Born on the 8th of May 1915 in Aix-les-Bains Laurent Chappis a decorated war hero and a pioneer of French ski resort development has passed away on the 28th December 2013 in Chambery at the age of 98.

The last few days of 2013 have seen quite a few avalanche accidents, in part due to the number of holiday makers in the mountains, in part due to the current conditions.

Despite warnings from the Isere and Haute-Savoie prefectures for winter sports enthusiasts to exercise caution in the mountains and to stay on secured trails and slopes there have been a series of ava

A video of a year in pictures of the Belledonne mountain range taken from the terrace of Eric Tchijakoff.https://youtu.

A series of avalanches across the Alps and Pyrenees have killed two off piste skiers and left a young man in a serious condition.

Despite the low to moderate avalanche risk in the sector two ski tourers were caught by an avalanche in the Prioux valley near Pralognan la Vanoise this morning just before midday.

The CRS des Alpes in Briançon has issued the following warning: The snowpack in the Hautes-Alpes is particuarly unstable at the moment, something that is at odds with what you may read in the avalanch

A speed rider has been killed by an avalanche in the ski resort of l'Alpe d'Huez early this afternoon. The man, aged in his forties, was with a group of four.

Despite early season snow, conditions have been a bit poor in recent weeks outside of open ski runs where cold night weather has enabled some snowmaking.

Like me, you may remember the black and white children's TV series from the 1960s about the adventures of a boy (Sébastien) and his Pyrenean sheep dog (Belle).