The Latest Breaking News from Alps

Resorts open hiking trails and lifts for mountain bikes amid unseasonably high temperatures and lack of snow

Much of the Alps does not look right for this time of year following unseasonably warm winter weather in Europe, including record high January temperatures in Switzerland. The sparse snowfall has seen grass blanketing the continent’s central mountains, worrying the ski industry and winter sports organisers and reviving concerns about…

Skiing was introduced into the Alps comparatively late in the 1880s, with the first ski-lift being developed in the Swiss resort of Davos in the winter of 1934. The industrial revolution was two centuries old by that point, but the world climate was still largely pre-industrial.

They weigh "less than a Tic Tac", yet bogong moths manage to migrate 1,000 kilometres in their billions each year. Scientists are concerned weather extremes may be their undoing.

Holly Willoughby, 41, enjoyed the start of her Christmas break from This Morning with a trip to the French Alps with her family. The stunning chalet looked like something from a film with beautiful wooden beams and incredible alpine views

It all begins with retraining the gut, according to Lanserhof Lans; Kerry Walker heads to Innsbruck’s mountains to test the theory

The third-generation model is expected to be revealed in 2023.

An isolated hideaway near Kitzbühel is the perfect base for a family skiing trip – and an opportunity to indulge in naked moonbathing

From wow-factor design and mountain-view spas to memorable dinners and top-of-the-line skiing, check out our pick of the continent’s top places to stay for skiers