The mayor of La Clusaz has issued a municipal decree banning off-piste skiing within the resort’s ski area, as avalanche risk in the Aravis remains at the maximum level of 5 out of 5 on Friday morning

The avalanche risk is 5/5 (Very High) for Friday 20th February across the majority of the mountain ranges of the Northern Alps and even 4/5 (High) in the Chartreuse, Vercors, Bauges, areas that typica

Following today's fatal avalanches in the Isere and Savoie, Météo-France has issued a special avalanche communiqué warning of a high avalanche risk across most of the Northern Alps and parts of the So

Friday 13 February 2026: The avalanche risk is set to remain Very High (Level 5/5) in several Alpine massifs on Friday, with forecasters warning of very large avalanches that could threaten roads, i

Météo-France has issued an Orange avalanche alert across much of the Northern Alps with Very High (5/5) danger in several massifs on the European avalanche scale for Thursday 12th February 2026.

After a frequently cold and unsettled January, France’s mountain ranges are generally well snow-covered, according to the latest observations from Météo-France.

Another day, another avalanche alert.

A series of avalanche accidents across the French Alps in late January has left one man dead and several others seriously injured, as authorities warn of exceptionally unstable snow conditions in mul

Tomorrow (Thursday, January 29, 2026), a PIDA (Plan d'Intervention de Déclenchement des Avalanches - avalanche clearance work with explosives) will be carried out on the Lautaret road between 11 a.m.

High risk of avalanches  (level 4 out of 5 on the European avalanche risk scale) this Thursday 29th January, 2026 across the Southern Alps, Oisans, and Corsica.