It is a recurring problem, especially at the start of the season when the snow pack is thin.

Risk 2 in the avalanche bulletin is a moderate risk of skier triggered avalanches. It is generally taken to be a green light for ski tourers and so it was on Monday 1st December 2025.

Météo-France has issued the following avalanche warning for tomorrow, Saturday 29th November 2025:Conditions conducive to triggered avalanches coinciding with very good snow cover at the start of wint

At one time the French mountains and hills were dotted with micro ski resorts but most have disappeared.

Mountain rescue services based at Jausiers came to the rescue of a couple of ski tourers at 10h30 this morning on the north face of the Chapeau-de-Gendarme (2682m) to the south of Super-Sauze ski reso

Who Is Responsible When a Backcountry Accident Happens? Inside the Legal Reality Facing Ski Tourers and Mountaineers in France.

Skiers and ski tourers are facing new restrictions. This time in the ski resort of les Sept Laux following a dispute with a land owner.

With fresh snow expected this week Meteo France's avalanche forecasters went out to the col du Galibier to check out the snowpack.

A new Europe-wide analysis of online reviews has ranked ski resorts across the continent, revealing a shift in what winter sports travellers expect—and what they are increasingly unwilling to tolerate

The *nivologists* of Météo-France have been back in the field across the Alps, preparing for the start of the 2025/26 avalanche forecasting season.