Locals in a French Alps town overwhelmingly voted to close down a struggling ski resort in the wake of dwindling snowfall, fewer visitors, and rising debts. The referendum is believed to be the first ...

Residents of Grand Puy, France, voted to shutter the ski lift after a lack of snow and visitors made it unviable. As the weather cools down, many of us will be thinking of a trip to the slopes.

The 40-year-old municipal worker’s post as Grand Puy’s lift operator in charge of its 13 runs ceased to exist last Sunday when the neighbouring village of Seyne-les-Alpes voted in a referendum to ...