Henry’s next webinar will address this Bruce Tremper discussed this in a blog back in 2009. Click here to read the blog. Henry will examine this question in a new webinar that we will broadcast in October 2023. Henry will show how you can reduce the risk to one...
Training and a Memory Aid for Successful Companion Rescue Henry’s Avalanche Talk was recruited by Val d’Isère & Tignes to run the companion rescue section of their avalanche training programme during a ‘VIP weekend’ this past April....
So far, this spring’s proved to be a very wintry season in the N French Alps! The locals are nicknaming this week ‘Janvril’, a cross between the wintry weather we’d expect in January with what we’re currently receiving in April. Off-piste...
Here are some ideas about how to have fun and be safe on spring snow! Understand ‘melt-freeze cycles’ and have fun with spring snow! Melt-freeze Cycles A melt freeze cycle is when cold dry snow melts in the sun/heat during the day and then freezes at night....
What a fantastic week it’s been for off-piste skiing in the N French Alps. The week ahead looks like it should be great too, with beautiful smooth spring snow conditions coming into place at last! Off-piste snow depths and skiing conditions above 2000 m are good...
What a week it’s been in the N French Alps full of fresh snowfall, sometimes rain, high winds and fluctuating temperatures. Above 2000 m, off-piste snow depths are now about normal for the time of season (and a lot better than they were a month ago). You can...
After large amounts of fresh snowfall down to around 1300/1500 m on Sunday & Sunday night, off-piste snow depths will have improved hugely by Monday, particularly above around 2000 m, where up to 50 cm of fresh snow is expected. Below 2000 m, off-piste conditions...
Is it safe? It depends on you (‘safe’ if you apply the prevention points here: https://henrysavalanchetalk.com/off-piste-quick-reference/ ) Last week saw plenty of avalanche activity in the Northern French Alps, many of them triggered by skiers....
After the last few days of wild stormy weather, it looks like being a much calmer week ahead in the Northern French Alps, with a little fresh snowfall and then turning sunnier from mid-week. Off-piste snow depths have now risen considerably at high altitudes (2400 m...
Great news : fresh snowfall is forecast from Tuesday night onwards, and potentially lots of it! Fingers crossed, as it’s much needed, especially for the low and mid-altitude resorts who are really struggling. Their piste grooming teams have been doing an epic...
