Sylvain was a strong all round skier, whether on skis, snowboard or telemark.

DAV have published their annual test round up of all major devices.

In case you haven't heard both BCA, Snowpulse and Mammut have recalls out for their airbags. In the case of BCA the recall affects Float airbags shipped from 2011 to 2013.

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.