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There's a reason some of the gutsiest steep skiers in the world call Chamonix, France, home. In the center of town stands the bottom terminal of the Aiguille du Midi cable car. The engineering marvel ...

Rising from the center of downtown Chamonix, France, the Téléphérique de l’Aiguille du Midi cable car climbs more than 9,000 vertical feet to the summit of the Aiguille du Midi. It ascends past the ...

View post: Four Backcountry Skiers Needed Help in Stowe. Here’s What They Did Right. It was a warm day on the Aiguille du Midi. The towering, 12,605-foot peak above Chamonix, France, was first made ...