End of season crust skating on the plateau d'Emparis for a bit of fun.

Italian climber Luca Calzone filmed this video of a Geneva based private plane taking off between ski touring groups on the Monta Rosa mountain range on the Swiss / Italian border (Dufourspitze). The ...

First longish ride of the year, over 2 hours anyway. I benefited from a tail wind, which was nice and took in some lakes on the ride back. The route is almost entirely on cycle paths with a bit on ...

In February 2024, two groups of climbers were caught in an avalanche at Mont-Dore, in the Puy-de-Dôme region. It was the deadliest avalanche in Auvergne in 50 years. France Television have returned to ...

A return to Miribel Jonage to see if there were some tracks I hadn't found on my last visit. They've sufaced the Via Rhona a bit more but I didn't explore beyond Herbens, will have to check out the ...

Decided to go for a bit longer ride, only 44km mind, over 4 summits to do some climbing. A bit sluggish on the climbs to be honest - VAM of about 670m/h over 30 minutes. Nice to be though and quite ...

A series of avalanches have struck the ski resort of Val Thorens in the French Alps this Thursday, killing one pedestrian and prompting the closure of the ski area due to the extreme avalanche risk.

The Haute Maurienne region in the French Alps is currently experiencing extremely dangerous avalanche conditions, with the risk level reaching its maximum: Level 5 – Very High. This situation is the ...

The recent “Retour d’Est” weather event brought impressive snowfall totals across the French Alps, particularly in the regions around the sources of the Arc and Isère rivers. The highest April ...

Friday, April 18, and this coming weekend, extreme caution is advised for all mountain activities off marked and open trails. The avalanche risk is high (level 4) today across all Alpine departments.