It is mid February and the French winter holiday period should be in full swing but unseasonably warm weather is taking a toll on ski resorts in France’s lower and mid-mountain regions, raising concer

A short reprieve for the ski resort of l'alpe du Grand Serre ski resort near Grenoble.

The ski station of le Grand Puy near to Gap may not be that well known but the mountains opposite are the site of the German Wings tragedy in 2015. They had been planning to open on the 21st December.

The news had been expected but it was still a shock.

A meeting of Haut-Doubs Lakes and Mountains Community of Communes (CCLMHD) has taken the decision to permernantly close two nordic centers: La Fuvelle and Les Combes Derniers both located in the Haut-

The first figures to come in from Nordic ski areas are not good.

Despite variable snow conditions visitor numbers for French ski resorts are up on last year.

The storm that blew through the Southern Alps last weekend wasn't all good news for the regions beleaguered ski areas.

The news that the highest ski resort in the French Pyrénées has been declared bankrupt almost went without notice outside of the region. It is not the first time for Puigmal.

Faced with a double whammy of sky-high electricity bills and a second season of poor snow and record temperatures a number of French ski resorts are on the brink of bankruptcy and may join  the 1