This month, Italy's Herve Barmasse, 47, took a break from alpine-style attempts on 8,000m peaks to do the first winter traverse of all 17 points of the Grand Sasso d'Italia in the Apennines.

Located in the heart of the Italian Alps, Livigno is a breathtaking village at 1,816 meters (5,958 feet). Dubbed "Little Tibet," it’s a year-round paradise for nature lovers. In winter ...

The sport of ski mountaineering will also see its debut during the games ... and around the stunning Italian Alps. In 2026, the Milano-Cortina event will host the Winter Olympic Games from ...

The resort is perfect for winter sports fans (as well as we winter ... It’s fair to say, the Italian Alps don’t get as much press as other Alpine destinations (eight countries crisscross ...

The Punta Rocca glacier near Canazei, in the Italian Alps in northern ... where the accumulating winter snow does not completely melt away during summer. Over many years, snow builds up, gradually ...

But aside from being a popular ski resort with 80 runs, what else flourishes here in The Alps? I’m here in La ... ready to feed the animals during winter. The direction a slope faces also ...