Two ski tourers have died after being caught in an avalanche in La Chapelle-d’Abondance, in the Haute-Savoie department of the French Alps. The bodies of the two women, aged 51 ...

Over the decades, several ski touring grading systems have emerged in France. Some have replaced others, while many continue to coexist today. Developed by G. Blachère in the 1940s, this was one of ...

Three skiers were killed in a major avalanche on Friday morning in an off-piste area of the ski domain at Val d'Isère, in the French Alps. The slide occurred in the Solaise sector, to the right of the ...

Following today's fatal avalanches in the Isere and Savoie, Météo-France has issued a special avalanche communiqué warning of a high avalanche risk across most of the Northern Alps and parts of the ...

The mayor of La Clusaz has issued a municipal ordance banning off-piste skiing within the resort’s ski area, as avalanche risk in the Aravis remains at the maximum level of 5 out of 5 on Friday ...

A ski tourer was buried by a large avalanche in the Belledonne massif on Sunday, February 22, but was miraculously rescued unharmed after being trapped under more than a metre of snow.

A specialty of Allevard seems to be chair lifts that stop for ages without reason which we saw a number of times during the afternoon. Conditions on the blue runs were excellent. The red from the ...

A very large avalanche struck the hamlet of La Rivine late Tuesday morning above the ski resort of Valloire, located in France’s Savoie department. According to local authorities, the avalanche ...

Météo-France Special Avalanche Bulletin Issued Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 4:05 p.m. (local time) VERY UNFAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR MOUNTAIN ACTIVITIES IN THE ALPS THIS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20.

A backcountry skier was left in critical condition after being buried by an avalanche above Saint-Martin-Vésubie on Friday, as a separate large slide struck the resort of Val d’Allos – La Foux the ...

An orange vigilance alert for avalanches remains in effect across the massif through Monday evening, February 16. An orange avalanche alert has also been issued in the Pyrenees, where forecasters say ...

Métabief in the French Jura is typical of skiing in the mountain range. Colder than the Alps, the ski runs are located between 900 and 1430 meters altitude. The resort has been considering a future ...