An unusually warm and dry April has triggered widespread and rapid thaw across France’s mountain ranges, cutting short the ski season in many areas and leaving conditions more typical of late spring ...

A backcountry skier was seriously injured after an avalanche caught a group of ski tourers in the French Pyrenees on this afternoon, highlighting the risks currently affecting spring mountain ...

Someone called the piste rescue services, another began first aid. Within minutes, the ski patrol arrived. Shortly afterwards, a helicopter landed carrying a doctor. Cardiac massage, adrenaline and a ...

Do endurance athletes age like fine wine, or vinegar? Data mining of the American Birkie results by Jim Coors on the website xcskistats.info has thrown up some interesting results. The Birkie is a ...

I marked the first lake swim of the year with a quick outing to Grand Parc de Miribel-Jonage, heading for the Lac des Eaux Bleues. I rode out from central Lyon along the Rhône’s right-bank towpath. It ...

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 ...

I'd seen that the Beldina / 7 Laux nordic area was still being pisted although no longer open the trails were on free access so I decided to head up as it is not far from home. I was a bit worried at ...

Day trip to the 7 Laux with skimania from Lyon to show the mates my local ski area. We arrived at 8h30 but some of the mates were hiring ski gear which took an age and the rest of use were able to do ...

Due to the weather we had to reign in our ambitions. Finally a trip up to Allevard, 40 minutes from home. Road were clear to resort. We parked at the bottom at the Grand Paul lift. A specialty of ...

Following today's fatal avalanches in the Isere and Savoie, Météo-France has issued a special avalanche communiqué warning of a high avalanche risk across most of the Northern Alps and parts of the ...

Three skiers were killed in a major avalanche on Friday morning in an off-piste area of the ski domain at Val d'Isère, in the French Alps. The slide occurred in the Solaise sector, to the right of the ...

As rescue helicopters crisscross the French Alps amid a spike in accidents this winter, a long-running debate has resurfaced: should mountain rescue in France remain free? On February 11, the Cour des ...