The Pyrenees had a period of risk 5 condtions at the end of last week and as well as access roads to ski resorts being closed, once again, there was some impressive natural avalanche activity.

The French secretary of state for sports, Thierry Braillard, is in the Hautes-Alpes today to participate in a round table on avalanche safety.

Last week Brandon, an American tourist on his first day of a ski trip to Chamonix, founds himself at the bottom of a crevasse.

With the avalanche risk at ⅘ (HIGH) in parts of the Hautes-Alpes tomorrow following fresh snow the head of the Briançon PGHM (mountain rescue services), Captain Nicolas Colombani, has echoed the warni

With 25 deaths in avalanches so far this season Arnaud Trinquier, director of the Tignes ski pistes give some advice about off piste safety.

This looks like a useful product for avalanche educators. It is a 3D model of an idealized ski mountain.

A red card for a practise that I've seen on a number of times the last few days. Snow professionals (ski instructors) going off piste with their clients without any security gear.

Known for his strong opinions as well as his avalanche risk evaluation methods Swiss snow expert Werner Munter has spoken out following 12 avalanche deaths in 8 accidents over the last 5 days describi

With a major storm cycled heading over the Alps this video is a reminder of the danger of persisent weak layers in the snowpack.

Thibaud Duchosal, freerider from the Savoyard village of Villaroger has partnered the ANENA (French National Association for the Study of Snow and Avalanches) and the Les Arcs ski area to produce a cl