阿尔卑斯山是欧洲最高大的山脉，从热那亚湾附近的图尔奇诺山口沿法国、意大利边境北上，经瑞士进入奥地利境内，绵延1200公里，平均海拔约3000米。 “艾格尔峰”、“明希峰”、“少女峰”、三大名山均屹立在阿尔卑斯山脉。世界著名的滑雪胜地――圣莫里茨高山滑雪场就位于阿尔卑斯山脉的中心地带，是高山滑雪的胜地，曾成功举办过两届冬奥会。这里有海拔超过3000米的高山滑道，让你可以化身为翱翔在白色世界里的雪域雄鹰。
冬日的阿尔卑斯山，白雪皑皑，冰川连绵千里，银白色的山坡陡斜雄伟，是滑雪的最佳场所，也是冬季运动比赛的热门场地。除1928年和1948年的冬季奥林匹克运动会外，数届世界滑雪锦标赛均在此举办，而奥林匹克雪橇赛和克莱斯特雪橇赛也都指定这里为比赛场地。
作为世界上山岳冰川最集中的地区，阿尔卑斯山里拥有1200多条，总面积超过4000平方公里的冰川。而长达225公里长、有170平方公里覆盖面积的阿莱奇冰川规模最大。从眺望台远眺，只见它犹如一条巨大的冰雪之河，蜿蜒在少女峰南侧的伯尔尼兹山脉中，浩瀚辽阔。如果在好天气里观赏阿莱奇冰川，可以看到它周围大量的堆石，那是冰川地貌的典型特征。那些石头都是冰川在其自身缓慢的运动过程中由高山上搬运下来的。冰宫是欧洲之巅的另一处胜景。它开凿在这里冰川表层下20多米的深处，总面积超过1000平方米，已有70多年的历史。走进冰川腹地，只见冰洞、冰廊、冰雪大厅里各种冰雕动物造型栩栩如生，而各种色彩独特的灯光更加凸现了这个冰川内部世界的晶莹剔透和神奇多彩。它与法国霞慕尼一处著名的大冰川“冰之海”有异曲同工之妙。冰之海也是目前阿尔卑斯山消融和运动最快的冰川之一。为此，人们不得不每年在冰川上凿新的入口，那些留在冰川上的洞穴，似乎成了记录冰川运动的刻度。阿尔卑斯山里有些冰川的面积甚至超过了一些小国的领土面积。它们在调节地区气候，保存淡水方面起着至关重要的作用。但在过去一个世纪中，阿尔卑斯山已有一半的冰川因为气温上升而消失了。根据奥地利科学家的观测和研究，如果全球气温保持目前偏暖的状态，不用40年，阿尔卑斯山区的冰川就将全部消失。如果这一切真的发生，欧洲的低海拔地区都将成为泽国。
阿尔卑斯山的景色十分迷人，有许多世界闻名的风景区和旅游胜地。在雪线以上，景色壮观的勃朗峰、卢卡诺峰、勃都朗吉峰、杜夫尔峰等名山吸引着来自世界各地的登山者和旅游者。近百年来，高山已成为休假和疗养的场所。夏天，这里是避暑胜地；冬季，这里是冬季运动之乡。旅店、饭店等供旅游者享用的设施应有尽有，在阿尔卑斯山上有50多个旅游地点。山中有欧洲地势最高的希尔顿饭店，坐在饭店的旋转餐厅里，人们可以观赏阿尔卑斯山的山景。这里还有欧洲最高的火车站，乘火车可以直接到达少女峰看冰川奇景。许多地方有电缆车直达山巅，让游人领略雪趣。登山的游人如果遇险，有直升飞机可以提供救助，山里有专门治疗骨折、摔伤的医院。
除了滑雪，阿尔卑斯山区中不能错过的就是泡温泉了。洛伊克巴德温泉位于阿尔卑斯著名的温泉休养胜地洛伊克巴德，拥有22个露天、室内温泉池，每天有约300万升的温泉水流入私人、公共的温泉浴池中。洛伊克巴德是从罗马时代开始发展起来的温泉城市。歌德、莫伯桑、威姆佩尔都曾经访问过这个地方。这里以大众温泉中心和现代化的阿尔卑斯温泉中心为主，并且有很多吸引人的设施。其中，阿尔卑斯温泉中心除了室内外游泳池外，还有裸体入浴的爱尔兰罗马浴堂，提供桑拿以及格拉宏的美容保健等完善的服务。
由于旅游业的空前繁荣，也给阿尔卑斯山的自然界生态环境带来了新问题，一些高山动物和植物种类濒临灭绝或遭到严重威胁。一些国家正在为此而采取一系列有效措施，避免这里的环境受到人为的破坏。过去，阿尔卑斯山是欧洲南北交通的极大障碍，从19世纪中叶起，许多铁路隧道相继建成，改变了过去仅依靠低矮的山口按季节通行的状况，现在已经可以南北全年通车，不受气候条件的影响。
The Alps is the name for the greatest mountain range system in Europe. It starts from a pass near Genoa Bay, continues north along the border of France and Italy, then enters Austria through Switzerland. The Alps are 1,200 kilometers long and the average height is 3,000 meters.
As the area with the highest concentrations of mountain glaciers, the Alps have more than 1,200 glaciers with the total area of over 4,000 square kilometers. The largest, the Aletsch Glacier, is 225 kilometers long with the area of 170 square kilometers. It seems like a huge ice river winding through the Bernese Alps which lie to the south of the Jungfrau. In good weather, you can see large numbers of moraines around the Aletsch Glacier. That’s the typical
characteristics of glacial landforms. These pieces of rock are moved along by a glacier’s slow motion. Besides the function of transportation, the glacier also has the two functions of erosion and accumulation. Year after year, all the three functions form the world famous mountain views.
The Alps has charming sceneries. There are many world famous scenic spots and resorts here. Some famous mountains such as Mount Blanc, and Mount Locarno all attract climbers and tourists from all over the world. In recent hundreds of years, the high mountains have become the place for leisure and recuperation. It is a summer resort and is also a good place for doing sport in winter. There are more than 50 tourist sites in the Alps. The highest hotel in Europe― the Hilton Hotel is in the mountains. Sitting in the revolving restaurant of the hotel, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Alps. Here is the highest railway station in the Europe. You can go directly to the Jungfrau to see the glaciers. If the tourists are in trouble or injured, the helicopters can offer assistance. In the mountains, there are special hospitals for treating fractures and fall injuries.
You shouldn’t miss the hot springs in the Alps. Leukerbad spring is located in Leukerbad―the famous Alpine spa resort. It has 22 spring pools and every day there are about three million
people come here for the springs. Goethe, Maupassant, and Whimper all visited Leukerbad. This area takes Burgerbad and the modern Alpine spa center as the main highlight and also has many attractive facilities. Besides the interior and outside swimming pools, The Alpine spa center also provides other complete services such as Ireland Roman Baths, sauna, beauty-care and health-care.