Rulings around the current Covid situation are very frustrating for us all. We realise that many skiers, particularly Brits, are unable to get to the Alps because of the ever-changing travel restrictions. One might claim these are ‘First World problems’,...
Snow storms dying out over the weekend. Sunny and warm next week with great skiing. It’s been a week of cold temperatures and plenty of snowfall. Snow conditions are currently excellent in the N French Alps and surrounding areas (indeed throughout most of the...
My good friend, screamin’ – extreme skiing – Dan Egan will be in the UK on tour for his new book: 30 Years in a White Haze. Events include Monday October 25th in Manchester and Wednesday October 27th in London. I met Dan in high school in Boston, USA...
Very few avalanche deaths or accidents occur in wet snow conditions. “So we don’t need to worry about wet snow avalanches at all?” you may well ask. The answer is “Yes we do”!! The tricky thing seems to be that even though there are more...
A common misconception about avalanche accidents is that they’re mainly related to rising temperatures. When I ask people about when and where they think most avalanche accidents occur, they nearly always reply ‘In Spring, on South facing slopes’. It’s an...
On this evening’s webinar event, “Recent avalanche accidents, Are the victims unlucky? Or were the accidents predictable?” My heart is heavy with all the avalanche accidents and deaths over the last few days in the Northern French Alps and in parts...
