Climate change threat to skiing, ice fishing and dog sledding demands creative solutions
As the Freeride World Tour comes to a climax in Verbier, athletes and organisers are hoping Olympic recognition won’t be far behind
Super St-Bernard closed in 2010 — so why are skiers still flocking there?
Reed Hastings has created a members-only enclave on Utah’s Powder Mountain. He is walking a gentrification tightrope — and a ski industry in flux is watching every step
And other sports tech for the style savvy
From rescuing errant skiers to monitoring avalanches, the unsung heroes of the mountains put one writer through his paces
Orelle is so small it has only just got its first hotel — yet it offers high-speed access to the endless pistes of the Trois Vallées. Has its moment finally come?
A ski adventure in ‘the Switzerland of Asia’ offers ascents by cable car, snowmobile — and on horseback
In our seasonal special, we travel from property hotspots in Switzerland to those in British Columbia, weigh up the appeal of contemporary chalets and traditional turf cabins, shine a light on art and design rooted in Alpine culture — and explore how to embrace year-round living in the mountains
As more international ‘digital nomads’ contemplate turning a ski-holiday retreat into four-season mountain living, resorts and architects are stepping up to meet new expectations
Condo-hotels, subscription services and US ski operators are all making their way across the Atlantic. But will high costs follow?
A surge of new development is driving up property prices in the British Columbia locale loved by high-octane skiers — but it’s still more affordable than Whistler or Banff
Set amid high pastures at the top of a cable car, a lavish new retreat will bring out the von Trapp in anyone
When Christmas, Easter and February half-term guarantee crowds and price gouging, could autumn be the answer?
Seven professionals share their plans for the season ahead, from Italy to Pakistan
Plus: Deer Valley doubles in size, tour operators look to Scandinavia, and La Plagne’s ‘open-air’ gondola
North Face’s colourful new look, Faction’s new boot brand — and a ski lift that fits in your backpack
Complete with cable car, miniature mountain railway and piste-side hotel, Shanghai’s L+Snow is less sports facility, more winter fantasy
The Swiss father of extreme skiing pioneered descents from the Alps to the Himalayas — and became the sport’s first star
A series of late storms have drawn obsessive skiers back to the Alps
The advice — try to ‘swim’, create a breathing space with your hands — is not so easy to follow when you’re tumbling in a wave of freezing snow
With its picture-postcard setting and plentiful high-altitude snow, Heiligenblut should be thriving — but charm only goes so far in the modern economics of skiing
Mountain resorts are diversifying as the top US and Europe trails become unusable even in peak season
La Plagne in France is known as a giant, beginner-friendly ‘ski factory’ — but a new lift could change perceptions
Prime property for hitting the slopes from Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn to Hokkaidō and Whistler
