Yesterday, mountain rescue teams from the Peloton de Gendarmerie de Haute Montagne (PGHM) in Modane responded to two separate incidents involving ski groups caught in snow slides outside marked ski ...

There was a dramatic rescue yesterday There was a dramatic rescue yesterday afternoon on the north face of Pic de Font Frede (2738m), after an alert was raised by Andorran firefighters concerning a ...

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 ...

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.

Rising costs have made skiing increasingly inaccessible, transforming what was once a common pastime into an activity perceived as elitist. Quin points out that skiing was most affordable during the ...

Approach skis or mini skis are short skis that are fitted with a special binding and are fitted with climbing skins. They are used to climb to off-piste routes over difficult snow conditions and can ...

The Tornado has been developed to satisfy the needs of backcountry skiers looking for a boot that approaches the performance of alpine ski boots. The boot is aimed firmly at the lift served off-piste ...

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 ...

The avalanche ball is a development of the avalanche cords that skiers used before the development of avalanche transceiver. Like a cord, it floats to the surface giving an immediate visual clue as to ...

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 ...

The paper "Evidence of heuristic traps in recreational avalanche accidents" presented at the 2002 International Snow Science Workshop by Ian McCammon gives some interesting insights into the decisions ...