the ultimate downhill 

With the Winter Olympics in Cortina approaching, Alex Preston embarks on an adventurous trip to the Dolomites, where the thrill of the slopes is matched only by the pleasures of off-piste living

Columnist Jim Perrin returns to his beloved France to pay tribute to one of Europe’s holy mountains, taking writer Jan Morris and one of our editors along for a zig-zag ride in a trusty old Citroën… or is it a Bentley?!

Why go? Snuggled at the foot of white-cloaked mountains, the town of Montreux on Lake Geneva is a dreamy location for relaxing strolls and evenings spent sipping mulled wine. And when adventure calls,

Dreaming of holidays in the snow and of escapes to the sun

From frosty slopes and sharp turns to lazy lunches and evening strolls, this French getaway is pure Alpine bliss

Photographer Feargus Cooney shares nearly two decades of learning how to thrive in the Scottish winter mountains, and the series of stunning, sometimes hard-won images that have resulted