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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ski touring, splitboarding and winter mountaineering offer a sense of freedom rarely matched elsewhere. But when tragedy strikes, the legal aftermath can be far less liberating. Despite the informal ...

A woman in her thirties lost her life in an avalanche on Wednesday morning while skiing off-piste in the Chamonix Valley. The incident occurred around 2000 meters altitude on the north face of the ...

Given the early-season snow conditions and our inability to publish the official avalanche bulletins (BeRA) before November 3rd, and following our small “soft slab” field session last Sunday, we are ...

The aim was to do 1000m of V+. Promise made, promise kept, as politicians like to boast. Although in my case it really was kept. 3 climbs of 300 meters plus 100 extra meters at the end. I took it a ...