These days, it is almost impossible to truly unplug. No matter how far we travel, technology keeps us at least partially connected to the very things that stress us out at home: news alerts, incessant emails and social media. So, on a spring trip to the French Alps, it was with some wonder that I realized I’d managed to shed my technology shadow for 17 hours. During this time, I skied across the French-Italian border, indulged in truffle pasta for lunch, navigated a near whiteout on La Rosière, ...