After a long period of calm conditions in France last weekend saw a series of avalanche which killed 6 off piste skiers and left others injured. We thought we'd analyse these events to see if there ...

Tuesday 13 January, 2026 was marked by multiple avalanches and mountain rescue operations across Savoie and Haute-Savoie, as avalanche risque remained Considerable to High throughout the Alpine ...

With the return of good weather today skiers were out in force. Despite warnings and yesterday's avalanches the deadly series continued today. If social media is a guide ski tourers, perhaps better ...

Classic skiing. The return of snow at the Plan des Hotonnes / Plateau de Retord this Sunday after about a month. , I always take classic at the "start" of the season but not really on form today, I ...

Météo France publishes an avalanche bulletin (BRA) for the Alps, Pyrenees and Corsica on a daily basis throughout the ski season from mid-December to the end of April. There is a twice weekly bulletin ...

The news that the highest ski resort in the French Pyrénées has been declared bankrupt almost went without notice outside of the region. It is not the first time for Puigmal. The ski area already went ...

Two skiers were buried under 250cm of snow at Val-d'Isère in the Vallée perdue, a popular off piste on the back of the Bellevarde. The piste follows a narrow canyon. According to a source in the ski ...

Do endurance athletes age like fine wine, or vinegar? Data mining of the American Birkie results by Jim Coors on the website xcskistats.info has thrown up some interesting results. The Birkie is a ...

Researchers using data gathered by the Swiss Avalanche Research Center at Davos for accidents between 1981 and 1991 have plotted the survival probability of a victim buried under snow against time.

From the summit of the Brevent cable car follow the S ridge,. The entrance is 42° and often lacks snow requiring an abseil. This is followed by 400 meters of a narrow couloir which is shaded before ...

Salomon have issued a recall for its MTN pin binding range. The recall in only for bindings manufactured from May 2022 to March 2023. The recall concerns the possibility of a breakage of the spring ...

The recent “Retour d’Est” weather event brought impressive snowfalls across the French Alps, particularly in the regions around the source of the Arc and Isère rivers. The highest April snowfall since ...