A 54 year old man has been killed by an avalanche above the Buet village in Vallorcine close to Chamonix. The victim, qualified as a mountain leader, was local to the area.

The recent snow (up to 25cm in the French Northern Alps) has improved the skiing conditions but the wind has stripped much of the fresh snow on exposed slopes leaving hard, icy surfaces that have surp

With a return to better weather following fresh snow in the French Alps there has been a series of avalanche incidents including two fatalities at La Toussuire, part of the les Sybelles domain in the

The rescue service have been involved in a number of avalanche incidents in the French Alps today.

A skier has been killed by an avalanche in the Pas des Griffes sector of the Valmeinier ski resort in the French Maurienne.

Following a long anticyclone fresh snowfall has led to a series of avalanches across the French Alps, fortunately non fatal.

A teenager had a narrow escape after being buried in an avalanche in the 7 Laux ski resort close to Grenoble. The 13 year old boy was skiing with his dad off piste from the Dôme des Oudis.

Two soldiers, aged in their twenties, have been caught by a small avalanche at around 1800 meters while climbing on the west-north-west side of the Grand Colon (2394m) near to Grenoble late this after

Ski touring in ski resorts up ski runs is increasingly popular, especially after hours. Ski manufacturers even promote it in advertising.

A skier has been killed by an avalanche in the ski resort of Vars in the Hautes-Alpes on Saturday afternoon. The avalanche occurred at 16h30 at 1800 meters altitude in the Claux sector.