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Skiing has a bad rap. Once seen as a leisure pursuit for gentlemen, it is now more the home of ski bums and bunnies. There’s no denying it’s a niche sport and seriously lacks diversity. It’s a big buck industry too, driven by revenue sheets, where boozing plays a significant role, never mind reckless behaviour on and off the slopes. Add to the debate questions of sustainability – spearheaded by arresting images of the fast-melting glaciers and ribbons of white piste t...

You can take it easy on the slopes of Tignes. But if you have a yearning to go higher, further and faster, this beautiful eco-friendly resort is hard to beat

Les Arcs and Peisey-Vallandry, where world-class skiing and off-piste adventures go hand in hand with sustainable tourism.

We look at ways to reduce your winter holiday carbon footprint, and pick great train-accessible resorts that are doing their bit for the environment

Our tipsters use trains, hi-tech ferries and electric vehicles to hit the slopes from the Pyrenees to the Tirol

(CNN) — A great gulp of crisp mountain air and a gaze across pristine peaks is enough to remind you of the soul-stirring benefits of a ski holiday. But while skiers dance in nature’s playground, the infrastructure facilitating all that fun comes at a cost to an environment already under severe pressure from a warming […]

10 of the world's most sustainable ski resorts

The French Alps resort has excellent runs and off-piste, but it’s also now offering very cool – and sustainable – activities for non-skiers to enjoy too

Tickets for the direct and indirect service to the Alps are on sale; here's everything you need to know about rail travel and ski holidays

While the inflationary context is of great concern to mountain professionals, they are nonetheless betting on the 22/23 season after several up and down seasons due to the health crisis. Numerous challenges await these actors, from snowmaking problems to the increase in operating costs and the sustainable transition of the resorts. The resorts must now reinvent themselves and adapt to the current context as well as to the new expectations of the visitors, notably on the sustainable aspect.