Tomorrow (Thursday, January 29, 2026), a PIDA (Plan d'Intervention de Déclenchement des Avalanches - avalanche clearance work with explosives) will be carried out on the Lautaret road between 11 a.m.

High risk of avalanches (level 4 out of 5 on the European avalanche risk scale) this Thursday 29th January, 2026 across the Southern Alps, Oisans, and Corsica. Extreme caution is advised for mountain ...

Three departments in the Southern French Alps are on avalanche alert for Wednesday 28th January. Alpes Maritimes, Alpes de Haute-Provence and the Hautes-Alpes Copyright 1992-2022 PisteHors.com. All ...

In response, Rossignol is accelerating its strategic pivot: away from winter-sports toward a broader “mountain-sports” brand. That includes expansion into summer gear, trail-running, VTT (mountain ...

A skier was killed on Monday afternoon, 26 January, in an avalanche in the Tignes ski area, in the French Alps. The incident occurred in the well-known off-piste sector of Lavachet, on slopes ...

Mountain rescue teams were called into action twice in the Alps on Friday, January 23, as unstable snow conditions contributed to two separate avalanches — one fatal and one causing serious injury.

Below 1600 m, skiing is generally poor due to ice, crusts and humid snow, while above this elevation the snow remains dry but heavily wind-affected, often hard and uneven. These conditions ...

I added the short Neyron climb but it was a real pea souper higher up and I was pleased to be in the relative clarity of the valley. The bridge was there, they were supposed to be replacing it with a ...

An off piste boarder has been killed by an avalanche in Val d'Isère this afternoon. The man, aged in his 30s, was skiing in a group of 6 in the north facing couloir du Lavancher when they triggered ...

After a long period of calm conditions in France last weekend saw a series of avalanche which killed 6 off piste skiers and left others injured. We thought we'd analyse these events to see if there ...

A 32-year-old ski instructor narrowly escaped death on Sunday after triggering an avalanche on the west face of the Crête de Cibouit, near Monêtier-les-Bains in the French Alps. The incident occurred ...

The ski resort of Saint-Honoré is situated in the Matheysine area of the Isère department in the Northern Alps region. There is a baby drag lift for children. The other ski lifts have been dismantled.