Mountain rescue teams were called into action twice in the Alps on Friday, January 23, as unstable snow conditions contributed to two separate avalanches — one fatal and one causing serious injury.

Below 1600 m, skiing is generally poor due to ice, crusts and humid snow, while above this elevation the snow remains dry but heavily wind-affected, often hard and uneven. These conditions ...

I added the short Neyron climb but it was a real pea souper higher up and I was pleased to be in the relative clarity of the valley. The bridge was there, they were supposed to be replacing it with a ...

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 ...

An off piste boarder has been killed by an avalanche in Val d'Isère this afternoon. The man, aged in his 30s, was skiing in a group of 6 in the north facing couloir du Lavancher when they triggered ...

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 ...

A 32-year-old ski instructor narrowly escaped death on Sunday after triggering an avalanche on the west face of the Crête de Cibouit, near Monêtier-les-Bains in the French Alps. The incident occurred ...

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 ...

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 ...

The French Alps have experienced a series of avalanches this weekend, highlighting the critical risks of off-piste skiing and the necessity of strict safety precautions. Authorities have emphasized ...

The ski resort of Saint-Honoré is situated in the Matheysine area of the Isère department in the Northern Alps region. There is a baby drag lift for children. The other ski lifts have been dismantled.

New research published in Nature (Lee et al. 2025) suggests that the weakening of the North Atlantic conveyor will not product the bumper winters that many ski enthusiasts had expected. The research ...