Research shows that, all too often, avalanche accidents happen because people weren’t applying key safety points even if they had education and training . This is where our HAT Safety Pack comes in. Have you ever attended a talk or training which contained some...
Is Climate Change making off piste skiing more dangerous? Webinar Video With global warming will there be more avalanches and will this cause more accidents? And then just how risky is going into avalanche terrain? Henry discusses these questions in this webinar. See...
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....
