Ski Safer, Smarter & More Confidently in the Backcountry After a fantastic first season, we’re excited to bring Backcountry Smarter back for winter 2026/27! Launched last year, these on-snow training courses quickly became a hit, attracting skiers keen to...
New on-snow course dates for next season, 2026/27 plus a short live webinar next week on : New hybrid ski touring equipment : how to mix and match Avalanche danger levels 1–5 : what they mean and how to use them to help you be safer off-piste and in the backcountry...
Building awareness and confidence for safer adventures beyond the piste For over 20 years, HAT has proudly partnered with ICE (the International Centre of Excellence) — a leading European Business Partner of BASI (British Association of Snowsport Instructors). Based...
Backcountry Smarter: The Off-Piste Toolkit Introducing our groundbreaking new course for Autumn – Winter ‘25/26 to build your backcountry autonomy. Simple methods to transform your backcountry ski technique and decision-making ability! Do you want to build real...
Record-breaking snowstorms across the N French Alps, with a whopping 2 m/6 ft of fresh snow falling in less than 24 hours. Also bringing a high risk of wet snow avalanches over the next 48 hours. After a relatively poor snow season, the N French Alps (along the...
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...
