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).

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.

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.

It has been another difficult winter season at the ski resort of Le Lioran. The lift company has been heavily impacted by skyrocketing electricity costs.

A tragic accident unfolded on Sunday, January 26, as two ski tourers, aged 60 and 70, lost their lives in an avalanche in the Hautes-Pyrénées region of France.

Strava has long been the dominant app for athletes to record and analyse their training. It is renowned for its robust tracking and community features.

The principle of free mountain rescue has long been a cornerstone of outdoor safety in France.

The Dauphine Libere newspaper has announced the death of Sylvain Saudan, a pioneer of extreme ski descents. Saudan was 87 years old and had been suffering from a cardiac condition.

Every summer a number of iconic French mountain passes are closed for the morning to road traffic.

When Aurélie Dutertre set out for a ski tour last week she thought it would be a pleasant trip to the Belle Etoile summit in the Belledonne range near Grenoble followed by a night in a refuge then hom