La Clusaz may have opened the Balme sector of its ski area two weeks early on the 22 November but since that glorious week-end it has been a stressful start to the season for the resort director Pierr

A documentary by Arte TV covering a ski touring expedition from the Turkish frontier to the gates of Afghanistan. Crossing the mountains of Iran on skis the team discover its people.

It all seemed so positive last weekend. We were ski touring in the Belledonne. The resorts of Alpe d’Huez, la Clusaz, Montgenevre and Courchevel had opened ahead of schedule.

A little bit of snow science in the lab and in the field. The engineers are looking at a particular type of weak layer formed by surface hoar (aka frost).

The Observer has published a fairly long article on global warming and its effects on the ski industry.

A 3 minute video showing Val Thorens moving from autumn to winter over 72 hours on the 3rd November. The video is made of 3500 HD images.

Here is the full 12 minutes of Afterglow. A ski movie filmed in Alaska and featuring a segment with a couple of guys in LED lightsuits.

Have you ever done a route where the snow conditions or slope means you have to boot pack a pitch.

100 walkers are missing and at least 29 dead following a snowstorm in the center of Nepal in the Himalayan mountain range.

Ok there is a ski resort on Mt Etna but it isn't open in the summer, or when the volcano is erupting for that matter.