Once upon a time there was a ski resort in the middle of an island surrounded by an emerald sea. The resort was at the end of a valley surrounded by beautiful 2500 meter peaks.

It is a wet bank holiday weekend in the few ski resorts still open.

A climber has been killed by an avalanche on Tuesday in the Davin Couloir near Monetier les Bains in the Hautes-Alpes in the Ecrins mountain range.

At least 14 people were killed on Everest after avalanches were triggered by the Nepal earthquake. However a number of climbers are still missing.

The end of the 2014/2015 French ski season was better than the beginning, at least in terms of snow cover.

A member of the piste services has been killed by an avalanche at Grands Montets on Friday 18th April.

Nordic skiings answer to "One of those days" Baptiste Jouty takes us on a wild ride of the Grand Revard ski domain on cross-country skis.https://www.facebook.com/teamvalochehttp://youtu.

Ten week old Jake is Vail Ski Patrol’s latest recruit. He's a golden labrador who is training to be an avalanche rescue dog ready for next ski season.

Normally, this time of year, after a good refreeze we can expect wet snow slides on sunny slopes but the avalanche bulletins have talked about "natural slides that take the form of wet slabs with

After a brief return to winter last weekend Spring is firmly with us and that means a return to spring dangers: weakly bridged crevasses, falls on icy snow and even sunstroke.