A 57 year old ski instructor has been killed by an avalanche while skiing off piste at les Arcs. The piste patrol had already been called to an avalanche at 11h30.

A ski tourer has been killed by a slab avalanche on the glacier d'Argentière. The incident occured on a SE slope at 2500 meters altitude at around 17h30.

Last Tuesday there were half a dozen avalanches reported in the French Northern Alps and another half dozen on the two days that followed but the big headline in the press was at la Clusaz: “A dozen p

A female ski tourer, part of a group of experienced skiers from the Nice section of the French Alpine Club (CAF), has been killed by an avalanche near the Col de Larche.

The authorities have called for caution after a number of avalanches in the French Alps today.

A third skier has been killed in the French Alps this week despite calls for prudence from the authorities. The latest incident was in the ski resort of Vars which had just opened.

A local skier has been killed ski touring on the North face of the Pic Blanc du Galibier (2995m) in the Maurienne today at 14h40. The victim was buried under two meters of snow.

A ski tourer has been killed by an avalanche on Monday in the ski resort of Sauze in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department. The resort has not yet reopened for the season.

An off piste skier had a very lucky escape skiing at Val Thorens today. This was the first day of lift served skiing in the area. The opening had to be put back 1 week due to poor snow conditions.

The bodies of two climbers, missing since Saturday 5th November 2022 have been found by the rescue services in the Grande Casse (3855m) sector of the Savoie following an extensive search and rescue op