Around midnight, the guide’s body was found at over 1,400 meters altitude in the NW facing Griaz torrent sector of Les Houches. His Avalanche transceiver helped rescuers pinpoint his location beneath ...

Researchers using data gathered by the Swiss Avalanche Research Center at Davos for accidents between 1981 and 1991 have plotted the survival probability of a victim buried under snow against time.

The victim, along with two other members of her family, all Swiss nationals, was skiing off-piste when a snow slide engulfed them. The High Mountain Gendarmerie (PGHM) of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc was ...

A backcountry skier lost his life in an avalanche on Sunday afternoon in Bessans (Savoie). The massive snow slide, measuring 200 meters wide, occurred beneath Pointe d'Andagne at nearly 3,000 meters ...

On Sunday, February 2nd, a devastating avalanche struck the off-piste area of Puy-Saint-Vincent (Hautes-Alpes) around 1:30 PM, involving three skiers. Two managed to escape unharmed, a third skier was ...

Météo France publishes an avalanche bulletin (BRA) for the Alps, Pyrenees and Corsica on a daily basis throughout the ski season from mid-December to the end of April. There is a twice weekly bulletin ...

Having suffered for years with the ancient Koflach two clip boot the Nordica's were a revelation. Nordica TR 10 boot The TR10 offer good support for feet and is a 3 buckles design, one with a micro ...

The Pure Freeride keeps the pivot point 30mm behind the toe for optimal climbing. With the included ski brakes it makes a great in and outbounds binding capable of handling longer day tours. A dual ...

A 55-year-old skier lost his life on Tuesday in a massive avalanche that struck in the Mont-Blanc Massif, specifically the Grands Montets ski area on the NW facing Herse sector, according to emergency ...