That’s one thing about Val Cenis, and the Haute Maurienne Vanoise in general: it is far more snow-sure than some French ski resorts. Altitude, slope gradient and north-facing slopes help ensure ...

Despite being a ski resort since 1908 ... It’s suitable for all standards. Importantly, Val Cenis benefits from the retour d’Est, a micro weather pattern regularly drawing moisture up from ...

It is not technically illegal to drink or be drunk on the slopes, but anyone who is found to be drunk in public and behaving ...

Located in the Haute Maurienne Valley, between the Italian border and the Vanoise National Park, Val Cenis is the largest of the valley’s six (unconnected) ski resorts with 125km of pistes.

Jacques Arnoux, the mayor of Val-Cenis, told AFP the Norwegians were hit by “an extremely big avalanche that was triggered outside the ski area ... and hikers must follow instructions given by resorts ...