We head to the snowy slopes of Chamonix to meet the canine rescue team and find out how they save skiers' lives ...

Alongside the explosive growth of backcountry skiing, numerous ski resorts throughout North America permit uphill access. At ...

A BRITISH man has been killed in a massive avalanche at a ski resort in the French Alps. The 55-year-old died after being ...

A 55-year-old British man died after an avalanche descended on the Chamonix valley at the foot of the French side of the Mont ...

The avalanche fell in an off-piste part of Les Grands Montets where the 55-year old man had been skiing. It was spotted by a ...

Vail Resorts has given the same raises to a handful of non-unionized ski patrols that the Park City Mountain union won after ...

A British man has died after being swept away by an avalanche in an off-piste sector in the Chamonix valley, at the foot of ...

The avalanche occurred in an off-piste section of the valley on Tuesday afternoon at Les Grand Montets resort in Argentiere - a ski area in Chamonix. Police confirmed that the man's body was ...

The prefecture of the Haute-Savoie said in a statement: “A very large avalanche occurred in the Grands Montets ski area ... instructions given by the resorts and public services".

Dogs are known for their loyalty, intelligence, and their natural drive to work. We've seen service dogs performing life-saving tasks such as retrieving emergen ...