8 skiers, part of two distinct groups, have been involved in an avalanche this afternoon around 15h40.

A ski resort without ski lifts? It has already been tried in the USA with Bluebird which opened in 2020 and shut after three seasons. Now the Europeans are trying the same.

On Saturday at la Clusaz in the Haute-Savoie a group of five ski tourers triggered a slide in the west facing Combe de Tardevant at around 2100 meters altitude. The incident occured at around 11h00.

Do endurance athletes age like fine wine, or vinegar? Data mining of the American Birkie results by Jim Coors on the website xcskistats.info has thrown up some interesting results.

The avalanche forecasters from Météo-France have been out in the mountains the last week taking measurements and the bulletins are now available from the website.

Métabief in the French Jura is typical of skiing in the mountain range. Colder than the Alps, the ski runs are located between 900 and 1430 meters altitude.

Salomon have issued a recall for its MTN pin binding range. The recall in only for bindings manufactured from May 2022 to March 2023.

A new law passed in February 2023 has had the effect of criminalizing open access to land where that land is private property. Anyone found breaking the law can be fined 135 €.

The prefecture of the Haute-Savoie has appealed call for prudence in the mountains for Wednesday and Thursday, citing a “high” avalanche risk. The warning applies mainly to the Mont-Blanc massif.

The French govt. has added 2,200 towns to the list of communities that can super-tax second home owners.