A French station banned smoking on the slopes and the result is bluffing - My stay in the mountains

Since December 2022, Les Gets resort has made a strong decision: to ban smoking on its ski area. A bold but necessary step in the face of an overwhelming observation. Every year, during the end-of-season pick-up that we're doing with volunteers, thousands of butts were still jingling with melted snow. "In a single day, on a small portion, 3,000 butts were found," says Benjamin Mugnier, executive director of Les Gets. "We quickly understood that …