness is taking ...