The prolog of the 10th edition of the Grande Odyssée dog sled race got under-way today at Samoens in the Haute-Savoie in front of 7000 spectators.

Who said dead men tell no tales? The laboratory of the ENSA, whose role it is to train and examine guides in France, has done some tests on Dead Man (Corps Morts) anchors used for belaying where there

Le Matin Swiss has published a fuller interview with Dominique Perret.

The 7 Laux ski resort has been doing avalanche control work in its famous Vallons du Pra sector today.

Two ski instructors abandon the Alps to come home to Scotland for the best ski touring in years, seeking out challenging descents in the Cairngorms and on Ben Nevis. It didn't all go to plan.

After the deadliest start to the ski season for 15 years in the Swiss Alps an article in Swiss newspaper Le Matin warns that the avalanche situation is so bad that even pros don't want to go off pi

Born on the 8th of May 1915 in Aix-les-Bains Laurent Chappis a decorated war hero and a pioneer of French ski resort development has passed away on the 28th December 2013 in Chambery at the age of 98.

The last few days of 2013 have seen quite a few avalanche accidents, in part due to the number of holiday makers in the mountains, in part due to the current conditions.

Despite warnings from the Isere and Haute-Savoie prefectures for winter sports enthusiasts to exercise caution in the mountains and to stay on secured trails and slopes there have been a series of ava

A video of a year in pictures of the Belledonne mountain range taken from the terrace of Eric Tchijakoff.https://youtu.