Since December France has been blasted by a series of storm cycles. These have brought regular snowfall to all mountain ranges.

Meteo France has issued an avalanche warning for the mountains from the Isere to Mediterranean sea and for the Pyrenees for Saturday with a significant risk of natural avalanches in the morning and la

Two Scottish skiers touring on Mont Buet at Vallorcine have been involved in a dramatic accident around 13h00.

Utah avalanche center expert Bruce Tremper talks about deep slab instability and terrain management.

The BBC have take a series of short films at the Swiss Federal Snow and Avalanche Research Institute looking at the methods used in avalanche forecasting and control.http://www.bbc.co.

Two big beasts in the ski mountaineering world have perished in separate avalanches last Thursday in Valtournenche, Italy.

Ski tourer still missing http://www.rts.ch/info/regions/valais/5598253-un-randonneur-porte-disparu-apres-une-avalanche-au-col-de-la-forclaz.

Meteo France has published its latest analysis of the winter snow conditions however you don't need a weather man to know that things have been somewhat challenging this winter: avalanche risk at a

A ski tourer has been killed on the west face of the Grand Colon in the Belledonne range late on Friday afternoon.

As you ski around on a layer of fresh powder every wondered what lies beneath your feet? Well this video is the snow equivalent of Jaws for skiers.