With the first snows of autumn already on the summits and the start of the season just around the corner it is a good time to look back at last year’s avalanche incidents in France.

A short reprieve for the ski resort of l'alpe du Grand Serre ski resort near Grenoble.

The ski station of le Grand Puy near to Gap may not be that well known but the mountains opposite are the site of the German Wings tragedy in 2015. They had been planning to open on the 21st December.

The news had been expected but it was still a shock.

15 climbers have been hit by an avalanche climbing the Mont Blanc du Tacul, part of the route to the summet of Mont Blanc early this morning.

With fantastic autumn weather, I couldn't resist another big pass. This time the “half” Col du Joly. Half because, like the Sabot two weeks ago, it's only surfaced on one side.

A return trip to Hawaii (a surf spot on the Rhone river) along the river towpath. Once on the gravel hard going as the heavy rains of September have left a lot of ruts and gravel.

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.

Sunday afternoon ride after a pub lunch. I thought I was going quite well but 2m30 slower on the course a cote (Limonest zig zags) compared to my PR.

This walk might be interesting to anyone in Lyon. Basically follow the Park de la Tete d'Or to the far end of the Cité internationale.