The Dauphine Libere newspaper has announced the death of Sylvain Saudan, a pioneer of extreme ski descents. Saudan was 87 years old and had been suffering from a cardiac condition.

There has been a large avalanche on the north face of the Dôme des Ecrins in the Hautes-Alpes at 3900 meters altitude.

It’s been 5 years since British ski instructor Simon Butler won his historic victory against the French authorities earning the right to establish himself as a ski teacher in France after a 15 year s

The first figures to come in from Nordic ski areas are not good.

A group of three French skier tourers have been caught by an avalanche in the North East Couloir of the Aiguille de Tricot (3 665 m), above the Bionnassay glacier in the Mont Blanc range.

Snow clearing on the high alpine cols has started this week but don't expect them to be open soon.

Avalanche risk will be high this weekend in the Alps and in the western and central Pyrenees.

It is an increasingly frequent event. Saharan sand on your car in the morning and covering the ski slopes.

Despite variable snow conditions visitor numbers for French ski resorts are up on last year.

A 60 year old male skier, resident of the Haute-Savoie department, has been killed by an avalanche descending from the Pointe Yeld (3560m) in the Mont Blanc mountain range.