Flying down the pistes takes on something of a new meaning when you’re following a white-tailed eagle and his handler on the sunny slopes of Morzine.
This majestic bird of prey was once nearly extinct in the French Alps. The opportunity to ski with the largest eagle in Europe is part of wider conservation efforts to reintroduce it to the Lake Geneva region and Upper Rhone Valley.
It really is quite the experience, with the bird swooping down the slopes alongside Les Aigles du Léman founder Jacque-Oliver Travers – often to the surprise (and amusement) of other people on the piste.
The eagle can be found swooping down the slopes alongside Les Aigles du Léman founder Jacque-Oliver Travers. Natalie Marchant
But it also has a more serious aim of educating visitors on the importance of preserving the alpine environment for future generations.
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