You can choose. There’s almost always a choice of avoiding avalanche terrain, AND still having fun when off-piste and ski touring. Avalanche terrain is defined as areas with steep slopes of 30° steepness above, around or below you. When you’re...
A few snow showers coming through on Monday – starting later in the day – off and on through Tuesday and into the wee hours of the morning Wednesday, bringing up to 20-40 cm of fresh snow at around 2000 m in much of the N French Alps and surrounding...
Are you able to locate and dig out your friend or family member from an avalanche in 15 minutes?Experts say that most avalanche victims are alive when the avalanche stops… and that their best chances of surviving are if they are dug out in 15 minutes or less. If...
Regarding reports of a problem with Pieps DSP (‘Pro’ and ‘Sport’) avalanche transceivers accidentally turning off. We’ve always said that the best avalanche transceiver is the one you know well and have practised with. The expert advice...
Freedom, fresh air and adventure in the mountains. We will get to experience this again! In the meantime, whilst we are locked down, we can prepare and be ready to make the most of it. HAT will keep producing advice and guidance to help us all. Knowing what...
We are launching the 2019 Off Piste Awareness Tour with ORTOVOX and Ellis Brigham. There will be over 30 live events in venues across the UK and France. The talks focus on how to manage risk when skiing or snowboarding off-piste and are aimed at all levels of riders...
