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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

At the end of last year we took a look at a new device, the ZoneX from French startup Pairfs based in Grenoble. First a bit of science. It has been known since the early 19th century that lactic acid ...

Another notably good winter was 1977/78, which brought heavy snowfall across large parts of the Alps. According to the dataset, snow depth during mid winter was well above average, and the snow season ...

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 ...

According to the Swiss Avalanche Research institute the Swiss Alps are experiencing an unusually poor snow cover and a generally low risk of avalanches. Experts noted that most alpine regions are only ...

There was a large avalanche at the Col du Lauteret this afternoon in the north facing Combeynot face. The avalanche occured shortly before 14h30 at around 2900 meters altitude on a north facing slope ...

Normally I've done a month or more nordic skiing by the end of December but this year there has hardly been any Christmas snow and conditions in resorts that are open are reported as stony and icy; it ...

I'd skied a bit on the sept laux pistes yesterday when I was skitouring and things didn't look that great. In fact globally the pistes weren't bad but a few stones here and there and not always easy ...