Distance: 39.9 km A day of flatter riding with a classic tour of lake Orta from Pettenasco with a little detour to check out the fish ponds of Laghetti di Nonnio. The road up to the ponds has a few ...

I've often thought it would be possible to make a cross country ski binding more like step in mtb binding. Well it seems like Rottefella have had the same thoughts and are currently testing a new XC ...

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 ...

A woman in her thirties lost her life in an avalanche on Wednesday morning while skiing off-piste in the Chamonix Valley. The incident occurred around 2000 meters altitude on the north face of the ...

Salomon have issued a recall for its MTN pin binding range. The recall in only for bindings manufactured from May 2022 to March 2023. The recall concerns the possibility of a breakage of the spring ...

It is mid February and the French winter holiday period should be in full swing but unseasonably warm weather is taking a toll on ski resorts in France’s lower and mid-mountain regions, raising ...

An experienced 40-year-old skier lost his life on Tuesday afternoon after being swept away by an avalanche on the northern slopes of the Pic du Midi de Bigorre (2877m), a prominent peak in the French ...

The public consultation for the long trailed cable-way link from l'Alpe d'Huez to les Deux Alpes has finally started and will run through to May. Don't make any property investments just yet. This is ...

The news that the highest ski resort in the French Pyrénées has been declared bankrupt almost went without notice outside of the region. It is not the first time for Puigmal. The ski area already went ...

The 2024/2025 winter season in the Northern French Alps has proven to be particularly deadly, with 18 fatalities reported so far, 15 in the Northern Alps. A significant factor contributing to these ...

New research published in Nature (Lee et al. 2025) suggests that the weakening of the North Atlantic conveyor will not product the bumper winters that many ski enthusiasts had expected. The research ...

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 ...