Friday, 17 October, 2008

Henry’s Avalanche Talks 2008 Tour

Val d’Isere Avalanche Educator and Off Piste Instructor Henry Schniewind is taking his famous Avalanche Talks and Beeper training back on the road again visiting locations in London and the South West.

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Thursday, 16 October, 2008

French Mountain Weather Forecasting Endangered

Meteo France, the French weather forecasting services, had proposed closing a number of local weather forecasting stations around the nation. This cost cutting measure would leave only 3 stations in the entire Rhone-Alpes region. A region where the mountains make their own weather and accurate localized predictions can mean the difference between life and death.

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Tuesday, 14 October, 2008

Another avalanche on the Tacul

Three Polish climbers have hit by an avalanche triggered by a sérac fall on the Mont-Blanc du Tacul. The accident occurred around 19h30. On the 24th of August, 8 climbers were killed by an avalanche at the same spot.

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Look before you leap

Yes, we know it is easy to be wise after the event but off piste and in the back country you really do need to look before you leap. We spotted this avalanche footage over on TetonAT.com and there is lots to notice but we’ll let you take a look at the clip first.

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Monday, 13 October, 2008

Changing face of the alps

Climate change may not just been less snow, it could completely reconfigure some off piste and back-country routes. Typical is glaciated terrain above 2500 meters. The North Face of the Grande Motte is a popular off piste route in the ski resort of Tignes. At around 6.30pm on the 17th of September members of the piste patrol and other resort staff who were preparing the area for the new season were surprised by an enormous serac collapse.

grande motte

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Sunday, 12 October, 2008

Courts, climate change and credit crunch hit ski resorts

It is not just les Houches that is having problems for the 2008/9 season. The Col de Porte near Grenoble is involved in a legal dispute which may keep the lifts closed for another season. The Col de Porte is credited with having the first drag lift in France, built in the mid 1930s and was a favourite with skiers from Grenoble who, once upon a time, would cycle up to the resort on a Sunday with skis strapped to their bikes. Although not large, the area offers a popular floodlit funpark and is an excellent place to learn. It also has a great snow record.

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Thursday, 02 October, 2008

Avalanche Days 2008

The French National Association for the Study of Snow and Avalanches is going on the road again with its series of 1 day conferences on snow safety. From November to January the “Avalanche Days” will visit Lyon, Annecy, Romans and Nice.

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