We talked about the dangers of cornices recently. This weekend the mountain rescue (Peleton de Gendarmerie and Fire Services) had a difficult night rescue in the Vosges.

Last weekend was marked by sustained snowfall in the Pyrenean mountains, especially towards the west. The fresh snow was accompanied by strong winds. Locally up to a meter of new snow was recorded.

The French Northern Alps, Pyrenees and Corsica are on yellow alert for avalanches today.

The central Pyrenees has been blasted by a storm bringing over a meter of fresh snow in some areas. As a consequence the avalanche risk is 4/5 over a number of mountain ranges.

Météo-France has issued a yellow avalanche alert for the Savoie and Southern French Alps due to an ongoing "retour d'Est" weather event. The alert covers today, Monday 15th November.

Mayeul Aldebert has posted an impressive picture of the cornice on the backside of Mont Pourri that he took the other day.

The French weather services has issued a yellow alert for avalanches for the weekend of the 7th/8th May 2021. The warning covers the Hautes-Alpes and Northern French Alpes above 2200/2400 meters.

According to an article in New Scientist the episodes of Saharan dust that affect the alps could increase the risk of avalanches as they affect the albedo of the snow, reflecting less sunlight and cau

Meteo France has issued the following warning for the Northern Alpes:Increasing avalanche risk over the coming hours.

With ski resorts closed, probably for the rest of the season, the press are demanding why are there so many fatal avalanches this year.