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 ...
Recent Avalanche Activity: No recent or past slab avalanches observed in the sector. Some small (size 1) wet snow avalanches were seen on steep, sun-exposed slopes near rocks. Snowpack Observations: A ...
An avalanche in Val-Cenis, Savoie, claimed the lives of four Norwegian ski tourers on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. The avalanche struck in the late afternoon near the Col de Sollières, outside the ski ...
A 55-year-old skier lost his life on Tuesday in a massive avalanche that struck in the Mont-Blanc Massif, specifically the Grands Montets ski area on the NW facing Herse sector, according to emergency ...
Lionel Condemine, a 68-year-old veteran mountain guide from Annecy, France, stood trial this Monday in Nice over his role in a tragic avalanche that claimed the lives of four of his clients during a ...
Based on the Seven Summits platform the Haute-Route has a slightly lighter construction compared to the Superlight giving a softer ski more suited to the female physionomie. The Haute-Route also ...
A Unités Touristiques Nouvelles is a French planning device covering new tourist developments in undeveloped mountain zones. They were created by a directive from French President Valéry Giscard ...
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 ...