Off Piste Snow Report – N French Alps – 25th December 2022

Off Piste Snow Report – N French Alps – 25th December 2022

There has been lots of recent avalanche activity after the rain/snow of Thursday evening through Saturday morning. The rain-snow limit of 2400m was not good for the quality of snow, but a huge help in stabilizing a fragile early-season snowpack. The best ways to...
Off Piste Snow Report – N French Alps – 27th November 2022

Off Piste Snow Report – N French Alps – 27th November 2022

Following a very mild start to November, on 15th November, we were hopeful there would be a change to colder and more snowy weather. Well, the snow gods have obliged.  It is not quite as much as we expected in the last snow report.  But there is enough to do some...
When will it snow? Will it be cold enough?

When will it snow? Will it be cold enough?

These are questions people have been asking us in the last few days. It is November 15th and the weather has been unseasonably warm so far. The ground has not had much chance to freeze up and there has been very little snow yet. Are we in for a rocky start to the...
Webinar – Education is not enough

Webinar – Education is not enough

New Webinars  Why do so many experts and snowsports professionals get killed in avalanches? How can ‘ordinary’ holiday skiers protect themselves from the danger posed by avalanches? Why by applying some basic rules, skiing off-piste doesn’t have to be any more...