HAT started back in the 1990’s with weekly avalanche awareness talks in Val d’Isere given in Dicks T Bar thanks to the initiative from Henry Schniewind and support from Dick Yates Smith. This season we are bringing the talks back to Val, all new and...
Henry just posted this video update on why the snowpack is very unstable right now. Why we should not be misled when other skiers go onto to steep slopes and nothing happens to them. Why this does not mean it is safe to go on to steep slopes even if others have...
The town of Val d’Isère is improving its end customer experience by making an extra effort to help foreign service providers to better know the town and be comfortable during their stay for the season. Part of the town’s ‘welcome campaign’ is...
Henry tells about the likely avalanche risk and things to look out for tomorrow and the day after. This includes his observations after skiing today. He discusses why and how the danger rating can drop from a level 5 to a level 3 in just 2 days. After all the snow,...
3 days with Henry Henry does run off-piste and avalanche awareness courses through the season. we call each course “3 days with Henry”. There is one is happening next week on Tuesday 9th to Thursday 11th January. We have spaces available. Conditions are...
Do follow resort safety advice, road closures and path closures wherever you are in the Savoie, Haute Savoie or Isere regions. Here is a video of a Val d’Isere avalanche running across footpaths, a car park and approaching a building. Danger rating 5 is...
