A French skier died on Saturday May 9 after an avalanche swept off the north face of the Aiguille du Plan in the Mont Blanc massif near Chamonix. Two other skiers were rescued and taken to hospital in ...

A 44 year old ski mountaineer was killed on Friday morning, May 8, after being swept away by an avalanche on the north face of the Aiguille de l’Olan in the Écrins massif in south-eastern France.

An unusually warm and dry April has triggered widespread and rapid thaw across France’s mountain ranges, cutting short the ski season in many areas and leaving conditions more typical of late spring ...

A backcountry skier was seriously injured after an avalanche caught a group of ski tourers in the French Pyrenees on this afternoon, highlighting the risks currently affecting spring mountain ...

Do endurance athletes age like fine wine, or vinegar? Data mining of the American Birkie results by Jim Coors on the website xcskistats.info has thrown up some interesting results. The Birkie is a ...

It was a beautiful sunny day in Les Arcs. Patricia and her husband Ralph, regular visitors to the resort, were enjoying the kind of conditions skiers dream about: clear skies, crisp air and perfectly ...

When I was skiing in le Mont Dore I was told one of the couloirs was named after Joachim Muckenbrunn. A famous Austrian ski instructor and resident of Chamonix. I thought no more of it until I ...

I marked the first lake swim of the year with a quick outing to Grand Parc de Miribel-Jonage, heading for the Lac des Eaux Bleues. I rode out from central Lyon along the Rhône’s right-bank towpath. It ...

Faucigny is one of the ancient provinces of the Savoie and covers the valleys of the rivers Arve and Giffre. From the 11th to 13th century it operated as in independent and powerful state. The capital ...