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The group of six skiers, who ranged in age from 21 to 58, had left Zermatt Saturday morning with the goal of reaching the town of Arolla, near the Matterhorn mountain, later that day.
Jean-Vincent Moix and his brother David are believed to have frozen to death after being caught in a catastrophic storm close to the Tete Blanche mountain on Saturday afternoon.
More and more people are spending big during their winter vacations, on perks like ski butlers and helicopter rides.
Skiing in the Alps has become even more luxurious, with more people spending on ski butlers, helicopter rides, and other upscale amenities.
I spend the bulk of my nearly four-hour bus ride watching the distant winter sun slowly set on the Rocky Mountains. It’s just me, two passengers and the driver on the 10-seat shuttle from the Calgary International Airport to Golden, BC. We arrive in town at 9 p.m.