The victim, along with two other members of her family, all Swiss nationals, was skiing off-piste when a snow slide engulfed them. The High Mountain Gendarmerie (PGHM) of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc was ...

145 cm total snow depth, with 45 cm of recent snow showing some wind impact. Beneath that, 50 cm of older snow increasing in density. Around 20 cm of faceted grains, starting to gain cohesion. 20 cm ...

The paper "Evidence of heuristic traps in recreational avalanche accidents" presented at the 2002 International Snow Science Workshop by Ian McCammon gives some interesting insights into the decisions ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Marketed as a telemark ski in North-America the Crossbow is relatively supple ski, easy to turn and more at home on piste than in deep powder.

The Matrix is the latest ski touring boot from Scarpa, the respected Italian mountaineering equipment manufacturer. Perhaps better known for their competition boots, the Matrix is designed to respond ...

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 ...