The BBC have take a series of short films at the Swiss Federal Snow and Avalanche Research Institute looking at the methods used in avalanche forecasting and control.http://www.bbc.co.

35 years after French ski instructors formed an independent body (The ESI) it is now the turn of High Mountain Guides.

Two big beasts in the ski mountaineering world have perished in separate avalanches last Thursday in Valtournenche, Italy.

Ski tourer still missing http://www.rts.ch/info/regions/valais/5598253-un-randonneur-porte-disparu-apres-une-avalanche-au-col-de-la-forclaz.

Meteo France has published its latest analysis of the winter snow conditions however you don't need a weather man to know that things have been somewhat challenging this winter: avalanche risk at a

A ski tourer has been killed on the west face of the Grand Colon in the Belledonne range late on Friday afternoon.

As you ski around on a layer of fresh powder every wondered what lies beneath your feet? Well this video is the snow equivalent of Jaws for skiers.

A series of avalanches across the French Alps this weekend has left four dead as well as a number of injured.

To prepare for the Freeride World Tour in Chamonix Aurélien Ducroz and friends decided to ski the couloir des Poubelles at Grands Montets. Every mountain seems to have its Poubelles couloir.

If the race winner seemed almost certain in 2014 edition of the Grande Odyssée there was still a battle for the other two podium places.