At 2,300 metres above sea level, Val Thorens holds a title no other European ski resort can claim: the highest ski resort on the continent. Nestled in the Belleville Valley within the legendary Trois Vallées — the world's largest linked ski area — Val Thorens is not...

She's the one with a passport that's always within reach and a carry-on she can pack in twenty minutes flat. She collects sunsets over souvenirs, plans the family itinerary with military precision, and somehow still looks effortless stepping off a long-haul flight....

There's a particular kind of joy that only spring skiing can deliver. The alarm goes off a little later, the coffee tastes better on a sun-soaked deck, and somewhere between the first run and the last chair, the mountain transforms from a winter fortress into...