According to Meteo France we have now gone 27 days without rain. A record for winter. In ski resorts snowfall and snow depths are well below long term averages.

A guided ski touring group has been caught by an avalanche near to the ski resort of Serre Chevalier in the Hautes-Alpes.

A 57 year old ski instructor has been killed by an avalanche while skiing off piste at les Arcs. The piste patrol had already been called to an avalanche at 11h30.

A ski tourer has been killed by a slab avalanche on the glacier d'Argentière. The incident occured on a SE slope at 2500 meters altitude at around 17h30.

When you are planning a ski tour it is always useful to have an idea of the snowline to know if you’ll have to boot pack at some point.

Last Tuesday there were half a dozen avalanches reported in the French Northern Alps and another half dozen on the two days that followed but the big headline in the press was at la Clusaz: “A dozen p

A female ski tourer, part of a group of experienced skiers from the Nice section of the French Alpine Club (CAF), has been killed by an avalanche near the Col de Larche.

High risk skier triggered avalanches in the Northern French Alps this Saturday.

You may have noticed some new symbols on the Swiss avalanche bulletin next to the overall risk levels of 1 to 5. The SLF have decided to subdivide the overall risk level to better reflect the danger.

The authorities have called for caution after a number of avalanches in the French Alps today.