An 19 year old hiker had a lucky escape in the Alpstein mountains near Seealp in Switzerland on Sunday afternoon.

Fluoro waxes are heavily used in cross country ski competitions. Some people even use them for alpine skiing although there are fewer benefits.

We heard today of the passing of mountain guide and extreme skier André Giraud aged 79 of natural causes.

Laurent Boix-Vives former boss of Rossignol died last Thursday aged 93. Boix-Vives was something of an exception in the stuffy world of French post war business.

Europe has seemingly been hit by a wave of post Covid-19 confinement road rage. Even professional sports people are at risk.

A skier has been killed and another injured in the Couloir Gervasutti on the East Face of the Mont Blanc du Tacul today. The incident occurred around 12h45. The couloir is extremely steep.

Ski tourers like to keep their secret stashes, well secret. At the same time they do like a good boast to a few online buddies.

The easing of the lockdown in France started on the 11th May 2020.

How far can you ski in a day? For many downhill skiers 100km/10,000 meters is considered a solid day out, uplift included but for some cross country skiers that would just be a warm-up.

High mountain guide and steep skier Vivien Bruchez gives some tips on how to improve your steep skiing during this time of Covid-19 lockdown, all from his back yard in Chamonix.