Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy is a former commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. On 1 January 2013, Agnières-en-Dévoluy, La Cluse, Saint-Disdier, and Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy amalga
The village of Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy, with the south face of Le Gicon in the background
A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter sports. In Europe, most ski resorts are towns or villages in or adjacent to a ski area–a mountainous area with pistes and
Scenic chairlift rising above a snowy mountain landscape in France
El Pas de la Casa, Andorra. Grandvalira is the largest ski resort in the Pyrenees.
Mzaar Kfardebian Ski Resort in Lebanon
This image of Zauchensee, Austria, shows the pistes, served by a gondola lift, detachable chairlift and a funicular. There is a snow fence to prevent snowdrift; and avalanche towers and avalanche barriers to mitigate the risk of avalanches.