https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A British man who died while skiing in the French Alps was the victim of a heart attack, according to local authorities. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260331/british-skier-dies-in-french-alps Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:10:10 +0200 british-skier-dies-in-french-alps Three skiers - two of whom were British - died after an avalanche in the French Alps on Friday, bringing the death toll from avalanches in France since the start of the season to 25. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260213/three-dead-after-avalanche-in-french-alps Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:07:42 +0100 three-dead-after-avalanche-in-french-alps As French ski resorts prepare for the peak February season, the news of more deaths have hit the headlines - here's how to stay safe while skiing in France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260112/avalanche-risk-is-it-still-safe-to-ski-in-the-french-alps Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:51:13 +0100 avalanche-risk-is-it-still-safe-to-ski-in-the-french-alps As French ski resorts prepare for the February peak season, The Local looks at the regulations for skiiers in France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20251104/do-skiers-and-snowboarders-have-to-wear-helmets-on-french-slopes Tue, 04 Nov 2025 12:17:18 +0100 do-skiers-and-snowboarders-have-to-wear-helmets-on-french-slopes An American man died on Tuesday while skiing off-piste in the French Alps. https://www.thelocal.fr/20251231/american-man-dies-skiing-off-piste-in-france Wed, 31 Dec 2025 10:07:08 +0100 american-man-dies-skiing-off-piste-in-france The ski season is beginning in France and this will be the first year where skiers will no longer be allowed to light up on the slopes. https://www.thelocal.fr/20251126/france-brings-in-smoking-ban-on-ski-slopes Wed, 26 Nov 2025 13:54:59 +0100 france-brings-in-smoking-ban-on-ski-slopes High altitude French ski resorts will open this weekend in France, marking the start of the 2025/6 winter ski season. https://www.thelocal.fr/20251118/french-ski-resorts-start-to-open-for-2025-2026-season Tue, 18 Nov 2025 17:41:24 +0100 french-ski-resorts-start-to-open-for-2025-2026-season If you are planning a trip to the French Alps for a ski or winter sports holiday, there are a few things to be aware of - from travel problems following a landslide on a key highway to snow levels and safety. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250204/what-to-know-if-you-are-going-skiing-in-the-french-alps-this-february Tue, 04 Feb 2025 14:26:57 +0100 what-to-know-if-you-are-going-skiing-in-the-french-alps-this-february An avalanche in the French Alps on Wednesday killed four Norwegian skiers swept away by the off-piste torrent of snow and ice, officials in the southeastern Savoie region told AFP. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250130/avalanche-kills-four-norwegian-skiers-in-french-alps Thu, 30 Jan 2025 09:20:32 +0100 avalanche-kills-four-norwegian-skiers-in-french-alps After a recent spate of ski-related deaths on French mountains, The Local looks at how safe it is to go skiing in France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250128/is-skiing-in-france-becoming-more-dangerous Tue, 28 Jan 2025 14:39:53 +0100 is-skiing-in-france-becoming-more-dangerous For those in the UK planning a ski trip in the French Alps, there is good news - Eurostar has re-launched their 'snow train'. Here are your questions answered about the winter train to the mountains. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240904/what-we-know-about-eurostars-re-launched-ski-train-services-to-french-alps Wed, 04 Sep 2024 12:30:05 +0200 what-we-know-about-eurostars-re-launched-ski-train-services-to-french-alps Good news for skiers in France, as a mild December has given way to a cold blast in early January that's bringing some much-needed snow. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240105/snow-report-whats-the-latest-outlook-for-french-ski-resorts-this-winter Fri, 05 Jan 2024 15:50:11 +0100 snow-report-whats-the-latest-outlook-for-french-ski-resorts-this-winter Access to several French ski resorts in the Alps will be limited this season, due to damage caused by a summer landslide. https://www.thelocal.fr/20231201/train-access-to-french-alps-to-remain-disrupted-through-ski-season Fri, 01 Dec 2023 18:27:50 +0100 train-access-to-french-alps-to-remain-disrupted-through-ski-season A few French high-altitude ski resorts opened ahead of schedule Saturday, just days after storms in the northern Alps wiped out some early snows. https://www.thelocal.fr/20231119/first-french-ski-reports-open-but-only-at-high-altitude Sun, 19 Nov 2023 10:54:09 +0100 first-french-ski-reports-open-but-only-at-high-altitude Ski season is off to a good start in the French Alps, with several resorts maintaining their opening dates and some even pushing up the start of the season thanks to heavy snowfall in recent weeks. https://www.thelocal.fr/20231114/french-ski-resorts-opt-to-open-early-thanks-to-significant-snowfall Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:38:57 +0100 french-ski-resorts-opt-to-open-early-thanks-to-significant-snowfall After managing to open for just four weeks last year because of the lack of snow, one French ski resort near Annecy has called it quits and begun dismantling its ski lifts. https://www.thelocal.fr/20230911/french-alpine-ski-resort-closes-down-due-to-lack-of-snow Mon, 11 Sep 2023 14:09:41 +0200 french-alpine-ski-resort-closes-down-due-to-lack-of-snow Ski resorts in the Nordic countries and the French, Swiss and Austrian Alps might have a future by relying on artificial snow but even that is not sustainable, researchers say. https://www.thelocal.fr/20230830/90-percent-of-europes-ski-resorts-face-critical-snow-shortages-in-future Wed, 30 Aug 2023 13:55:01 +0200 90-percent-of-europes-ski-resorts-face-critical-snow-shortages-in-future A Frenchman fell to his death in the Alps after crashing through a plastic window on a ski lift while "messing about" under the influence of alcohol, prosecutors and the lift operator said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20230403/skier-falls-to-death-from-french-ski-lift Mon, 03 Apr 2023 12:36:44 +0200 skier-falls-to-death-from-french-ski-lift A British and an American tourist died on Sunday following separate off-piste skiing crashes in the French Alps, emergency services said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20230213/british-and-american-tourists-die-in-skiing-accidents-in-french-alps Mon, 13 Feb 2023 09:49:50 +0100 british-and-american-tourists-die-in-skiing-accidents-in-french-alps As snowfall returned to the Alps and Pyrenees, here's the latest on France's ski resorts, many of which had to close at the start of the year because of a lack of snow. https://www.thelocal.fr/20230117/snow-latest-have-frances-ski-resorts-reopened Tue, 17 Jan 2023 17:01:00 +0100 snow-latest-have-frances-ski-resorts-reopened