Aurelien Ducros and his cousin Doud’s Charlet (world freeride snowboard champion) are skiing a line that Ducroz hasn't heard of anyone skiing before.

Four skiers have been killed by falls in separate incidents in the French Alps over the last two days.

Different risksDoes anyone think it makes sense that the avalanche risk for Tuesday 4/02/14 in Grande Rousses and Belledonne is 3/4 and that the joining Maurienne is only 2 or am I missing something?

According to an article by Antoine Chandellier the return to snowier winters over the last few years has meant that the retreat of some European glaciers has slowed and others are even growing again.

There have been a series of accidents off-piste on Sunday in the Alps. In the most serious a snowboarder was killed in the Pied du Moutet sector of les Deux Alpes.

In the last year or so, MeteoFrance started doing something I love – posting forecasts of the altitude of freezing temperature for different times of day for each mountain group and ski station.

Since December France has been blasted by a series of storm cycles. These have brought regular snowfall to all mountain ranges.

Meteo France has issued an avalanche warning for the mountains from the Isere to Mediterranean sea and for the Pyrenees for Saturday with a significant risk of natural avalanches in the morning and la

Two Scottish skiers touring on Mont Buet at Vallorcine have been involved in a dramatic accident around 13h00.

Fourth in Aurelien Ducroz' Cham-Lines series where he explores some of the well known couloirs of the Mont Blanc range.