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 forecasters from Meteo France Bourg St Maurice have been out on the terrain with members of the CRS from Albertville. They were touring the slopes above Val Cenis in the Haute-Maurienne, in ...

Got up early - 9.15 to get a space at the trailhead car park. There is only room for half a dozen cars. Already some people skiing when I arrived. The start is a long climb from 1100 to 1275 meters ...

This is the second fatality in the Savoie during the Christmas week following fresh snow at the weekend. The avalanche risk was 3 above 2200 meters, 2 below. The bulletin warned of a very unstable ...

Return to Emeindras with skate skis as the trails had been pisted. However I broke a basket on one of my poles which meant for a bit of lopsided skiing. The snow was a bit loose in places which made ...

The avalanche risk finally dropped enough to open the Beldina nordic ski area; part of the 7 Laux ski area. The resort, which had been quiet on Christmas day, was absolutely rammed and it was hard to ...

First alpine ski of the season. Absolutely nobody around so we managed to cover quite a bit of ground. Snow was very good except over in the north facing Pre Long bowl, somewhat surprisingly where the ...

A quick tour on nordic touring skis towards Emeindras above le Sappey. There was 10 to 15cm of fresh powder on the trail so I remade tracks but stopped just before the summit as it had started to get ...

Bizarrely the motor race that blocked me last time I tried to ride the Signal de St Andre was on again this weekend. Luckily they were elsewhere on Friday but I was concerned I would be stopped again.